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When I worked row 13 the first time, I thought there was a pattern error. I corrected it and continued knitting.. then while working row 23, I figured out what the problem was. Even though the stitch counts in the sections remain the same, they get shifted to the left or right on these rows.
In other words, the pattern requires you to move your stitch markers over 1 stitch on rows 13 & 23.
Normally, a pattern would state that it will change on a particular row when this happens, or it will show it on the chart, but for some reason, this pattern did not.
I have a trick for moving stitch markers to the right without taking them off the needles to do so. I’ll be happy to demonstrate this next time we meet.
Please leave a comment if you have a question, I’d behappy to answer it here and it may help someone else with a problem. Although you are asked to entire your email, I’m the only one who sees it.
Happy Kniting!
Here is my progress so far, about 5 inches long.
To make a larger shawl than in the pattern, I cast on enough stitches to do 6 repeats of the 12 stitch section. I wanted a seed stitch border instead of a garter stitch border.
This is what I ended up with:
3 stitches at each side edge = 6
6 repeats of 12 = 72
7 & 8 stitch sections at ends = 15
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Total stitches cast on 93
I did 6 rows of seed stitch for the bottom edge. Then I did the 3 stitches in seed stitch, the pattern according to the graph, then 3 stitches in seed stitch.. that’s it!
Using size 6 needles my shawl is about 24 inches wide without stretching, just the size I was going for. After washing and blocking (drying flat, no pinning needed), it may be a bit wider and the stitches will lay flatter.
Ok.. so we aren’t quite ready yet.
I’ve gone ahead and started my shawl while I wait for the yarn order to arrive. I’ll post notes as I knit.
This is the pattern I am using… but with modifications.
http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/pattern_detail.php?patternID=30
Or look for the Princess Wrap on page 3 of the free pattern section.
I will be adding photos of the pattern and yarn I’ll be using for this project.
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