Helloooo long time no see. So I decided to have another go at this sweater for my dad (hoping to finish it for xmas) and have nearly finished the second sleeve.
When it says “reverse shoulder shaping” for the left sleeve would that mean doing the binding off at the end of the row instead of the beginning?
The bind off for the left sleeve would mean a bind off at the end of the row. Since that’s fiddley at best, when you get to the end of the RS row, turn and work the bind off at the beginning of the next row, the WS row. The one row difference from the right sleeve bind offs won’t be noticeable.
Thank you for your response.
Can I ask what it is about binding off at the end being fiddley?
Oh, sure. When you bind off at the end of the row the yarn strand ends up at the end of the bound off sts. You would have to cut it and re-attach a new end of yarn to continue knitting. There is a way around this but it’s really not worth the effort when it’s so much more efficient to just work to the end of row, turn and bind off at the beginning of the following row.
Here’s one way to bind off at the end of row just for reference.
Crikey!!! That is confusing to the say the least…I will be doing the way you suggested!
So…when I did the right sleeve I ended on 195th row which was WS then started shoulder shaping on RS and carried on ending ultimately on 206th row.
My question is for the left sleeve shall I end on 194th row which is RS and then do shoulder shaping on WS and end on 205th row? Or do I need to add an extra row somewhere to get to 206? You said it the difference wouldn’t be that noticeable so I’d imagine the former.
If you have previously bound off one row later (maybe at underarm) then it would make sense to work one row later for the rest of the shaping too (rather than one row earlier). That’s what I usually do. Depending on the type of shaping sometimes it can be done on RS or WS, some people prefer to work shaping on a RS row because they find it easier but if you are comfortable with both then you have this option. The final bind off can also be on the wrong side.
After being told the end of row binding on RS is fiddly I’ve decided to bind off at beginning of WS to get the same effect but one row earlier (or later). It’s shoulder shaping so it’s not underarm I don’t think. So can I do either earlier row or later row?
You could do an earlier or later row. If the right shoulder starts shaping at the beginning of a RS row then you would start shaping on the left shoulder at the beginning of a WS row. Either earlier or later row will work.
Woohooo my sleeves are done!!
Now…onto the back panel. I’m a long way off this instruction but thought I’d ask you to explain the armhole shaping for me?
The sleeves look terrific! This is going to be a stunning sweater.
So by row numbers, bind off 6sts at the beginning of rows 1 & 2.
Bind off 3sts at the beginning of rows 3&4.
Bind off 2sts at the beginning of rows 5&6.
Bind off one stitch at the beginning of rows 7,8,9,10,11,12,13 &14
Wow what a beautiful work and stunning design. Keep wonderfull work grannyyknitss.
Salmonmac is the biggest soul of this forum. Learned a lot from her just reading posts.
The sleeves look gorgeous!
Thank you everybody!!
I second that.
Thank you ZKOhio, but you all are the forum. I’m grateful to you for your good advice, kindness and patience every day.
I have reached 15” from beginning, ending after a WS row and my next instruction is to begin armhole shaping but after measuring one of my dad’s sweatshirts which has a baggier but still slim fit it seems starting the armhole shaping now wouldn’t work. What do you guys think?
But then I’ve just made him try this jumper on which is baggy and starting the armhole shaping now seems alright.
If the fit on the older sweater is comfortable then go ahead with the 15 inches. Whatever you decide to do the fronts will have to match the length to the underarm on the back.
Making it longer might require more yarn so it’s worth checking the amount you have should you decide to go with a longer length.
Both sweaters are very well done. Love the gorgeous cables on the red one!
No advice from me. This is my constant dilemma. I know how to knit to a given size but I never know what size it is I actually want. About the only thing I know is that the overall length of the sweater depends not just on the length to armhole, but also the depth of the sleeve, or armhole to shoulder seam.
Good luck deciding!
This pattern is gorgeous. It’s inspirational to see those lovely cables and stitch patterns.
