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pattern explanation-- please

Hi, I'm new to your group and to knitting and have been learning quite a bit from all the posts. I wonder if I could ask a question?

I've started a baby afghan and am following the pattern called "Garter Stitch Lozenge Pattern" from Vogue Dictionary of knitting stitches. It's in multiples of 16 and forms a eyelet or lace diamond pattern. All odd rows are pattern rows, even are knitted. I've been able to follow the pattern to Row 11 and 13 which are the same but these rows add more stitches (17) than the 16 used in all the other repeats. When I start the pattern on row 15 it repeats row 9 and I don't know what to do with the additional stitches and how does one knit a yon that ends on the previous row. The pattern is as follows for row 9 and 11/13.

Row 9: *K2, k2 tog, yon, k9, yon, k2 tog, k1, repeat from * to end of row

Row 11/13: *K1, k2 tog, yon, k11, yon,k2 tog, yon; repeat from * to end of row

Row 15; as row 9 Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can't figure this out but then it could be right in front of my face and I wouldn't see it. Thanks Carol

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Carol L
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When you've knitted rows 1-14, repeat row 9 as row 15.

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Wooly

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I see what you mean, Carol! In row 11/13 there is a yon too much, to my opinion. BUT if you compare with row 9, I would *guess*, AND I underline: GUESS, that the last yon should not be there. As long as I haven't seen the other pattern rows, I am not sure, but why not knit a swatch, and try to knit a pattern length WITHOUT the last yon in row 11/13? That is what I would have tried! GOOD LUCK! Aud ;-))

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Aud

Carol, my response would be the same as Aud's. Like you asked, if you have a yon as the LAST stitch on a row, and you're not working in circular, it would be pretty difficult to knit it on the next row coming back. To me it sounds like an error in the pattern. Also, and I say this having not seen the pattern, a yon is generally used for increasing or for lace. An afghan doesn't sound like something where you'd be doing any shaping where you need to increase that way; and even though you said this uses an eyelet or lace pattern, it seems strange that it would be in the last stitch. Is there a photo of it that would validate that assumption, can you see from the picture if it looks like a yon in the last stitch?

Just my two cents, but like Aud, I'd probably try and do a swatch without it and see how it looks.

Karen in MN

P.S. Welcome to RCTY, the greatest group on the net IMHO.

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Karen in MN

Welcome to the newsgroup, Carol. I see that you already have a few explanations... so I won't even go there. :o)

Gemini

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MRH

Hi Carol,

I'm like Gem, want to say welcome and you got some excellent advice, now come back and tell us if it worked.

Nora

Reply to
norabalcer

Carol, welcome to a great group. I agree with the others that the pattern has a mistake and the last yon shouldn't be there. If the afghan has a border, it would work to knit a yon at the end of a group of pattern stitches. But as you noticed, you would end up with too many stitches for the succeeding rows. Good luck with the afghan.

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Tante Jan

Thank you all !!! for the welcome and wonderful advice. I have done a swatch (which I would never have thought of--You can tell I'm a beginner) and the last "yon" has to be a misprint. The pattern seems to work without it. I truly appreciate all the info. I see a whole new world opening up for me in this craft area. I'll go back to lurking and absorbing all that I can. Carol

repeats row 9 and I don't know what to do with the additional stitches and how does one knit a yon that ends on the previous row.

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Carol L

Carol, Now that you've 'come out', please stay, don't go back into lurkdom! Hugs, Noreen

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Carol, don't go away, stick around and tell us about yourself and your projects!

Karen in MN

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Karen in MN

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