Hello can someone please explain the following instruction to me I have started knitting after inheriting my mothers knitting bag I am knitting tbd following
The first instruction in the lace edge is
Inc in first st, yrn.
The first instruction in the lace edge is
Inc in first st, yrn.
What a beautiful wrap to make with your mother’s knitting bag.
Usually there will be a list of abbreviations somewhere on the pattern, this would tell you the yrn increase.
I believe yrn is a regular yarn over. To make a yarn over on the knit side (rights side, the viewed side) of the fabric, bring the working yarn between the needles from the back to the front as though preparing to purl. Then take the yarn over the right needle so it is in back again and ready to knit. Taking the yarn over leaves a strand laying over the top of the right needle, this will be the new or increased stitch.
A yarn over does not include making the next knit stitch (often videos show a stitch being knit immediately after) so it does not use up a stitch. However it doesn’t look like a new stitch until after the next stitch is work, because it is not yet trapped in.
I hope this helps. Do ask if you have any more tricky bits or if this is not clear.
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Thank you that is really helpful however do u do this in first stitch or after you have increased in first stitch
It will help to see a bit more of the instruction for the row.
The “inc” may be described in the pattern notes, maybe before the pattern starts or near the sizings or at the end of the pattern. The “inc” in this case may be a kfb (knit front and back into one stitch) followed by a yarn over. Or the “yrn” instruction could be the way to increase in which case you would make a yarn over before the first stitch. My guess is there is an increase IN the first stitch (a kfb) followed by a yarn over. The comma separating these two instructions implies this but i haven’t seen the original pattern plus designers write patterns in different ways. There may be a stitch count given which could help to work out which it is.
Hoping this helps I’ve tried reaching out to the knitting company I purchased the pattern from but they are not responding
https://www.ribbonrose.co.nz/product/1603/lisa-f-baby-cakes-bc73-princess-sophia-cardi-and-hat
Thanks, it does help as there is a decrease across the front of the cardigan included in the row as well as the lace edge.
Row 1 has 2 increases and 1 decrease (1 st added)
Row 3 has 3 sts decreased (the added stitch from Row 1 is now decreased. 2 more sts decreased which will produce a shorter Row and therefore the sloped edge)
I believe you increase IN the first stitch (kfb), then yarn over, then k1 sl1 k1 passo, then knit to end.
As there is no stitch count given you might want to write out a chart for this section so that you know the stitch count at the end of each row for the number of rows given.
The following section, shape armhole, will reduce the stitch count too, at the same time as continuing the lace dge and sloped front, knowing the stitch count at this point would be helpful for checking on progress when both edges are being shaped (at least it would help me as I like to check I’m on track).
I hope this helps.
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It certainly does help thank you so much
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You’re welcome. Let us know how it goes, we’d love to see a photo when you’re finished.