Knitting! What does “work three rows EVEN” mean?
I’m knitting a baby cardigan, my first one, and some of the instructions have me confused.
I’m working in St st and the pattern says to “work 3 rows even in St st”.
Does that mean I should work three rows, (ie. knit, purl, knit) thereby ending on a right side (RS)
OR
does that mean I should work SIX rows (ie. three sets = [knit, purl] [knit, purl] [knit, purl]) and end on a wrong side (WS)?
And the next time I come across the term, should I take it to mean that “even” means a “set” of instructions to complete a repeating pattern, say for example I was doing a lace pattern? Would this apply to crochet instructions too?
Would appreciate the help, ASAP, as I’m right in the middle of a project! Thanks!
Yes, you continue to work in the pattern as it has been established. You will see this instruction in many patterns. If you are working in stockinette, you will continue to work in stockinette, IOW, if your next row is knit, knit it, then purl a row and knit a row. If you are knitting another combination in a different project you will go back to the first pattern row and work it to the last pattern row as far as the instructions tell you to knit. This applies to most patterns, including simple lace patterns (complex lace sometimes has full repeats of a single pattern especially in a stole, but not always), cable patterns, and, yes, crochet patterns.
Good luck with your baby cardigan, baby sweaters are a very good place for a novice knitter to learn their construction skills for larger sweaters, just as lace face cloths and dish cloths are good for beginning to learn lace work. Afghan squares of different stitch combinations and color changes are good learning tools as well to expand your abilities and repetoire.
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