Okay, so I have reached the point in my sweater where it is time to shape the armholes. The instructions given were to bind off four stitches at the beginning of each row. The first row in my sweater for the bind off was a knit row, the second, a purl row (I’m still knitting that striped sweater that’s primarily in stockinette stitch). I noticed that when I bound off the stitches as directed, the distance from the needle looked unequal on both sides (maybe because one row was a knit and the second row was a purl). My instructor of the project class that I’ve been taking (and never returning to after today- long story behind that one) said they looked even to her (she measured them). However, when I measured them, I got a different measurement then she did. Plus, I don’t quite trust her judgment on most things (another reason I’m not returning to her class).
Is it normal for there to be some unevenness in the bind off when shaping the armholes if one row is a knit and the second is a purl? Or have I made a mistake that needs fixing? I am aware that virtually all patterns have you do the armhole shaping by binding off the same number of stitches on two rows- you can’t bind off at the end of a row, unfortunately (that would make things look more equal, if you could). But does the bind off have to measure exactly the same distance from the needle on both sides? Any input would be great.
Thanks,
Sapphire