I am knitting a tank top (bottom up). It has 25 sts on each side that are ribbed with a marker on each side . I am on the part now where I need to create an arm hole. I am a medium so I would cast off (7). If I knit to the next marker -that puts me at the end of my ribbed stitches. Am I suppose to create 6 new rib sts, or bind off before the end of ribbed stitch area? Then it says bind off 13 sts (armhole), is that suppose to be the total of 7 + 6 or an additional bindoff of 13? I’m stuck!!!
The instructions say:
Dividing stitches into front and back Remove the marker, bind off (6)6(7)7(8)8(8) sts (approx. half armhole), knit to next marker, work (5)5(6)6(7)7(7) sts rib stitch as the stitches show, bind off (11)11(13)13(15) 15(15) sts (armhole)
Hello, what pattern is it?
You can mark the centre of the rib sections which will be centre of the underarm. On one side you will bind off 7 from centre rib/underarm then work the rest of the rib in pattern, 6 sts, when you get back around to this side you will work 6 rib sts then bind off the last 6. This means a total of 13 are bound off.
On the other side you will work 6 sts in the rib pattern, then bind off 13, then work 6 sts in rib pattern.
The order of work in the pattern is first underarm from centre bind off 7, work rib, work to second underarm, work rib, bind off 13, work rib, work back to the first side ending with rib and bind off. This is what the pattern is calling for.
Personally I find it more logical to look ahead and find out which part will be worked next because I would prefer not to cut my yarn at the underarm and rejoin somewhere else but instead begin the bind offs a bit earlier so that the first side is all bound off in one go instead of in two halves, then the second side is bound off, then I can work across and finish up front or back.
I tend to point at my knitting and say the instructions for each part to understand the logic of it,then decide if I’d prefer to make a slight change for ease of knitting and cleaner bind off under the arm.
I hope this helps
It would help to know the pattern. My view of it is a little different from @Creations and it might help to see what your project is supposed to look like. It could also help to see the lines right before and after what you shared already.
Starting at the side, you’d bind off half that armhole, then work across to do the 2nd armhole. I feel like it should read something like “knit to 6 stitches before marker, bind off 13”, then you’d work across to the other side and bind off the remaining 7, to finish the first armhole bind offs. I don’t understand the part about rib stitches, without seeing a photo.
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This is the same as how I interpreted it, only perhaps what I said was not clear.
My additional comment is only about my preference not to finish a bind off mid underarm. I have done this when following a pattern and decided I didn’t like it.
My understanding is that the panels of rib are each side, like up the side seam area. The original markers are showing the beginning and end of the rib sections.
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate your input! I will apply it to my knitting! I wish you a delightful day!
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