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Posted by myswendy on January 22, 2008, 2:45 pm
On Jan 22, 12:13=A0am, mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
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> > On Jan 18, 10:21=A0pm, dicc...@radix.net (Richard Eney) wrote:
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> > > In article <9be92e92-cdf0-4211-a559-709b7ee12...@i3g2000hsf.googlegrou=
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> > > >Hi everyone,
> > > >I'm experimenting with another doll sweater (as usual!). From past
> > > >experience, I know I need to nip it in above the hips for the
> > > >waistline or it's too wide and shapeless for this Madam Alexander
> > > >fashion doll. What is the neatest way to reduce this section?
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> > > Here's a guess: =A0if the doll is flat in front and back and the
> > > shape change is on the sides, do the decreases on the sides.
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> > > If the doll is basically round and the shape change is evenly
> > > spaced, space the decreases evenly.
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> > > Either way, I'd balance the directions of the decreases by working
> > > k2tog on one side and ssk on the other.
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> > > Similarly, if you increase again after the waist, balance the
> > > increases. =A0I happen to like to increase by knitting in the
> > > stitch below, which can be done on either side of the current
> > > stitch, so the new stitch can be to the left on one side, to the
> > > right on the other side.
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> > > =3DTamar
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> > Thank you! I'll try that!
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> I knitted a ribbed sweater from the top down [ k2 p2 ] and in the
> waist [mine] i reduced needle size by one number [knitted 6 rows ,
> again 6 rows with a needle 2 numbers less than rest of sweater back to
> one size less and back to `normal` =A0needle ,, waist looks
> slimmer ,,,,,,
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Oh that's brilliant! You are SO talented, Mirjam! :D
Wendy
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