HELP! Bikini w/ Ribbed pattern from Rebecca

TammyG wrote

on Jan 24, 2009 12:03 PM

 Has anyone out there tried this free pattern from Rebecca-online.de?

I haven't made to many pieces where I have to follow a chart. And I keep coming up short at the end of the first row.   If anyone is familiar with this pattern please respond.

I live in the United States and I think the pattern might be written "the other way"

The pattern in question can be found here http://www.rebecca-online.de/shop/product_info.php?language=en&products_id=317

Thank you, Tammy

AndreaW wrote

on Jan 24, 2009 3:56 PM

Hi Tammy...

I hadn't been to that website yet but was interested in seeing what their patts were like. I went + downloaded the patt to see if I can help.

I'm guessing you are referring to "Continental style" knitting when you say "the other way" ?   If so...that actually doesn't have any effect on following a patt. I knit Continental style but have taught myself "the other way" !!!  The main differences between patterns fr other countries are that the needle sizings are listed differently. My "gauge ruler" here has 3 different sets of #'s on it...but I prefer to use metric + wish all patts would switch to it. It's far more universal + has no "gaps" in sizing as some other "methods" do. There are a few other terminology differences but a bit of common sense usually takes care of them. ie:  bind off  - vs - cast off.

Back to your problems...I'm assuming that you do have 76 sts on your needle @ the end of the rib patt..after you have cast off the 28 sts for the back?  I'm wondering if perhaps this may be the trouble:  in the written directions, the next thing that the patt says is; "starting row with edge st, K2". Do you realize that these 3 sts are actually the 1st  3 sts on the chart? I'm wondering if you have been doing them as per the written directions...then re-doing them as you follow the chart? That would account for your coming up 3 sts short @ the end of the row.  Is that the # that you are off?

Let me know please how you make out. If this isn't the problem I'll see what I can do to help.

    Take Care,    Andrea

TammyG wrote

on Jan 24, 2009 5:20 PM

 I do have 76 stitches and I placed a stitch marker  after the 38th stitch to mark the halfway point for when I am supposed to work the chart in reverse for the left side. yes I know those three are the first stitches.

I do fine  until I get to the middle because my last stitch shown on the chart ends up one past my marker.  I know I am adding stitches in each row but wouldn't the middle marker stay in the middle. 

I will keep trying and look forward to hearing from you again.  Thank you for your help.  It's kind of hard to explain what I am doing without being able to show you. so bear with me please...

AndreaW wrote

on Jan 24, 2009 6:35 PM

 Hi Tammy..

Thanks for the update. The internet is a great place to FIND help...but has it's drawbacks when trying to actually make it usable. NOTHING will ever replace being able to reach out + touch the knitting so you can actually show the person. Maybe if we both had a webcam...I don't !!!

Based on your latest feedback...my next guess is:

Is it possible that you are somehow doing a yarn over (making 1 st) by mistake when you are working the edge st?

I just realized something else. The actual first row on the chart isn't marked "1". It's actually before "1". So are you having trouble w/ the one marked "1" or the one before that?   The one "before" actually has an edge st...but no inc's on that row. The row labeled "1" has 1 dec'ed st + 2 inc'ed sts so you would end up w/ 39 sts per 1/2 or 78 sts in total @ the end of that row.

Good idea to place the M @ the center point...I always do stuff like that. It helps to find problems when there is a hiccup.

Another ??? I have is...if you continue across the row you've been trying to solve...do you end up creating a 2nd "extra st" on the 2nd side or is it only on the 1st  1/2  that it happens?

Not sure where you're posting fr..but probably an earlier time zone than I'm in. Just letting you know that I'm very much a nite owl...so will be up for hrs yet if you need me. My computer stays on...as will my login to KD.

   Take Care....Andrea

Eileen wrote

on Jan 26, 2009 8:21 AM

I use to frequent the Edelweiss market here in Portland, just to browse the Burda and Rebecca Handarbiten magazines that I loved so much when I was stationed in the Army during the 70s in Frankfurt, Germany. Unfortunately, my ability to translate patterns was a challenge. They used the traditional pick knitting style of knitting which was unfamiliar to me. Unless the pattern was in a graph form, i was hopelessly out of my element. I'm glad to see that there are now Enlish translations of the German instructions but unfortunately, the sewing patterns still require you to add seam allowances and you need to be able to follow the lines that are all garbled together for the other patterns in the books. Still, I'm always up to the challenge if the pattern is interesting to me.

If you are stuck, email them with your concerns. There is always someone on staff who will speak your language and probably we able to adequately direct you, especially is an error has been noted.