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January 03, 2006
Armhole shaping
The armhole shaping that has been mentioned was a little confusing to me, so this is what I came up with for the armhole shaping.
BO 5 sts on next 2 rows.*dec 1 st EACH SIDE of next 3 rows. dec 1 st EACH SIDE every other row 1 time.* Rep between *s 8 times. Dec 1 st EACH SIDE every row 8 times. 98 sts decreased (49 each side) leaving 40 sts. I got 55 rows for this. others have 54 or 50 rows.
Of course I'm way ahead of myself, it will be ages before I get to the armhole.
Posted by paty at January 3, 2006 07:00 PM
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I'm not sure how everyone is using this blog - i.e. how they are posting and choosing a category?
When this all started I got perplexed because it seems that folks were talking about two different sweaters and that there are now two different groups. Now that I'm sure I'm working on the right sweater, I can't remember which sweater some of my early note related to.... AAAUUUGGGHH.
So,I am ready to cast on and have a couple of questions: Is everyone starting on the back or with the a front? At the bottom of chart J (page 70), the bottom 3 rows relate to the cast on edge - not counting the blank squares. Is that correct?
The actual pattern seems to start on line 4 (the one with the fish). Correct?
The back requires a cast on of 138 or 139?
Has anyone (bravely) considered putting together a set of line by line written instructions?
Posted by: Jenny Tabrum at January 5, 2006 01:48 PM
Jenny, If you start with the front, you cast on 139 and then decrease 1 to 138 in section A in the first pattern row.
You are correct, the 1st 3 rows are for the tubular cast on. I don't know what piece most people are starting with, but i'm starting with a sleeve. When ever I am not 100% sure of myself I start with a sleeve.It's like a giant swatch and a lot less painful to rip out! First I have more swatching to do before I choose my yarn
Posted by: paty at January 5, 2006 06:28 PM
Thanks for the info Paty! I started working with the tubular cast-on, which for me new to but one I've always admired (so often seen on ready-to-wear). Unfortunately, I was also watching the Daily Show and tired so I abandoned the process. I gave my husband the remnants of my trials and he promptly thanked me for creating a new DNA strand for him. He didn't know it was possible to knit a new double helix! Anyway, I started again with on the ride into work this morning and it looks much better. I pulled out the Montse Stanly book and sorta combined two methods (either that or am doing it correctly despite the fact that I don't read instructions well). I used a chain foundation and then began picking up the first row and doing the yarn over. If anyone is unfamiliarwith this technique, I highly suggest clearly your schedule and sitting down to work on these rows start to finish - stopping and starting in the middle will only frustrate those with minds like mine. It feels wonky in the beginning but gets easier. More later!
Posted by: Jenny Tabrum at January 6, 2006 10:12 AM