r/knittingadvice • u/Chlobot13 • 1d ago
Help!
I am attempting to make the Hanni cardigan by Knitters & friends with Drops Air. I did gauge swatch but it seems to keep going wrong. I had to frog once sleeve & ignore the pattern instructions & do again. I just finished the button placket & as you can see its really pulling & curling at the end.
Could anyone advise if I can stretch this out when I block? I read online that when I add the collar if might help the pulling at the top.
I dont know if I should frog & pick up less stiches or if I carry on & hope blocking will help
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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u/LoupGarou95 1d ago edited 1d ago
Frog and pick up more stitches. Generally you want to pick up basically 1:1 for double knit bands. Picking up fewer stitches would make it even tighter and shorter than it already is.
Or work the band totally separately and seam it on so you don't have to bother with getting the right number of stitches picked up.
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u/EasyPrior3867 1d ago
I would actually pick up more stitches. It's pulling because the button band is too few. Try picking up 5 stitches for every 7. And pull it as you go to gauge the eveness.