i have just started the light bolero and  halfway into the sleeve i'm struggling with the instructions.

as you increase the number of sleeve stitches it is not clear how you are to incorporate those extra stitches into the lace pattern repeat . at some point you have  stitches which are not enough to complete another repeat. do you just add partial lace repeat stitches?

 sometimes it says to work even in pattern and sometimes it just says to work even. very inconsistent.

sure wish complete lace charts had been drawn up to show the progression of increases.

lots of pretty pictures but way short on instructions.

I am knitting the light bolero pattern that is featured on pages 108 to 114 of the Finish-Free Knits book. I finished the right sleeve but cannot understand the instructions for the body on page 110. It says to CO 30 stitches (for the 35 1/2" size) then pattern across the sleeve then pick up 30 stitches along the CO edge. Huh?? That doesn't seem right. I would think you would CO 30, pattern over the sleeve stitches and then cast on 30 more stitches. That would give you the 119 stitches. Is there anyone else out there that is stumped at his point of the pattern?

Anna

I am knitting the light bolero pattern that is featured on pages 108 to 114 of the Finish-Free Knits book. I finished the right sleeve but cannot understand the instructions for the body on page 110. It says to CO 30 stitches (for the 35 1/2" size) then pattern across the sleeve then pick up 30 stitches along the CO edge. Huh?? That doesn't seem right. I would think you would CO 30, pattern over the sleeve stitches and then cast on 30 more stitches. That would give you the 119 stitches. Is there anyone else out there that is stumped at his point of the pattern?

Anna

I am knitting the light bolero pattern that is featured on pages 108 to 114 of the Finish-Free Knits book. I finished the right sleeve but cannot understand the instructions for the body on page 110. It says to CO 30 stitches (for the 35 1/2" size) then pattern across the sleeve then pick up 30 stitches along the CO edge. Huh?? That doesn't seem right. I would think you would CO 30, pattern over the sleeve stitches and then cast on 30 more stitches. That would give you the 119 stitches. Is there anyone else out there that is stumped at his point of the pattern?

Anna

I am knitting the light bolero pattern that is featured on pages 108 to 114 of the Finish-Free Knits book. I finished the right sleeve but cannot understand the instructions for the body on page 110. It says to CO 30 stitches (for the 35 1/2" size) then pattern across the sleeve then pick up 30 stitches along the CO edge. Huh?? That doesn't seem right. I would think you would CO 30, pattern over the sleeve stitches and then cast on 30 more stitches. That would give you the 119 stitches. Is there anyone else out there that is stumped at his point of the pattern?

Anna