How Far To Knit Today
Today you will continue knitting a portion of the total body length in the manner you began on day 8. You will still be knitting one tenth of your total body length but most likely you’ll run into the spot where you’ll need to start knitting your bottom edge finishing. Below there are a few different options to consider for your edge finoshing.
You will be knitting the same amount that you knit yesterday but if you don’t remember how much that is, use this equation:
_______total desired body length x 0.10 = _______inches to knit today
Edging Options
Lets be realistic…sweaters don’t usually have hems but right around this point in your sweater you will want to consider how you’d like to finish the bottom edge of your sweater. The traditional route is simple ribbing for a couple inches but here are a couple of other options.
Broken Rib
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2: K1 *p1, k1; rep from * to end
Repeat these 2 rows until you have reached your desired length.
Broken Rib In The Round
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: P1 *k1, p1; rep from * to end
Repeat these 2 rows until you have reached your desired length.
Seeded Rib
Row 1: k3, *p1, k3; rep from * to end
Row 2: k1, *p1, k3; rep from * last 2 sts, p1,k1.
Repeat these 2 rows until you have reached your desired length.
Seeded Rib In The Round
Row 1: k3, *p1, k3; rep from * to end
Row 2: p1, *k1, p3; rep from * last 2 sts, k1,p1.
Repeat these 2 rows until you have reached your desired length.
Puffed Rib
Row 1:(Right side) P2, *yon, k1, yfrn, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 2:K2, *p3, k2; rep from * to end.
Row 3:P2, *k3, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 4:K2, *p3tog, k2; rep from * to end.
Repeat rows 1-4 until you have reached your desired length.
Puffed Rib In The Round
Row 1: P2, *yon, k1, yfrn, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 2: p2, *k3, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 3: P2, *k3, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 4: P2, *k3tog, p2; rep from * to end.
Repeat rows 1-4 until you have reached your desired length.
Diamond Rib
Row 1(Right Side): P2, *k2tog [k1, yo] twice, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 2:K2, *p7, k2; rep from * to end.
Row 3:P2, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 4:K2, *p7, k2; rep from * to end.
Row 5:P2, *k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 6:K2, *p7, k2; rep from * to end.
Row 7:P2, *k2, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 8:K2, *p7, k2; rep from * to end.
Repeat rows 1-8 until you have reached your desired length.
Diamond Rib In The Round
Row 1: P2, *k2tog [k1, yo] twice, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 2: P2, *k7, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 3: P2, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 4:P2, *k7, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 5:P2, *k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 6:P2, *k7, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 7:P2, *k2, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 8: P2, *k7, p2; rep from * to end.
Repeat rows 1-8 until you have reached your desired length.
Herringbone Lace Rib
Row 1:(RS) k1, *p1, k1, yfrn, p2tog, k1, p1, k1; rep from * to end.
Row 2:P1, *k2, yfrn, p2tog, k2, p1; rep from * to end.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have reached your desired length.
Herringbone Lace Rib In The Round
Row 1:(RS) k1, *p1, k1, yfrn, p2tog, k1, p1, k1; rep from * to end.
Row 2:K1, *p2, yo, k2tog, p2, k1; rep from * to end.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have reached your desired length.
Open Chain Rib
Row 1 (WS): K2, *p4, k2; rep from * to end
Row 2: P2, *k2tog, [yo] twice, sl 1, k1, psso, p2; rep from * to end
Row 3: K2, *p1, purl into front of first yo, purl into back of 2nd yo, p1, k2; rep from * to end
Row 4: P2, *yon, sl 1, k1, psso, k2tog, yfrn, p2; rep from * to end
Repeat these 4 rows until you have reached your desired length.
Open Chain Rib In The Round
Row 1: p2, *k4, p2; rep from * to end
Row 2: P2, *k2tog, [yo] twice, sl 1, k1, psso, p2; rep from * to end
Row 3: P2, *k1, knit into front of first yo, knit into back of 2nd yo, k1, p2; rep from * to end
Row 4: P2, *yon, sl 1, k1, psso, k2tog, yfrn, p2; rep from * to end
Repeat these 4 rows until you have reached your desired length.