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Posted by DA on May 24, 2009, 9:21 pm
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> > Hello:
> > I am new to this group as well as to knitting (I have made one sweater
> > and some scarfs in the past). I am currently working on a baby sweater
> > and was hoping someone with more experience would be willing to assist
> > in clarifying instructions.
> > I have just finished attaching my sleeves to the front and back pieces
> > (they were knit as one), the instructions in my pattern call my
> > section shaping raglans. There is a simple pattern and so the
> > instructions refer to knit and purl rows as pattern (Patt). The
> > instructions in question read as follows with square brackets
> > indicating what sections certain work corresponds to:
> > (123 stitches)
> > 5th Row. Patt 14[front of sweater], s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 23
> > [sleeve], s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 29[back of sweater], s1, k1,
> > psso, k1, k2tog, patt 23[sleeve], s1, k1, k2tog, patt 14 [front of
> > sweater](115 sts)
> > 6th Row. Purl
> > Rep 5th and 6th rows once (107 sts)
> > Here lies my question. Since when I knit the 5th row I lose 8
> > stitches, how should i modify for the 7th row.
> > Should I modify as follows or am I completely off:
> > Patt 13, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 21, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog,
> > patt 27, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 21, s1, k1, k2tog, patt 13(107
> > sts)
> > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as in the meantime I'm
> > stuck and can't keep knitting along.
> > Catherine
> Why would you want to modify anything? You are decreasing 8 sts every
> other
> row. 123-8= 115 sts (Row 5&6)
> 115-8 =107 sts (Row 7&8) which is the exact number of stitches the pattern
> calls for after row 8. Here is a link to a multi-color raglan which shows
> how the shaping should
> look.http://www.darkhorseyarns.com/patterns/Boys%20Crayon%20Raglan%20Sleev...
> DA
Thanks for trying to enlighten things for me but I'm not sure I
understand... I have already made a couple rows of the raglan and so
far looks good just want to make sure I don't mess it up.
For row 5 I had 123 stitches and ended with 115. I still have 115
after row 6. But now if I follow row 5 exactly the same (as called for
by the patter) I will not have enough stitches to finish the row as I
only have 115 and no longer 123 (number of stitches in row 5
instructions). That is why I thought I had to modify and made an
attempt in my last 'revised row 5'.
Thanks again for any further clarifications.
Catherine
You are removing 8 stitches on every right side row, therefore every right
side row will have 8 less stitches than the previous right side row.
Row 5 will have 123 stitches
Row 7 will have 115 stitches
Row 9 will have 107 stitches
Row 11 will have 99 stitches
Row 13 will have 91 stitches and so forth
Instead of repeating the instructions for each row, the pattern assumes that
you would realize the number of stitches in a right side row would be 8 less
than the last right side row.
It would help if you put stitch markers to separate the sections of the
sweater, the first being placed after the k1 ending the front of the
sweater, the second placed after the sleeve stitches ending k1 sl1, psso,
k1. The 3rd at the end of the correct number of stitches for the back
including the decrease, repeat placing markers for the second sleeve and the
front of the sweater.
DA
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Posted by on May 24, 2009, 11:51 pm
On May 25, 12:19=A0am, catouetj...@gmail.com wrote:
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> Hello:
> I am new to this group as well as to knitting (I have made one sweater
> and some scarfs in the past). I am currently working on a baby sweater
> and was hoping someone with more experience would be willing to assist
> in clarifying instructions.
> I have just finished attaching my sleeves to the front and back pieces
> (they were knit as one), the instructions in my pattern call my
> section shaping raglans. There is a simple pattern and so the
> instructions refer to knit and purl rows as pattern (Patt). The
> instructions in question read as follows with square brackets
> indicating what sections certain work corresponds to:
> (123 stitches)
> 5th Row. Patt 14[front of sweater], s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 23
> [sleeve], s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 29[back of sweater], s1, k1,
> psso, k1, k2tog, patt 23[sleeve], s1, k1, k2tog, patt 14 [front of
> sweater](115 sts)
> 6th Row. Purl
> Rep 5th and 6th rows once (107 sts)
> Here lies my question. Since when I knit the 5th row I lose 8
> stitches, how should i modify for the 7th row.
> Should I modify as follows or am I completely off:
> Patt 13, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 21, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog,
> patt 27, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 21, s1, k1, k2tog, patt 13(107
> sts)
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as in the meantime I'm
> stuck and can't keep knitting along.
> Catherine
Here are some basic explanation about Raglan shaping that might help
you . please take a pencil and paper ,,
in order to calculate hpw many st of your general amount will be
decreased we calculate that the neck is 1/3 of half your
circumference ,,, =3D which means that in order to have a raglan , you
will have to decrease 1/3 off the back /front on each side of this
part , =3D thus you decrease 2/3 and are left with the middle 1/3 which
will be the neck part.
You are now knitting 4 parts of your sweater in one piece .
your sweater is made up of two half fronts , 2 sleeves and one
back ,,,
as you wrote , by now you knitted
one rectangle that is half front + back + half front . You also
knitted the sleeves and assume you put on your Circular needle the
sleeves between the front and the back ,
So now you knit a half front of which you will decrease 1 st , that
you will decrease 2 st from one sleeve [ you decreased 3 , until now]
knit on and decrease 1 st of one side of the back and after knitting
another one off the other side of the back [ you decreased 5 st until
now ] , Now you decrease 2 st =3D 1on ech side of the sleeve and 1 more
off the half front all in all you decrease 8 st in one row ,,
A raglan is Trapez form
mirjam
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> > I am new to this group as well as to knitting (I have made one sweater
> > and some scarfs in the past). I am currently working on a baby sweater
> > and was hoping someone with more experience would be willing to assist
> > in clarifying instructions.
> > I have just finished attaching my sleeves to the front and back pieces
> > (they were knit as one), the instructions in my pattern call my
> > section shaping raglans. There is a simple pattern and so the
> > instructions refer to knit and purl rows as pattern (Patt). The
> > instructions in question read as follows with square brackets
> > indicating what sections certain work corresponds to:
> > (123 stitches)
> > 5th Row. Patt 14[front of sweater], s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 23
> > [sleeve], s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 29[back of sweater], s1, k1,
> > psso, k1, k2tog, patt 23[sleeve], s1, k1, k2tog, patt 14 [front of
> > sweater](115 sts)
> > 6th Row. Purl
> > Rep 5th and 6th rows once (107 sts)
> > Here lies my question. Since when I knit the 5th row I lose 8
> > stitches, how should i modify for the 7th row.
> > Should I modify as follows or am I completely off:
> > Patt 13, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 21, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog,
> > patt 27, s1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, patt 21, s1, k1, k2tog, patt 13(107
> > sts)
> > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as in the meantime I'm
> > stuck and can't keep knitting along.
> > Catherine
> Why would you want to modify anything? You are decreasing 8 sts every
> other
> row. 123-8= 115 sts (Row 5&6)
> 115-8 =107 sts (Row 7&8) which is the exact number of stitches the pattern
> calls for after row 8. Here is a link to a multi-color raglan which shows
> how the shaping should
> look.http://www.darkhorseyarns.com/patterns/Boys%20Crayon%20Raglan%20Sleev...
> DA