We’ve all seen it, “reduce evenly across the row”. Beginners often worry about doing this using the precisely correct method. There isn’t onecorrect method; there are many. Your goal is to sprinkle the increases across the row pretty evenly. That’s it; nothing more.
Still to help beginners overcome their anxiety, I’ve coded two reasonable methods. I’ll call one method “unbalanced”; it’s the easiest possible method to calculate and code. The second I’ll call “balanced”; it’s more complicated to code, and results in more complicated directions. It’s sometimes worth knitting the more complicated method.
As it happens, I always work balanced decrease rows even when it’s not worth it.
If you visit the lesson page, you’ll find a table like the one below. You can change the two values to match your reduction row. The program will fill in the blanks for you and provide instructions. ( Sorry, the table here doesn’t work, you need to click here to visit the functional page. )
| Enter number of stitches in the row: |
stitches. |
| Enter number of stitches to you need to decrease. |
stitches |
Number of stitches left will be calculated: |
stitches. |
Go here if you want to page to calculate for you:
How to work decreases evenly across a row.
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lucia, you absoultely crack me up, so i have to read your answers to the tv meme…
go to my blog to get the questions.
and please don’t hate me….
robin
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Comment by robin (1 comments.) — 2/25/2005 @ 12:06 pm
Why would I hate.
I’m afraid I can’t answer the TV meme because, uhmm, I don’t have TIVO! Heck, I don’t have cable tv.
We do get HD; Jim stuck the antenna in the attic.
Comment by lucia — 2/25/2005 @ 12:12 pm
Oh, I should add, I will be posting an answer despite the my inadequate tv access!
Comment by lucia — 2/25/2005 @ 2:05 pm
You are a miracle! And me about to start my Rose Trellis Bag!! Thank god for you, Lucia!!
Comment by bevin (24 comments.) — 2/28/2005 @ 9:25 pm
The minute I read someone asking how to do this on the knitlist, I knew a web tool was needed.
Comment by lucia — 2/28/2005 @ 9:30 pm
Now Increasing Evenly!
I’ve noticed lots of people are using Google to find this calculator: How to decrease stitches evenly across a row.
I’ve even received thank you notes! People tell me they hate to do the calculation, and are glad to visit the calculator.
It…
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