Pattern help- increases

#1

Hi all-

I am knitting a baby sweater. After you cast on and knit a few rows, the pattern says:

-(RS) Knit and increase 3 (3, 5) sts evenly across - 76 (80, 86) sts

  • Knit 1 row.

  • Next row: Knit and increase 4 (6, 6) sts evenly across - 80 (86, 92) sts.

Question 1- if the pattern doesn’t say what kind of increase- what kind should I make? If there isn’t a definite answer, what increase would you use?

Question 2- It says to evenly distribute the sts- how exact do I have to be? For the first row, if I make 1 increase 3 stitches from the beginning, should I make the last increase 3 stitches from the end? Does it matter?

It’s this pattern: http://www.knittingdaily.com/media/p/27398.aspx

Thanks!

#2

For several increases spaced across a row, it doesn’t matter, use the one you’re most comfortable with or you think looks better. Evenly distributed doesn’t mean they have to be exactly spaced, so your plan will work fine.

#3

Be careful though, don’t use a yarn over. It’ll make a hole.