Comments on: Saturday Morning Hoodie Knit-Along, Part 2: Starting the Hoodie with Thoughts of a Great Finish

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:02:00 +0000

No problem! Don't forget to check out parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Heather's knit-along posts for more tips and tricks as you continue. Click here to see the Knit-Along blog post archives.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:58:00 +0000

Yes. As the directions say “dec 1 st at raglan edge every row…”

By: Deborah Byers

Deborah Byers — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:57:00 +0000

but to clarify, the decrease is always on the raglan side, right?

By: Terry Nocchi

Terry Nocchi — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:56:00 +0000

Thank you Zontee, you have been a tremendous help. Have a great day.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:53:00 +0000

For the section where you decrease on every row, it would be every row regardless of whether it’s knit or purl. During the “every other row” section, it doesn’t matter as long as it’s always the same side. The only thing you’ll want to keep track of is using a k2tog on the knit side and a p2tog on the purl side.

By: Terry Nocchi

Terry Nocchi — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:46:00 +0000

Zontee – thank you for responding to me so quickly. One additional question – Do you decrease on the purl and knit side on the raglan side. Or is it the knit side only. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:59:00 +0000

Hi Terry, here's an explanation from KALer SlugFan in our Ravelry group: the “at the same time” here refers to the item directly before and after it. so you decrease every row at the raglan edge 6 times. then you dec every other row at the same time as watching for a certain length measurement (when you reach that measurement, you bind off, regardless of where you are in the decreases).

By: Terry Nocchi

Terry Nocchi — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:49:00 +0000

I am having trouble with the directions as well as Deborah Byers on the Left Front raglan edge decreases. Do you decrease the end of the pearl row and the beginning of the knit row? That would be two decreases. It shortened the row very quickly. Or, do you decrease only on the knit side. Which would mean you would have a decrease every other row? I don’t understand this every row, every other row, AT THE SAME TIME. You doing so much changing on a very few stitches. Please explain.

Everything else is going well. I am really enjoying this also and don’t want to make a mistake now.

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:48:00 +0000

I am going to try knitting both sides at the same time too. I like to knit the sleeves at the same time but didn’t think about the fronts. Brilliant!!

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