I’m almost finished with the star pattern in the center, but now I’m seriously confused. The pattern states:
Round 27: yo, pm, k1, yo, k53 repeat from to four times.
Round 28: knit around
Round 29: continue as established in round 27, increasing on either side of each marker (8 increases per round).
Repeat rounds 28 and 29 until you have 66 stithces between each marker…
So, here’s the problem. At first I thought the “increases” were yarn overs because that’s what was done in round 27. But, then I did that, and I don’t think it looks right. It’s hard to tell from the picture though. The area of the increases is between the big yarn over Vs – you can see it most clearly at the very top of the back of the sweater.
Does anyone know what I should be doing? Please Help!!!
I don’t think the yo’s are the increases they want before an after the markers, because the yo’s aren’t before and after the marker. I’d try a M1 increase before and after the markers for the increase and also have the yo’s as called for. Does that sound like it makes sense? I have this pattern somewhere. I’ll look for it.
Ingrid!! (can you hear the relief in my voice?) I feel like the drowning person who’s just seen the lifeguard. You are a life-saver!
Okay, I don’t think it’s both the yos and increases b/c then the stitch count doesn’t come out right. So, do you think it’s just M1 increases on either side of the marker?
Would I M1, slip marker, k1, M1, like in round 27 (basically putting the M1s in place of the yo? What do you think? Were you able to find your copy of the pattern?
I think you need the yo’s because the v’s are made of yo’s. Since there are no compensating decreases, though, maybe the yo’s are the increases. Let me go find my pattern right now. I’'l be back.
Thank you Ingrid! You are so sweet to take the time to find your pattern and do that for me!!
What you’ve described (yos on either side of the markers) is actually what I’ve done – so that may be a very good thing! :happydance:
The only thing is that I’m not sure mine looks like the picture. The yos make big holes and I don’t see that. The area I’m taking about is between the big “Vs” on the back of the sweater. I see what looks like a couple of small holes – from that initial yo row (27), but then it looks like plain stockinette. Is it just me, or am I missing something?
The yos make two pretty much parallel lines of holes all the way up. :??
If you try to put the two yo’s on each side of the marker, you’re going to get a big hole. The yo’s need to be separated by that knit stitch that’s on one side of the marker. They should make that clearer in the pattern.
So it would be yo, marker, knit, yo, large patch of stitches, yo, marker, k, yo, large patch of stitches, etc.
Do they look the same? I think I’m doing it like the first link – with the yarn overs going to the sleeves. Does it look like that in the second one (that one was knit by a pattern test-knitter).
Here is photo from the designer’s website. The red arrows point to the areas I’m talking about. It’s so hard to see. Do you think those are yarn overs?
Eeeek. Who knew you had to be a detective to knit!!
One more, because obviously at this point I’ve lost my mind and have become obsessed.
This is the test-knitter’s sweater. I think the red arrow points to the area I’m talking about. Now those don’t look like yarn overs to me. Or, am I crazy?
They look like yo’s to me, but most likely they look smaller because there’s no tension or gravity on them. The picture with the knitter wearing the sweater looks like yo’s more because it just looks a bit looser knit than the other picture, too.
Sometimes you have to just keep knitting and then figure out what it is you knit when your done. I’m glad the designer got back to you–at least you can be sure, now.
Make sure you post a picture of yours when you’re done, though.
Amber!!
I’m so glad you figured it out!! Your posts increasingly got more desperate and I just thought that was cute!! It made me smile
This desperation was exactly how I was when I was knitting Chickami and got to that weird “error” in the pattern. I keep signing on here thinking Please, Amber or Ingrid, SIGN ON AND HEEEEEELP!
:roflhard: Can’t wait to see your sweater!!! :cheering:
Heh, heh. Yeah, you should have seen me after I made that first post. I kept checking back every few minutes and thinking, “where is Ingrid, where is she, I neeeeeeeed heeeeeeeerrrrrr!”
We need a knitting emergency hotline or something! :roflhard:
Please, Amber or Ingrid, SIGN ON AND HEEEEEELP!