I have the pattern and yarn and started but I have frogged it all out. It wasn’t looking right .My pattern says to use #3(US) needles but not if it’s straight or circulars, I looked online at another pattern and it says to use 26in circular #3(US) needles not knowing which to used I used straight needles and the ribbing isn’t right .I am following the pattern from Knittingonethenet.com designed by Carole Barenys. I have never knitted something like this and I am trying to follow the pattern but I am not finding it easy to read. I got to row 8 and frogged it out. Following instructions for Row5 , where it says ‘Work 2 more rows in ribbing’ do you knit the 5sts first and end with those 5 knit sts?
It says to Divide work for body and sleeves? but it doesn’t say how to do that. Dividing work, sounds like it should be on a total different needle then.
It seems that I should be using marker to mark the seams too, but it doesn’t say to use them. Should I use markers?
Does anyone know of a link that can show me step by step with pictures of what I am suppose to be doing here?
Like the one I found show pictures of each step on making socks. It shows what it looks like on the needles as you go. VERY helpful for a first timer.
Is there anyone that has made this pattern that could guide me along as I make this ?
A circular needle would be the easiest to use for this type of sweater so use those if you can. It’ll be too awkward on straights.
I use markers otherwise it’s too hard to remember what you are doing. So -
[B]Row 8:[/B] k 5 sts for border, p 10 for front, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B], k 2 for “seam”, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B],
p 6 for sleeve, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B], k 2 for “seam”, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B], p 26 for back, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B], k 2 for “seam”, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B], p 6 for sleeve, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B], k 2 for “seam”, [B][COLOR=Red]PM[/COLOR][/B], p 10 for front, k 5 sts for border.
You will have 4 sets of markers on either side of each raglan ‘seam’. Your increases will be done outside those markers. The two stitches between the markers will remain the same, but the sweater will start increasing outside of them.
Does that help? If something seems off let me know. :shifty:
Thanks Jan, I’ll use my circular needles.would that explain why my ribbing didn’t look like ribbing?
What part of the sweater are you working when you start out? the collar ?
This is an issue for me, I need to see what part I am working on and the pattern doesn’t say.Like when I knitted my Einstein coat, it said Lower Body and showed a picture of where I was at.
Following instructions for Row5 , where it says ‘Work 2 more rows in ribbing’ do you knit the 5sts first and end with those 5 knit sts when working these two more rows in ribbing?
I know what you mean. I like to know where I am, too.
This is a “top down” sweater so the ribbing you do at the top is the neck.
Following instructions for Row5 , where it says ‘Work 2 more rows in ribbing’ do you knit the 5sts first and end with those 5 knit sts when working these two more rows in ribbing?
Yes, the garter stitch border is your “button band” so it remains in garter throughout the sweater. It should look like the sweater in the picture.
Just keep going as the pattern says and pretty soon you’ll be able to see the sleeves forming! Top downs are really neat.
It depends on which side you want the buttonholes. If it’s for a boy you do the buttonhole in the beginning. If it’s for a girl you do the button hole at the end. I separated it here for you…does that help?
[B]Row 5 (First Buttonhole):[/B]
[COLOR=Blue][B]Boy[/B][/COLOR]: k 2, yo, k 2 tog, inserting needle from left side, k 1, work to end.
[COLOR=Magenta][B]Girl[/B][/COLOR]: Work row same as Row 1, to within 5 sts of end. k 2, yo, k 2 tog inserting needle from left side, k 1.
Buttonhole will be worked every 9 ridges (18 rows) for a total of five.
Work 2 more rows in ribbing.
Knit 5 for border, knit in rib until you have 5 stitches left then do the kn2, yo, kn 2tog , insert needle from left side kn1. In those last 5 border st you have just made a buttonhole where the yo is.
Well to be honest, we don’t know the sex yet. I bought a lite green and white yarn and thought I’d put the buttonholes on it for a girl . Do you think it will really make a difference?
When you ‘divide’ your work, you’ll be putting the sleeve sts on holders to work later. You finish the body first, then go back to those held stitches. This will be after you finish the raglan increases, so you’ve got a ways to go, and it does say how to do that, but it’s later in the instructions.
Now I went on to the Raglan increase row. I think I got it. But I need to ask to see if I did it right.
I understand the increase. I did my first increase in what would be st number 9 then knitted number 10 then purled the two seam sts then did an increase in the next st ,next I knitted to within 2sts again and repeated what I had just done ,is that all right?
Because it seems I should do the increase after the seam like, k1,increase in next s. Not, p2,increase in next st:shrug:
Reading the next row after the Raglan increase row it reads
Next row:k5sts for border,p11,k2 for “seam”, (I thought the seam sts were Purled?)p8 for sleeve,k2,p28,k2,p11,k5
What about the PM’S and the increase sts? what is this row doing?
You can have however many you want in a seam stitch and it’s generally 1 or 2. Having it purled is a bit different as well, but it does look nice.
What you’re doing is correct. Doing it the way you are makes it even on both sides of the seam stitches. You’ll have one knit on either side between the two ‘bars’ that are created with the KFB.
Continue as you are and you should see what I mean after a few increase rows.
Reading the next row after the Raglan increase row it reads
Next row:k5sts for border,p11,k2 for “seam”, (I thought the seam sts were Purled?)p8 for sleeve,k2,p28,k2,p11,k5
What about the PM’S and the increase sts? what is this row doing?
I’m just going to do it and see what happens.
I think I get it now.
I keep repeating the raglan increase row and the next row until I have 56 sts on my needles, it that right?
