KnitWithMe No1 B

Here we are, by the armpits. We've knit all the way from the hem to the armpits. First, check out you made this and if not, do it now.

"Place the slip markers on both sides. Make sure it gets even right in the middle front. Meaning that I have 180 stitches. Half of it is 90. The middle front is between the stitches 45-46. In my size the pattern of the 4 stitches figure doesn't fit right in the middle.That's why I marked again the sides so that the back side of the vest gets a bit smaller so I can match the pattern repeat right in the middle front. If it is even one stitch skewed it will be noticed because it comes right under your face at the end. So make sure you match the middle front center there where you want. The front part of the vest can be a bit bigger than the back side. It really is up to one or few stitches so it doesn't matter much."

After you have found your sides and front & back part of your vest, make sure you are there where you want to make the armpits. Meaning the hem part of the vest is high enough.

Armpit decreasing

1st decreasing round: 

cast off 4 stitches right after the 1st slip marker 

knit on according your design until cast off 4 stitches before the next slip marker

cast off 4 stitches more right after the 2nd slip marker

knit according your design 'til the end of round

Turn around. Now you stop knitting circular despite you can still use your circular knitting needles and let the stitches rest on it. This is the back side of your vest.

Cast off 4 stitches purl

knit rest of the stitches on the back side according your design, make sure you purl each stitch because you are now inside your vest, also remember to slip when ever you need to do it

Turn around and keep on knitting the back side of your vest.

You need to cast off about 20 stitches more. That makes about 10 by each armpit at both front and back side of the vest. And if your back side included more stitches, you need to cast off the extras too. Meaning that when your casting off is done you have as many stitches at front and back. Cast off always on the front side by the armpits after the 1st stitch. It is easiest there. Cast off always on the color 2-3-4 stripes.

When you have cast off needed number of stitches on your back side. Do the same on your front side.

When you have cast off all the needed stitches, your front and back side have exact the same number of stitches. I have now 69 stitches on both sides. Make sure your front is still there where you want it to be.

Knit on until you are there where you want to start your round shape neck line at front and back. It is somewhere at the top of your sternum at front and few centimeters higher at back. So, your back side will be a bit taller than front.

These two lowest pictures show you how the color shades change when you use electric lights. Actually that's the reason why I didn't publish this B-part for this KnitWithMe earlier. The polar night season has started. I have been waiting a bright daylight time to make the pics for you but no change. This is the most grey season of the year. So, I decided that these 2 pictures does just fine. The point is we get on!

See you by the neck line!