This is the pattern that I am working on, not a free pattern so I’ll just try to include the parts that are not clear. This is a top-down raglan.
I am fine with the raglan sleeve increases, that part worked out. It’s just the v-neck increases that did not add up. The pattern states:
CO 1 stitch, place marker A
CO 1 stitch, place marker B
CO _ sleeve stitches (sorry, being vague cause it’s not a free pattern), pm B
CO _ back stitches, pm B
CO _ sleeve stitches, pm B
CO 1 stitch, place marker A
CO 1 stitch
Right from the start, it describes to ‘at the same time’ as the raglan increases are happening on every right side row, to ‘increase for your v-neck in the first and last stitch on the needle every 8 rows until there are 6 stitches on each side of the A markers’ (exact wording)
I’ve interpreted this to be increase at the beginning and end of row 8, 16, 24, 32, and 40 (I started out with 1 stitch before each ‘A’ marker and need to arrive at 6 stitches, thus 5 increase rows to get there). Make sense??
The problem is that only gets me through 40 rows and my v-neck increases are already done. It was (yes, I’m already long past there :pout: ) another 25 rows or so until the raglan seams were long enough and I got to the part where I put the sleeve stitches on holders and joined the body in the round. In other words, for those 25 rows, the v-neck edge was straight, NOT a v-neck at all :doh: .
Looking at this photo, you can see that the lowest point of the v-neck is supposed to be even with the underarm area. That part I get, so obviously there are a bunch of neckline increases that I missed, but I just can’t see how it could be interpreted any other way :shrug: .
This pattern is lovely and it’s supposed to be very easy, but it’s vaguely written and I don’t know that it’s worth the $6.50 that I payed for it :!!!: