Hi, I’m having problems with the Lou sweater pattern. Instructions for the back I’m at the stage for casting off for armholes (last but one size shown in brown text)cast off 4 sts twice etc does this mean cast off 4 sts tog at beg of next 2 rows, then 3 sts tog at beg of next 4 rows etc in total my calculations I need to cast off 26 sts in total. Help please I’m getting so frustrated and don’t like giving up. Thanking you in anticipation, Gail.
Lou pattern I can not understand terminology
Welcome to the forum!
You’ve got it. You can use a stitch over stitch cast off and if you’d like, a sloped bind off leaves a very nice edge.
Just to be clear when you say 4sts tog, it’s k2, lift stitch one over stitch two and off the right needle, knit 1 more stitch and repeat the lift over and off. Keep repeating until the given number of sts have been cast off.
Hi, thank you for getting back to me I do understand how to cast off, I don’t think I explained my problem very well. Can you please explain row for row what I need to do to achieve the armhole instructions for the last but one size on the
Lou sweater pattern No 688-T18-226. Thank you, sorry to trouble you.
No trouble at all.
You’ll always be casting off at the beginning of a row.
Row 1 cast off 4sts, work across to the end of the row and turn
Row 2 cast off 4sts, work across to the end of the row and turn
Row 3 cast off 3sts, work across to the end of the row and turn
Row 4 cast off 3sts, work across to the end of the row and turn
Rows 5 and 6 repeat rows 3 and 4
Row 7 cast off 2sts, work across to the end of the row and turn
Row 8 cast off 2sts, work across to the end of the row and turn
Row 9 cast off 1 stitch, work across to the end of the row and turn
Row 10 cast off 1 stitch, work across to the end of the row and turn
Thank you so much that makes sense to me. I very much appreciate your time thank you for speedy response too.