Hello! I’m knitting The Everyday Cardigan by Liv Stangeland from SKD Yarns and I’ve possibly messed up. It’s my first cardigan, so I thought I’d better check before carrying on.
I’m up to the highlighted bit
My first question is, in the first row, should I picking up and knitting the sleeve stitches, or skipping them until the next page?
Welcome to the forum!
Yes, put all the pieces, 2 fronts, 2 sleeves and back on the needles with markers between each section.
You might want to make a table of some sort to keep all the directions clear since there are a couple of things going on at the same time. That way you can check off each row as you work it.
Also, please delete the first scan and possibly the last scan (if it’s not needed). We can’t publish large portions of patterns on the forum due to copyright.
Hi, and thanks for the welcome and reply! I’ve removed those images - sorry about that, I should’ve thought.
I have more questions! Sorry - maybe I chose a tricky one for my first attempt!?
Should I knit the sleeve stitches from and including the first row? It doesn’t mention them, and at the bottom only mentions 143 stitches (body + increases). I’m not sure when they become attached to the body!
Does “include the increased stitches in the fisherman’s rib as you go” mean the amount of fisherman’s rib increases, or that I stop including some of the stitches in the pattern, keeping the f.r. pattern the same size?
Does it mean at the same time as the 4th increase row? I will make a table of this (thanks for the excellent tip!), but want to make sure I get it right first.
Thanks lots!
This pattern does have a lot going on at once but you can do it.
Where the pattern says “Place all pieces on the same circular needle = (169) 185 sts.” add on a sleeve between front and back on each side.
The increases at the front are gradually added to the fisherman’s rib pattern. The other front sts stay the same. If you need a marker between the rib and the rest of the front, go ahead and add one.
Yes, the increases for the front rib are started first and then at the 4th increase row, begin the decreases for the raglan seams.
Brilliant, thank you! I’ll get on with it. I might be back with more questions, if that’s ok 
Absolutely, come back with any more questions.
Hello again! Please can anyone tell me what “knit knit 2” means? Is it an error?
Looks like an error. If it’s k2, then k3tog that matches the other front edge’s 5stitches (sl 1, k2tog, psso, k2).
Thank you! I understand the meaning of asterisk to asterisk but I can only see one * in this section. Where do you think the other one should be? (sorry)
Repeat from *work to 3 stitches before the next marker, slip 1…" to "knit 2, knit 3 together, rep from * ".
It should take you to the 5 stitches before the front edge.
Great advice. I find that sometimes I overthink a pattern rather than just following it!
Thanks so much again! I’ve read the whole pattern over and over, and made myself more confused.
That’s what I do with everything!
It’s not the most straightforward pattern I’ve ever read so it’s not just you.
Good for you for knitting your first cardigan!
Thank you, I thought it was time that I graduated from hats and gloves!
I’ve just noticed that I’m going to be a couple of stitches short at the end of this bit. I think I must’ve missed an increase row before. I’ve got 7 rows left of this section - do you think I should do a sneaky increase row spaces between the others? It does look like the cardie is going to be huge (I should have gone for the smaller size, but never mind), so that won’t be a factor. Edited to add - there will be 8 more rows after these 7, plus the shoulder / neck bit.
Thanks for your patience!
So are these increases for the fisherman knit collar? Yes, put a couple of increases in if you can.
Not for the collar, just the section I’m knitting now (increases and decreases). I’ll sneak an increase row in. Thanks again.
Hello, me again, needing a bit more help! I’m reaching the end now, but am stuck on the neck edge section. My 1x1 rib edge has reached the end of the front edges. Do I continue until the edge is twice this length? (Writing this down makes it seem obvious, but I’d like to check!) Many thanks again.
Yes, you’ve got it. Continue until the collar is double the length to the front edge. Then you will fold the collar under and seam it to the WS. It should fill in the cast off area on each side of the fronts.
Brilliant, thank you!
