The relationship between yarn overs and increases/decreases is not always understood by pattern writers.
Remember that for every single yarn over you do, there has to be a decrease in the form of k2tog or k3tog (which decreases 2 stitches). Sometimes, I have to go through and do the math to make sure yarn overs = stitches being decreased over the entire pattern repeat.
Another handy tip is to slip markers at the end of every stitch repeat - that way you can immediately tell when you've skipped a decrease or yarn over because the stitches between a pair of markers are too many or few.
I LOVE lace knitting so feel free to ask me any questions if you have them: vesper200 -at- gmail -dot- com
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Date: 2008-05-27 06:56 pm (UTC)Remember that for every single yarn over you do, there has to be a decrease in the form of k2tog or k3tog (which decreases 2 stitches). Sometimes, I have to go through and do the math to make sure yarn overs = stitches being decreased over the entire pattern repeat.
Another handy tip is to slip markers at the end of every stitch repeat - that way you can immediately tell when you've skipped a decrease or yarn over because the stitches between a pair of markers are too many or few.
I LOVE lace knitting so feel free to ask me any questions if you have them: vesper200 -at- gmail -dot- com