This idea was to remake that white paid-for top my daughter loved so much, in a bright gold color and at a smaller size…
- 1st step find out the pattern and write the chart
- 2nd step swatch
- 3rd step knit…
09-02-2019
Cable CO 176 st
K1TBL P1 ➔ 8 round
follow the chart: 8 repeats of 22 sts x 44 rounds
10-02-2019
next round (53):
K10; follow the chart over 68 sts (back); K 98
next round (54):
work in garter rib over the 10 first sts; follow the chart over 68 sts (back); work in garter rib over the 98 last sts (front)
11-02-2019
work 28 rounds
next round (81) : go on in garter rib on 10 first sts; K1 P1 on 68 next sts; go on in garter rib on 98 last sts
➔ work 6 total rounds
next round (87): Work 10 sts in garter rib
Cast off 67 ribbed sts K53 cross the 2 central sts K45 P3 K2 P3 K2 PU&Knit 1 st from bound of sts
➔ 110 sts
12-02-2019
next row (88): go on back and forth in garter rib on 55 sts for 5 rows including 1 selvedge st at each side.
Note that the 10 last sts are reversed (that was a mistake to begin garter ribbing 10 sts before the end of the row but I won't rip back to there so…)
next row (93): begin shaping the breast
1SS K24 SSK K1 K2TOG K24 1SS ➔ 53 sts
row 94 & all even rows: work in garter rib
row 95 ➔ 97: work 53 sts in garter rib
row 99: 1SS K24 S1 K2TOG PSSO K24 1SS ➔ 51 sts
row 101: work 51 sts in garter rib
row 103: 1SS K22 K2TOG SSK K23 1SS ➔ 49 sts
row 105: 1SS K21 K2TOG SSK K22 1SS ➔ 47 sts
row 107: 1SS K20 K2TOG SSK K21 1SS ➔ 45 sts
row 109: 1SS K19 K2TOG SSK K20 1SS ➔ 43 sts
row 111: 1SS K18 K2TOG SSK K19 1SS ➔ 41 sts
row 113: 1SS K17 K2TOG SSK K18 1SS ➔ 39 sts
row 115: 1SS K16 K2TOG SSK K17 1SS ➔ 37 sts
row 117: 1SS K15 K2TOG SSK K16 1SS ➔ 35 sts
row 119: 1SS K14 K2TOG SSK K15 1SS ➔ 33 sts
row 121: 1SS K13 K2TOG SSK K14 1SS ➔ 31 sts
row 123: 1SS K12 K2TOG SSK K13 1SS ➔ 29 sts
row 125: 1SS K11 K2TOG SSK K12 1SS ➔ 27 sts
row 127: 1SS K10 K2TOG SSK K11 1SS ➔ 25 sts
row 129: 1SS K9 K2TOG SSK K10 1SS ➔ 23 sts
row 131: 1SS K8 K2TOG SSK K9 1SS ➔ 21 sts
row 133: 1SS K7 K2TOG SSK K8 1SS ➔ 19 sts
row 135: 1SS K6 K2TOG SSK K7 1SS ➔ 17 sts
row 137: 1SS K5 K2TOG SSK K6 1SS ➔ 15 sts
row 139: 1SS K4 K2TOG SSK K5 1SS ➔ 13 sts
row 141: 1SS K3 K2TOG SSK K4 1SS ➔ 11 sts
row 143: 1SS K2 K2TOG SSK K3 1SS ➔ 9 sts
row 145: 1SS K1 K2TOG SSK K2 1SS ➔ 7 sts
16-02-2019
I strangely delayed the knitting of 1st strap…
Expected length : 31 cm
Want to knit 85% to anticipate garter stitch stretching
➔ 26 cm.
with my gauge = 100 rows.
17-02-2019
Make the other side of the breast. There are no mistaken sts at this end.
Repeat from row 88;