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hi everyone! I am knitting a pattern with 111CO stiches and it reads to increase until 208, so 97 increases over 5 rounds. which I thought was a lot but This is what I did:

first row 111 increase 27 = 138
(increase about every 4 stiches [until 138 total])

second row knit

third row 138 increase 34 = 172
(increase about every 4 stiches [until 173 total])

fourth row knit

fifth row 172 incease 36 = 208
(increase about every 5-4 stitches [until reach 208 total])

i’ve attached a photo of the instructions but I got some buckling. I posted in another knitting group and someone mentioned that it should have been worked over 10 rows and 5 increase rows which makes sense but when I look at the creators sweater her rows before the flowers start arent that many stitches. and with the chart, you already have to knit 12-15 rows of plain colour with raglan increase before the colourwork. ahh i’m just so lost.

I know it looks bad, i’m okay with restarting if it needs to be done. my mom knits and says she read the pattern the same as me and that it will get better with more weight in other parts of the sweater. If I restart, I want to know where I went wrong

I love knitting but it gives me so much anxiety to keep having to restart because I can’t understand the pattern and I feel so silly, thank you so much in advance

So I’m about to make the winters pullover by ozetta and did a gauge swatch. This is my first sweater so I’m nervous and want to get it right. It’s also my first gauge swatch so I’m not sure what to read from it. The recommended gauge is 15 sts x 23 rows. With the swatch blocked my row count is spot on but my stitch count is measuring around 11cm, so at 10cm it’s measuring around 13.5 sts. What is the margin of error with these things? Is that alright or should I go down a needle size? Or size down one in the sweater? The recommended needle size is 6mm which is what I used to make the swatch. Thank you in advance!!💗

So, I’m currently knitting a zipper cardigan (the Malmö by Les Filles du Cœur) in two-colour brioche. It’s my first time ever knitting brioche.
But why is the wrong side (the green stripes) so much neater than the right side? 😭 This kinda sucks, since no one’s ever gonna see the wrong side!

Hi!!! I want to make the circus blouse top by kniitslip and I’m unsure what yarn I should use.

She mentions several options in the pattern, however I really love the way the superwash yarn drapes for this top. The thing is, I don’t really want to use superwash as I am unfamiliar with it, the gauge of it, and its effects on the environment.

Is there a yarn that would drape similarly to this? Something that still has a little bit of elasticity but drapes so nicely?

Thank you for any recs!

I finished the edges of the tank top this way: I worked a very tight slip stitch around the collar, taking two stitches together every 3 cm. Then I folded and sewed the 2 cm edge around the waist. My daughter-in-law loved it! Thanks for all the advice :)

I want to knit a cabled baby cardigan for my friends baby, do you think I can do this as a beginner?

I found this pattern https://www.knitting-bee.com/free-baby-knitting-patterns/baby-cardigan-knitting-patterns/free-knitting-patterns-for-baby-cardigans

I'm making a bag for a market I'm going to next month. The pattern, Cesta Bag by Cecil knits on Ravelry, says fingering weight yarn with 3.25mm needles. The swatch is supposed to be washed and laid flat, but it's cotton, so I don't think it'll change too much. Do I really knit this tight? Yarn is Sultan in color Amethyst from Hobbii (bought before their AI stuff).

Edit: to clarify, I know cotton shrinks in height when dried but I didn't think it would shrink width as well. I think that's my problem but unsure.

So please delete if not allowed but roughly what would be a good amount to sell these dishcloths for. They’re kinda easy and about the only thing I’m making right now. Dont want to go too high or too low. I was thinking about $4 for single and $6 for 2. (Pics for reference)https://imgur.com/a/DUPzwN0

(I apologize for the red line, it's where I'm at in the pattern.) I'm pretty sure I've given myself a problem. I'm knitting it from the top rather than from the bottom.

was half asleep while doing the collar and for half of the collar, the stitches were aligned wrongly (about 8 stitches offset). same goes for the second picture. there was a stretch of stockinette that was messed up because i wasn’t paying attention and had knit into only one strand of my 3-ply yarn. i used duplicate stitch over it.

these mistakes are kinda glaringly obvious to me but i need a second opinion!

Hi! I want to knit something similar to the Daimi Sweater and I wanted to know if there's some pattern similar to this but with the sleeves knit top down and not having to do kitchener stitch. Maybe that's not possible and that's why on Ravelry every similar pattern has bottom up sleeves
Thanks in advance 🤗

Ravelry link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/daimi-sweater

I've managed to miss 5 increases on each end of the cardigan I'm currently making. Frogging isn't an option, as i think the fabric has started to felt. The increases were meant to be every 12th row from the beginning but I misread the pattern. How would you catch up the missing stitches or would you even bother?

The missing stitches are supposed to be at the green stitch marker in the picture.

My gauge is 22 x30 in 4" square

Pattern is no frills cardigan from etsy and the yarn is GOR la Bella in mid grey and sesia Oliver in 1923 grey.