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hello! i am making my first shirt and am having a problem figuring out the instructions. the pattern is for a dropped-stitch "ladder" tank top from the stich n' bitch nation book.
with much ado about binding off (that's where you drop the stitches that make the ladders), i've managed to finish the left side. now i need to work with 33 reserved stitches to finish the right side. problem is, i don't understand the instructions and am hoping someone can help.
here are the instructions:
Transfer holder sts to needle and work as for right side, connecting yarn at neck edge and beg with a WS row, reversing shaping.
All WS rows: P
Next RS row: BO4, k to end
Next RS row: BO3, DBO2, k to end
Next RS row: DBO2, BO3, k to end
Next RS row: BO3, DB02, k to end
Next RS row: BO1, DBO2, BO1, k to end
Next RS row: BO3, k to end
Next RS row: BO2, DBO2, BO1, DBO2, BO6
(DBO2 is the dropped stitch pattern, you drop a stitch, then pick up the ladder, knit into front and back and bind off those stitches)
starting at "All WS rows" part, this is what i used to create the left side. what i don't understand is how to "reverse shaping" to complete the right side. do i do something to reverse the pattern or something?
any help appreciated! kate
with much ado about binding off (that's where you drop the stitches that make the ladders), i've managed to finish the left side. now i need to work with 33 reserved stitches to finish the right side. problem is, i don't understand the instructions and am hoping someone can help.
here are the instructions:
Transfer holder sts to needle and work as for right side, connecting yarn at neck edge and beg with a WS row, reversing shaping.
All WS rows: P
Next RS row: BO4, k to end
Next RS row: BO3, DBO2, k to end
Next RS row: DBO2, BO3, k to end
Next RS row: BO3, DB02, k to end
Next RS row: BO1, DBO2, BO1, k to end
Next RS row: BO3, k to end
Next RS row: BO2, DBO2, BO1, DBO2, BO6
(DBO2 is the dropped stitch pattern, you drop a stitch, then pick up the ladder, knit into front and back and bind off those stitches)
starting at "All WS rows" part, this is what i used to create the left side. what i don't understand is how to "reverse shaping" to complete the right side. do i do something to reverse the pattern or something?
any help appreciated! kate
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Re: help understanding pattern
Fri, January 20, 2006 - 8:56 AMI sure wish I could help. This is waaaaay too advanced for me.
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Re: help understanding pattern
Fri, January 20, 2006 - 10:46 AMThe majority of your pattern shaping is done by casting off stitches at the beginning of a row. So, for the left hand side, you cast-off stitches at the beginning of the RS rows. To knit the right hand side of the sweater, you need to knit a mirror image. What that means is you'll need to cast off stitches at the beginning of the WS rows.
So, here's how I would do it:
All RS rows: K
Next WS row: BO4, p to end
Next WS row: BO3, DBO2, p to end
etc..
The DBO2's may be a little confusing to do on the purl side, as they'll require you to purl into the front and back of the dropped stitch. But it's possible. There's a video of it on the knittinghhelp.com site--look for the "bar increase" on this page:
www.knittinghelp.com/knittin...ease.php
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Re: help understanding pattern
Fri, January 20, 2006 - 3:32 PMthanks! i think this will help. i'll try it out this weekend and get back to you.
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