When I knit the back of the sweater, I accidentally cast on two too few stitches. I miraculously placed the darts exactly where they needed to go and didn't discover my error until I cast on for the front and tried to knit the ribbing. I had knit 2, purled 2 all the way across the back without any edge stitches. When I tried to do this for the front, I ended up with an extra set of purl stitches. I ripped this out and worked the front the same way I did the back.
Here's hoping the darned thing will fit me. Other than sizing, I'm not particularly worried about this mistake. From having sewn together 2x2 ribbed sweaters before, I know that my ribbing is going to be symmetrical all the way around the body of the sweater, since the selvedge stitches will disappear in the seam.
Now that I'm starting the sleeves, I've decided to try to follow the instructions to the letter. For the particular size I'm knitting, it says to K1, p2 and then continue across the row in 2x2 ribbing until the last three stitches, where I'm supposed to p2 and then k1. My question is this: when I sew the sleeves together, aren't I going to end up with the section around the seam looking like there are four purl stitches in a row, not broken up by a couple of knit stitches?
Oh yes, I have another question as well...how many stitches in did you work your increases?
Thanks for your help!
Posted by AmyS at September 9, 2004 03:49 PMI worked my stitches one in from the side. If I were to do it again, I would probably do two in.
I would have posted this sooner, but it's been so long since I did my first sleeve that I actually had to dig around for it, and look at it to remember.
Posted by: Theresa at September 13, 2004 09:11 AM