Knitting pattern

Hello!
I’m trying to understand my pattern for knitting a sweater and I don’t understand it very well.

The pattern says:
Next rnd: k0 (2, 0, 0, 0)(4, 2, 0, 2), [k19 (9,10,8,11)(8,7,7,10,8), Inv-L] 4 (8,8,10,8)(10,12,12,10,12) times, k0 (2,0,0,0)(4,2,4,0,2) - 84 (92, 96,100,104 )(108, 112, 116, 120,124) sts.

I am using the fourth measure, that is, the third number that appears within the first parenthesis. Could someone help me please.

According to this pattern and my measurements, can you tell me exactly what I have to do? I would be very grateful.

Thank you so much!!

Hello
What is the pattern name or number please?

You have found the instructions for your size so focus only on those

K0, [k8, Inv-L] 10 times, k0 - 100 sts

Information in the (round bracket) is for the sizes, information in the [square bracket] is to be fully repeated the given number of times for your size.

Anywhere you see a 0 for your size this means zero stitches so the first instruction is to knit zero stitches, do nothing.
Next
[K8, Inv-L] 10 times
Do every thing in the [square bracket] then do it all again then all again and so on until you have repeated it 10 times in total.
I am not sure what Inv-L is for your pattern but somewhere on your pattern there is likely a list of abbreviations and explanations of these, so you can look for that, possibly near the beginning or near the end of the pattern.
The final instruction is another K0 so you do nothing.
The last figure shows how many stitches you should have after completing this round, 100 sts for your size.

I hope this helps. If you are still unsure please let us know, there is lots of help here.

First of all, thank you very much for your help.

The pattern name is ALTHEDA by Jennifer Steingass.

According to the pattern, Inv-L means Invisible Increase Left, and there is a short explanation of how to do it.

I understand then that the number 100 at the end is just for reference, I do not have to knit these 100 stitches since they should be my total points at the end of the round, right?

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You are very welcome.

Pretty sweater!

OK, so you know how to do the Inv-L, that’s good.
The round then is
K8, increase
Then repeat, k8, inc
Repeat again, k8, inc
And so on all the way around and, yes, this should result in 100 stitches.

Don’t hesitate to ask if more tricky bits come up and feel welcome to share photos of your work in progress or finished sweater too.

Hello again:)

This is my first sweater and it is quite a challenge!

I’m stuck on the yoke chart part. First of all I know that I have to read the pattern from right to left starting from the bottom. My table starts with a part that has to be repeated, and then there is the rest.

My question is, how do I know how many times I have to repeat? And how do I have to do it?

I need to do only the part of the pattern that has to be repeated until I don’t have enough stitches on to complete another repeat?

I don’t know if I explain myself very well, can I add a photo of my yoke chart to make it easier?

Thanks a lot!!

Best not to post the chart because of copyright.

There are lots of videos on how to read and work a colourwork chart. Here’s one that is for working in the round:

If that one doesn’t help, have a look at some other ones (they will come up in the suggested videos automatically).

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And this article has good tips on how to mark your place:
https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/using-colorwork-charts/

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You can also look at the number of sts in the repeat and the number of sts after the repeat. You know (or can count) how many sts you have on the needle now. Subtract the number of sts after the repeat from the total sts on the needle. The remaining sts should be evenly divided by the number of sts in the repeat. That will tell you the number of times to work the repeat.

The links from kushami are really useful. It does mention this in the link but I wanted to highlight just how helpful markers on the knitting are. I place markers on my needle before I start a chart, placing one where the chart starts (eg if there are stitches to work before starting the colour repeat) and then one at start of each repeat and one when the last repeat ends (before any additional stitches to be worked outside the chart). This can highlight an error in stitch count even before working the first row (I sometimes wonder at my ability to count incorrectly!). It is so much easier to follow the repeats when seeing the stitches sectioned up in this way, and if you reach the marker and the last stitch of the chart at the same time you get the reassurance that all is well, if you don’t reach both at the same time you know right away to stop and recheck that repeat section before moving on.
If you don’t have knitting markers you can make some from yarn loops or cut up drinking straws, safety pins and various other things can be used.

Have you tried swatching the colour chart first? I find this super useful before jumping into a sweater. It can help to practise with the tension of the colours (you might need to change your needle size to maintain the correct tension and gauge when moving on to the stranded colour section as many people knit at a different tension on stranded colours compared to a single colour stockinette, this might be mentioned in your pattern) and also just gives a practise of working the chart to get into the flow of it and see how it will look.

Colour work is a bit daunting but fun. Hope you enjoy it!

Hello again!!
Thank you so much for all your help!! Your recommendations have been very useful to me. I’ve already finished the sweater pattern part. I’m attaching a photo of how I’m progressing :slight_smile: To be the first one I’ve made, I think it turned out pretty well.

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Really nicely done. Your colorwork looks lovely and you’re carrying the floats well. Certainly doesn’t look like a first sweater!

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That’s beautiful! I love the “natural” colour scheme with the tree motifs.

Fabulous! It certainly doesn’t look like your first stranded piece, the knitting looks soft and even, no puckering or tightness. A real success! Great colour choice too.