Finally, done with the test sample. I understand now the pattern, etc., back to the sweater! So Happy! 
Thank you all very much!
Keeping Contunity of Pattern while increasing
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Yay, good going! That’s the best news. It’ll be such a pretty sweater in a very pleasing stitch pattern. We really need and would love to see a photo when you finish.
Okay will do! Again, thanks for this Forum so helpful for knitters. I will be sure to come back when necessary.
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Whoop whoop! Good to hear you’ve made progress.
Yay!
Thanks so much for your patience and guidance!
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Continuing the discussion from Keeping Contunity of Pattern while increasing:
Continuing the discussion from Keeping Continuity of Pattern while increasing:
Hello Knitting Forum, I am back for more help on the same sweater. Here’s a picture of the pattern instructions in which I need help.
I am having trouble understanding the Yarn Forward part. I know how to perform it, I just don’t understand the instructions, in particular Row 3, where it’s says Yfwd K2 and than later says K2 Yfwd.
When do you incorporate the yarn forwards, and are they done on 2 stitches each time, or is it saying the following:
Yfwd k1, k1 equals (Yfwd k2)
k1 yfwd, k1 equals (k2 Yfwd)
I am hoping you can help me out again, thanks so much!
The yarn forward and the k2 are separate stitches. Remember that a yfwd or yarn over doesn’t use a stitch. Simply bring the yarn to the front between the needles, then over the right needle to the back. That’s all.
So in row 3 yfwd. k2 means yarn to the front between the needles, over the right needle to the back and then k2. Later when it says, k2, yfwd the directions mean to knit 2 then bring the yarn to the front between the needles then over the right needle to the back and move on to the next direction, the sl 1k. k2tog. psso or the k2tog.
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Hello again, how long are you suppose to keep the yarn forward for? In Row 1, when it says Yarn forward before the slip stitch?
Yarn forward, then slip one knitwise and take the yarn to the back to work the next k1. The slipped stitch is going to try to move beneath the yarn over but just remember that it comes after the yarn over.
In general for this pattern, the yarn stays forward until you have to knit the next stitch.
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In patterns the instructions are usually to be done one stitch at a time in the order given. Therefore if you follow exactly what is written it usually works out. Many of us read ahead and automatically want combine things or relate instructions to what comes ahead or before, I think this comes from reading prose as without thinking about it we hold information in our heads and relate it to the whole of a sentence or paragraph (and we naturally infer ongoing information). But in knitting the instructions are more often one bit at a time.
If there is something which confuses me, I tackle it by reminding myself to do one bit at a time, following each individual little instruction. It helps me, maybe it will help you.
Therefore do a yfwd exactly when it says and not at other times.
Working a knit after a yfwd results in the yarn being in the back and that is where it should stay unless or until there is another instruction to yfwd.
Preparing for a purl stitch is different as this is altogether part of performing the purl stitch to begin with the yarn infront.
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Thanks so much! What you said is very valuable and makes a lot of sense. Thank for this excellent resource and input.
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Hello, it’s me again. I am having issues now with the yoke pattern. I am thinking that I am not doing part of the instructions right, as when I try to complete row 4 I don’t have enough stitches left at the end. It’s the winding the yarn around that I might not be performing accurately. Perhaps, I am not meant to finish this sweater.
You will finish this sweater!
Just keep asking until you get it… I do!
Winding yarn around the needle twice is to produce 2 new stitches (on the next row one of these is worked and one is dropped off the needle).
K1, wind yarn around the needle twice, k1
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K1, bring yarn forward between the needles and over the top of the right needle to the back. One stitch made.
Bring the yarn forward between the needles again and over the top of the right needle to the back. Second stitch made.
K1. (This worked stitch is what makes those 2 yarn overs stay in place. After this knit stitch the yarn is again in back).
It might help if you write out these few stitches on paper in columns for 2 rows so you can see how each stitch lines up with the previous (or next) Row.
For example these 5 stitches line up
Row 3 (end of this row) k2, yfwd, k2tog, k1,
Row 4 (first stitches) p5
If you do decide to write it out remember one row works left to right and the other right to left, you’ll see the slips lining up and one of the double yarn overs worked and one dropped.
I’m not suggesting charting out the entire pattern (too much and too hard), just one repeat really. I think it may help you to “read” the knitting as you figure these few rows out.
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Thanks for your inspirations!
Excellent suggestions. Now I am concerned that the body of the sweater is done wrong in particular to these winding yarn around the needle twice. Here’s a picture of the sweater pattern, are you able to tell if I am doing it right?
In addition, I think I might of followed a wrong video for this part. Can you refer me to a video explaining this technique?
It looks like the yarn round the needle twice is just fine. The idea is to put more yarn into the stitch so that when it is slipped, there’ll be enough yarn to make that nice elongated stitch. You’re knitting looks lovely in the body of the sweater. Here’s a video for wrapping the yarn twice around the needle in a knit stitch.
Sometimes the problem is with the single yfwd or yarn over. This doesn’t use up a stitch. It’s just moving the yarn to the front between the needles, then over the right needle to the back. That’s it. There are some unintentionally misleading videos online.
How many sts should you have before you begin row 1? How many sts are you missing when you get to the end of row 4?
It may help to put markers after the first set of sts and then between the 8 stitch repeats just to make sure that you stay on pattern.
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This is the video I used for the “winding yarn around needle twice” part, which I believe is totally different than your video.
Aha, yes your video is for a double yarn over. The instructions want you to work a knit stitch but instead of taking the yarn around the needle once as usual, take it around the needle twice as in the video I posted. It’s a very easy mistake due to the unnecessary comma after K1.
Pattern: “…K1, winding the yarn round needle twice…”
The stitch markers will definitely help in this case. There are 5sts to start the row, an 8stitch repeat and the row ends with 6sts. Mark off each 8stitch repeat or mark off 2 repeats (16sts) if there are so many repeats you run out of markers. The stitch count won’t change for the rows. In the 4th row the repeat will be offset by one stitch but the total count will still work out at the end of row.
The body of the sweater looks great. As long as you have the correct stitch count for the yoke you should be fine. What is the stitch count before you start row one?
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