I am starting the Tin Can Knits Prairie Fire Sweater which features a lace panel on the front and bottom back of the sweater. I am making the 13th size (ML) and am already on the second row of chart A. My question is: how can I use stitch markers to help me keep track of my chart work? I have already established the “center” stitch of the first row of 5 stitches as my initial “landmark” but am concerned that I will miscount on subsequent lace rows.
Here are the instructions:
To shape the yoke, you increase at 4 raglan increase
points. The lace panel begins at centre front, and
will continue to increase in width (the lace replacing
the stockinette stitch) to the hem. The irst stitch of
the round is the stitch at centre back.
Set up round: knit 12 (13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19, 19,
21, 22, 23, 23, 23, 25, 27, 30, 36) sts (right half of
back), PM, knit 10 (10, 14, 12, 14, 14, 14, 14, 18, 16,
16, 16, 16, 18, 16, 18, 20, 22) sts (right sleeve), PM,
knit 9 (10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 18, 19, 20, 20, 20,
22, 24, 27, 33) sts (right side of front), work row 1 of
chart A over next 5 sts, knit 9 (10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
16, 16, 18, 19, 20, 20, 20, 22, 24, 27, 33) sts (left side
of front), PM, knit 10 (10, 14, 12, 14, 14, 14, 14, 18, 16,
16, 16, 16, 18, 16, 18, 20, 22) sts (left sleeve), PM, knit
to end (left half of back).
Knit 1 round.
There is a marker at BOR, and 4 raglan markers
between back, sleeves, and front, and the location of
the lace chart has been established at centre front.
From this point forward the lace chart at centre front
continues to expand and replace the stockinette
stitch either side (refer to chart notes for further
details). To shape the yoke, you will increase at the
raglan increase points every other round.