Comments on: Mesh Raglan Pullover Crochet-Along: Underarm Chains

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By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:18:00 +0000

Thanks! I’m off to rip out a few rows now!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:39:00 +0000

You should be skipping that dc, because although the ch 4 is kind of to the side of this dc, it counts as the first so your first dc should be in the following one. Yes it does leave a slightly larger hole, but this is often the case with most crochet chains, that they look a little different than the regular stitches. That’s why it’s nice it’s the back of the shoulder! Otherwise you’re right, you have been adding an extra stitch each time.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:44:00 +0000

In working the body where your sl st into the ch-1 space, ch 4, turn, *dc in next dc, etc., is the ch 4 supposed to line up with the first dc a little to the left below it after you turn? It looks that way in the last picture.
I guess my question is since the ch 4 is kind of in the space and not truly above a dc in the previous row, I have been dc’ing into every dc below (even the one a little to the left below after the turn). Am I supposed to skip that first dc after the ch 4 because the ch 4 is supposed to count as the dc? The way I’ve been doing it, I think I’ve added an extra dc. If I don’t, the mesh “hole” seems too big compared to the rest, and it just “looks” like I’ve missed a stitch.
(sorry, I know I didn’t word the question all that clearly, but it’s hard to explain in words….)
Thanks!

By: Janice Eagan

Janice Eagan — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:59:00 +0000

very nice M. I really like the color.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:13:00 +0000

Hi! Did you get the right gauge with the G hook? That’s what the post above was about. If so, yes switch to the G hook for the body. You can also decrease if you feel it is too wide by following the decrease instructions in the post that went up today about sleeves. I would recommend working an increase at each side of the body every 2-3 rows until you like the fit. Good luck!

By: Jeanette McGlothin

Jeanette McGlothin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:49:00 +0000

I totally lucked out a couple of years ago…. I was shopping at Michael’s and they had accidentally put ALL of the sets of these hooks on an area marked 99 cents!! I bought 2 of them… not greedy, but since the screw in part is plastic, I wanted a spare… and they moved the rest before they could be bought, lol.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:13:00 +0000

I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one to be confused about which was the right side, now that we know how important it is… I missed the Rnd2 [RS] in the instructions. But thanks to being in a CAL, our confusion has been cleared up. I’m on row 6 of the yoke and will mark that with my preferred yarn marker before continuing. I hope to finish the yoke and join the underarms before the weekend as I’m leaving on a 10 day trip… having a couple rows of the body done will give me a perfect “no thought” project to take along. I used CottonEase yarn. My row gauge seems OK with an H hook, but I read about how to adjust if necessary, which may be helpful. We’ll see how it goes.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:19:00 +0000

I also had the row gauge problem, so I used an H hook for the yoke. I tried it on after making the sleeve chains, and it fits fine. However, now I’ve made about 15 rows of the body and it is much, much too wide! Should I try the G hook as Kendra suggested earlier? Or should I try to decrease some stitches? What do you suggest?

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:16:00 +0000

I also had this question. I can see the need to slip stitch into the chain when making the V stitches because it gives room for the V, but I don’t like the zig zag when working on the body. So I just slip stitched into the third chain of the first chain four and then turned and went the other way. It’s nice and even.