Pattern Help!!!!!!!!!

[KnitChick13]

Ok so I'm making a sweater, and i don't get what one of the instructions means! It's 4 a sleeve. I've read it over and over again and i can't understand it! I'm getting REALLY angry! Here's the pattern:


Begin Sleeve Shaping: Change to size 10.5 needles, and, working in St st, inc 1 st each and first row and every 8th row 8 times, then every 6th row 2 times-59 sts.

JSYK, you start off with 68 sts.

[Jan in CA]

Please post a link to the pattern. And be specific with which part you are having problems with.

[Knit4Pie]

Begin Sleeve Shaping: Change to size 10.5 needles, and, working in St st, inc 1 st each and first row and every 8th row 8 times, then every 6th row 2 times-59 sts.

JSYK, you start off with 68 sts.

Yes, a link to the pattern will be helpful.

It should read "...inc 1 sts each END of the first row, and every 8th row 8 times, then every 6th row 2 times..."

According to what you start with (68) and what you're supposed to end with (59) that makes no sense.

Starting with 68 sts, you should end with 90 sts with those directions.

[imrachel]

I sympathize with your frustration-- this has become pretty much the norm for knitting books and patterns. Not well tested, not well proof-read, and the poor knitter who has put in all that time and effort hits a wall!

As written, it doesn't work. You can't increase sts from 68 and end up with fewer .

Where did you get the pattern from and what it is called?

[Jan in CA]

Pattern info for KnittyChick -


Im trying a sweater from a book call LEARN VISUALLY- KNITTING. It's a turtle neck sweater pattern. #3 is the problem. The Part that is for the sleeves is this:
SLEEVES

1. With size 9 needles, CO 37 stiches
2. Work ribbing as insrtucted for your st count for 3.5 inches, ending with WS row.
3. Next Row- Begin Sleeve Shaping: Change to 10.5 needles, and working in St st inc 1 each end first row and every 8th row 8 time then every 6th row 2 times- 59 sts.
4. Continue working further shaping until sleeve measures 18 inches from beg, anding with WS row.
5. Bo sts knitwise
6. Rep steps 1-5 to complete second sleeve.

[Knit4Pie]

That definitely makes more sense, with the stitch count.

First row after ribbing, you change your needle size, then increase a stitch at each end of the row. Then you knit even (no increase) until the 8th row, where you will increase a stitch at each end of the row. You go on, increasing at each end of the row every 8th row (so Rows 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57, 65) then every 6th row twice (so Rows 71,77).

I generally do my increases 2 sts in from the edge, which makes it easier when you come to seaming.

Hope this helps!