Instructions Past Ribbing


Latest post Sat, Oct 11 2008 12:42 PM by AimeeR. 3 replies.
  • Sat, Sep 13 2008 10:57 AM

    • Eileen
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    Instructions Past Ribbing

    When a knitting pattern for a sweater has instructions telling you to increase (say 10 sts) evenly across a row ending with a certain number, how do I guestimate? In other words, do I increase every 4 sts or, at the beginning & ending and 8 sts evenly spaced in between?


  • Sat, Sep 20 2008 9:39 PM In reply to

    • Lana
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    Re: Instructions Past Ribbing

    Yes, increase at the beginning and the end with the rest of the stitches evenly spaced in between. You may also want to increase inside the edge stitch in order to keep the edge smooth. But also keep the body of the piece in mind. If you are working a cable stitch or an all over pattern the type of increase will be important. An increase in the front and back of a stitch will create a purl bump so that should be done after a knit stitch and before a purl stitch so that it doesnt look noticable.


  • Sun, Sep 21 2008 6:08 PM In reply to

    • DeniseJ
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    Re: Instructions Past Ribbing

    Try this website:

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    Someone made a program to figure out the math for us.


  • Sat, Oct 11 2008 12:42 PM In reply to

    • AimeeR
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    Re: Instructions Past Ribbing

     You don't really have to guess how many stitches to put between increase stitches.  If you need to add 12 stitches in your increase row, divide the number of stitches in your ribbing by 13.  The result tells you how many stitches to knit before each increase, and after the last one.  Just add a 1 to the number of stitches you're supposed to increase, and divide into the number you're starting with (the ribbing).  If it doesn't come out in round numbers you have to round up or down and adjust at the ends of the row.

    Say I start with 96 ribbing stitches and need to increase 15 stitches.  I divide 96 by 16 (15 increases + 1) and I get 6, so I would knit 6 and increase on the 6th stitch 15 times, and I should have 6 stitches at the end which I knit even.  If I started with 96 and needed to add 12 stitches, I'd divide 96 by 13 and get 7.38.  I'd round that down to 7, multiply 7 x 12 = 84.  Subtract 84 from 96 = 12, to be divided over the 2 ends, so I'd knit 6 at the start of the row, increase on the 6th stitch, then do my next and subsequent increases on the 7th stitch, and should end with 6 at the end of the row.

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