Fitted Knits Along

Done.

Of all six sweaters I have knit out of the book, this one was the most frustrating with the guage and fit.  The third time worked well, but I think I should have just disregarded the gauge and stuck with the 15 needles suggested.  Anyway, it's done.

Finished..well, sort of!

Finished my vest, but I want to rip out neck edging and redo it.  It will have to wait as I am making baby socks for impending deliveries.  I think the vest makes me look chubbier, but I love it anyway and will still wear it proudly!

Help please!!!

I have got up to the darts for the bust increases and for the life of me I cannot work this put. I have unpicked twice so far as it looked a mess.

I know from reading this that I should increase on a K round to avoid holes by starting the K1P1 early, but what I don't get is this...
when I RLI, after the subsequet increases, are the stitches in between the RLI and LLI increased? My logical brain says yes, but my blonde brain JUST CAN"T GET IT  aaaarrrggghhhhh!

Please help a fellow knitter in distress.

Thank you.

BTS Vest in Progress

Thanks everyone for your comments. I ripped out and reswatched. It came out to 4.9 sts to inch instead of the pattern's 4.5. I decided to do the 39", which is 2 sizes smaller than what I originally intended to make. I got a lot of knitting done over the weekend and have started the waffle stitch section. The increases area a little confusing. I don't know if I'm doing them "right", but at least I'm doing them  consistently.

Heather

BTS Vest Help

I've started this pattern twice, now and am having problems with the gauge and pattern reading. The bottom border just seems too big. I'm in between sizes and need to decide which size to knit on my third attempt.

First question is regarding the yarn. I'm using the recommended Cascade 220. After this is washed and does any "blooming" (whatever that is), would that make the garment larger or smaller? This will help in deciding which size to knit.

Question two regards the pattern. I'm not sure if I understand this correctly. If I decide to make the finished bust size of 41", the picture shows 23" for the bust. This means the bust will be 46", right? My second attempt using a gauge that was "slightly" larger than the recommended gauge. I'm about 4-5 inches bigger than my belly. I know a little off over so many stitches means alot, but I don't know if I understand the pattern/picture correctly.

Does the 5 inches mean the pattern gives that much room for wearing a shirt underneath the vest? Isn't that a bit much? I know the ribbing section will be smaller because of the stretch and will hug the body, but I didn't think the bottom border (alternating stockinette and reverse stockinette) should be that much bigger. Help me knitting gurus.

Heather

Vest

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