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Shaping armholes

by Julia
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What is “Dec 1 at each end of next three rows, THEN ON FOLL 4 ALT rows. Does it simply mean after increasing first 3 rows, I increase every fourth row after, until desired number of stitches reached? Using the word “alt” confuses me. It would seem that I’d always increase on the RS if that’s the case….

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Jun 26, 2023
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by: Julia

So not every fourth row, but every other row 4 times? Oh no….

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Yes, it's quite shilly, isn't it.

Ratcha
Jun 26, 2023
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by: Ratchadawan

Hi Julia,

I know it's quite confusing.

You're right about the decreasing on the first 3 rows. After that, you do dec every other rows for 4 times. Yes, you'll dec on the right side.

Thanks for the question and have fun knitting!

Ratcha

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