[DENISEZ]

Has anyone ever made the Star Bright Baby Cardigan http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/star-bright-baby-cardigan-and-hat
I got almost to the end of the lace pattern and had just begun the decreases when I realized I was doing a stockinette stitch and not a seed stitch. I was following the written instructions but it appears to me that the chart is also not seed stitch. I gave up and ripped it out. Would love to make the sweater so if anyone could help, I would appreciate it.

 

[gina]

I wouldn't have ripped it out. It would look nice in stockinette. But if you wouldn't have been happy with it that way, it was best to start over.

I've finished things thinking it would be ok, and just was never happy. That's the main thing, be happy with your finished item.

 

[chickkie]

The written instructions do say to do seed stitch after the yoke pattern is complete.

Beginning with a right side row, work in Seed st,

 

[Peggy Beryl]

Both the written instructions and the chart indicate a seed stitch body. This is a pattern where you have to work from both the chart and the written to duplicate the stitches.

However, Gina is correct; it probably would have looked great with stockinette stitch rather than seed stitch.

Now that you have frogged the whole thing, as you start over, if you will refer to both the written instructions and the chart as you go along, you should succeed in duplicating the pattern. Just check a few rows ahead as you work to see if you have changes coming up to incorporate into your work.

When working on something like this pattern, I note the row number as I complete each row and check to see that I have completed it according to instructions--written and charted where necessary. In my opinion, I'll spend extra time making sure of my progress rather than having to spend time frogging and reknitting. Frogging is so irritating!

 

[galaxycraft]

The pattern does state to do the rest of the body in Seed Stitch.
The chart is for the Star Lace Pattern Itself .... nothing else.
On Page 1, it gives the written instructions for the Seed Stitch as well as the Star Lace Pattern.
So for the Star Lace Pattern, you can use the written instructions or the chart, your choice.

Although IMO, a stockinette body may have produced an interesting pattern with triangle seed st areas.

 

[DENISEZ]

Chickkie and Galaxycraft - Sorry-I'm still confused. If you look at the picture, the seed stitch is done in the yoke (between the leaf bottoms as you decrease) and also throughout the body of the sweater. I have seen this pattern done differently where the yoke has a different stitch than the rest of the sweater but not in this particular pattern.

 

[chickkie]

Chickkie and Galaxycraft - Sorry-I'm still confused. If you look at the picture, the seed stitch is done in the yoke (between the leaf bottoms as you decrease) and also throughout the body of the sweater. I have seen this pattern done differently where the yoke has a different stitch than the rest of the sweater but not in this particular pattern.

I don't understand. The seedstich shows in the chart, as well as says in the written instructions to keep doing the seedstich in the body of the sweater.

Are you thinking of the leaf and lace pattern everyone loves? There is one pattern that has garter stitch in the body of the sweater and one has a lace pattern in the body.

 

[Dcsmith77]

The problem in the written instructions is that you must have an even number of stitches to work the seed stitch according to the directions, but the star pattern ends with an odd number of stitches. Somewhere you have to either increase a stitch or decrease a stitch OR the following:

Observe that seed stitch is simply one row of k1,p1 and then any number of rows or stitches working a purl stitch on the previous knit and a knit stitch on the previous purl, you will have the seed stitch. That's all it is: knit on purl and purl on knit stitches.

If this is still confusing, I think you could get a similar effect by using a garter stitch where every row is knitted and just forget the seed stitch. You kind of need the "bumpy" look of either seed or garter to emphasize the star pattern that is mostly stockinette.

I didn't look at the chart so I'm not sure what is confusing on it.

 

[galaxycraft]

The problem in the written instructions is that you must have an even number of stitches to work the seed stitch according to the directions, but the star pattern ends with an odd number of stitches.
Somewhere you have to either increase a stitch or decrease a stitch OR the following:

Observe that seed stitch is simply one row of k1,p1
and then any number of rows or stitches working a purl stitch on the previous knit
and a knit stitch on the previous purl, you will have the seed stitch.
That's all it is: knit on purl and purl on knit stitches.
................................

Rows 21–26: Repeat Rows 9 and 10 three times—151 (163, 175, 187) sts.
Star Lace pattern should now be complete.

7 stitches are used for the front bands (Garter Stitch) and then the body stitches.
151 - 7 = 144 sts for the body.
163 - 7 = 156 sts for the body
175 - 7 = 168 sts for the body
187 - 7 = 180 sts for the body.

So the body (Seed Stitch) IS over an even number of stitches.
The markers have divided the band stitches from the body stitches.
The Pattern Is Correct.
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/star-bright-baby-cardigan-and-hat

 

[Mags1956]

Very nice pattern, I think everyone else has already answered your question, but in MHO go with what looks right to you, a pattern sometimes needs only to be a guide, does not have to be followed to the letter.

 

[Newfygirl]

I agree - a pattern is just a guide. I decided to give my hands a break and do the stockinett stitch instead if seed stitch. So I made diamonds under the leaves, and took off. Now it's unique!

 

[Dcsmith77]

Sorry I didn't read the pattern far enough! The stst variation is very attractive!

 

[nwlouie]

Newfygirl, I love your version!!

 

[galaxycraft]

I agree - a pattern is just a guide. I decided to give my hands a break and do the stockinett stitch instead if seed stitch. So I made diamonds under the leaves, and took off. Now it's unique!

:thumbup: Wonderfully done!

 

[gina]

Newfygirl,

I like your version better, and think it would drape better on the baby.

 

[Diane D]

wow just saw this now - love your version. from what rows did you change to stocking stitch?

 

[Newfygirl]

Gee, it's been 30 sweaters ago. (I knit for different charities), but I started stockenette stitch one row after the leaves were done. Went into the diamond pattern then. I rarely follow a pattern completely and never make the same one twice.

 

[Diane D]

thank you, i too knit for charity and i am giving the stockinette version a try.

 

[ScarlettD67]