pattern help please...

There were a couple threads on it at the Craftster forum, with pictures...

On Mon, 22 May 2006 17:33:10 -0700, "JJMolvik" spewed forth :

No, a single round of purl just above the cast on won't do much of anything to prevent curl in what is otherwise stockinette fabric. Chances are this is a "block it, block it some more" situation. Stockinette fabric curls to the knit side; that's simply the nature of the fabric because of stitch mechanics.

You could try purling the stitches BETWEEN repeats but there probably won't be enough columns of purl stitches to counteract the knit stiches' desire to curl. Doing this will also change the appearance of the lower lace edging, rather insiginificantly but you'll need to take that into consideration.

That "tip" about the armholes is indicative of some shaping modifications you should plan to incorporate to the armholes: enlarge the armhole diameter by the height of one round of single crochet (or whatever finishing stitch you choose) and just go ahead and put it on "just in case". The fact that the designer is warning you it may be a problem is pretty much a guarantee that it *will be*.

Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

JJ I can't get that knitty page to open. Hugs, Noreen

There's a pattern that does just that -- has one less stitch and one (two) less rows in the pattern, with two purl stitches between the repeats. The purl stitches make it somewhat stretchy, like ribbing and while it looks slightly different, not too much. Look here -

I have started it again with the first row being purled instead of knit and it isn't rolling. Got a reply from the designer that said, "It does roll like crazy while you're working on it, but after wet-blocking and stretching the lace will behave itself, don't worry.

Alexandra"

So, I think it's fixed for now.

JJMolvik