Sunday 29 March 2009

Knitting Help

Hi all! I am knitting a cable tank top and have run into a part of the pattern I don't understand. I'll bring it along next Friday to the knitting group, but was hoping to keep working on it through the week.

I just divided for the neck, but am unsure how to do the decreases for the next part. I don't understand the part where it says "dec 1 st at armhole edge of next 10 rows, then on foll 3 alt rows, then on foll 4th row and at same time dec 1 st at neck edge of 2nd and every foll alt row."

At this point I am on the RS of the knitting and have turned the work from the neck side towards the armhole side.

Does that mean I should dec 1 stitch on RS and WS of the armhole edge of the next 10 rows, then only on the alternate rows for the next 3 rows? I feel like that would make the armhole side decrease at a very sharp angle.

I read it to mean this:
Row 1 dec 1 st at armhole edge
Row 2 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 3 dec 1 st at armhole edge
Row 4 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 5 dec 1 st at armhole edge
Row 6 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 7 dec 1 st at armhole edge
Row 8 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 9 dec 1 st at armhole edge
Row 10 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 11
Row 12 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 13
Row 14 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 15
Row 16 dec 1 st at armhole edge dec 1 st neck edge
Row 17

Is that right??

Thanks for your help! :)

Wednesday 4 March 2009

New Knitting Campaign

I have picked up some leaflets from Yandles Hobby & Gift Shop which I will bring in on Friday. They are having a knitting campaign until October 2009. Collecting handmade items that will be packed into shoe boxes in November. Hats, mittens, scarves, puppets, bags, beads, boxes and more. More information can be found at www.samaritanspurse.uk.com

If anyone wants to contribute, I am happy to collect and take on to Yandles.