Top too short - ideas?

I used the long weekend to finish a cotton top (knit in Knit 1 Crochet
2 Cotonade yarn.) i've been working on this for YEARS. I picked up
the neck stitches, joined shoulders, picked up sleeve edgings, and
only have the side seams to sew. It's too short. I measured it and
it is right for the pattern, but the pattern has a finished length for
all sizes of 21" which on my large size just reaches my waistline.

I am knitting a lacy edging to stitch on the bottom edge which may
help.

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

Alison

Hi Alison,

This is something I've never done, but I'm trying to figure out how to
do it. Why don't you knit a swatch and try it on a small scale,
before taking scissors to the sweater. What I'd do is make the swatch,
insert a needle or a lifeline above where you planned to cut, and then
cut away. I still can't figure how to knit the other direction, but
maybe it would become clear once you had it on the needles.

Hesira

Alison wrote

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

Alison

Alison wrote:
I used the long weekend to finish a cotton top (knit in Knit 1 Crochet
2 Cotonade yarn.) i've been working on this for YEARS. I picked up
the neck stitches, joined shoulders, picked up sleeve edgings, and
only have the side seams to sew. It's too short. I measured it and
it is right for the pattern, but the pattern has a finished length for
all sizes of 21" which on my large size just reaches my waistline.

I am knitting a lacy edging to stitch on the bottom edge which may
help.

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

Alison
I have done it when puttng on a new ribbing (repairs - don't ask) but I
don't know if it would be a smooth transition if this top is knit in
something like stocking stitch. Perhaps you might need to insert a band
of pattern stitching to cover the transition, otherwise it should work.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Alison wrote:
I used the long weekend to finish a cotton top (knit in Knit 1 Crochet
2 Cotonade yarn.) i've been working on this for YEARS. I picked up
the neck stitches, joined shoulders, picked up sleeve edgings, and
only have the side seams to sew. It's too short. I measured it and
it is right for the pattern, but the pattern has a finished length for
all sizes of 21" which on my large size just reaches my waistline.

I am knitting a lacy edging to stitch on the bottom edge which may
help.

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

Alison
I have done it when puttng on a new ribbing (repairs - don't ask) but I
don't know if it would be a smooth transition if this top is knit in
something like stocking stitch. Perhaps you might need to insert a band
of pattern stitching to cover the transition, otherwise it should work.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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I've done it on stockinette and I wasn't thrilled with the end result. It
works out much better if you add a ribbing, or an entirely different stitch.

Lucille

This would be because if you're working in the opposite direction you've
moved over 1/2 a stitch and so the effect is of a "jog" in the knitting.
Lucille's suggestion of a change in the stitch pattern should help disguise
this
HTH
Love & higs
Christine


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"Olwyn Mary" wrote in message
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Alison wrote:
I used the long weekend to finish a cotton top (knit in Knit 1 Crochet
2 Cotonade yarn.) i've been working on this for YEARS. I picked up
the neck stitches, joined shoulders, picked up sleeve edgings, and
only have the side seams to sew. It's too short. I measured it and
it is right for the pattern, but the pattern has a finished length for
all sizes of 21" which on my large size just reaches my waistline.

I am knitting a lacy edging to stitch on the bottom edge which may
help.

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

Alison
I have done it when puttng on a new ribbing (repairs - don't ask) but I
don't know if it would be a smooth transition if this top is knit in
something like stocking stitch. Perhaps you might need to insert a band
of pattern stitching to cover the transition, otherwise it should work.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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I've done it on stockinette and I wasn't thrilled with the end result. It
works out much better if you add a ribbing, or an entirely different
stitch.

Lucille

In article .com,
"hesira" wrote:

Hi Alison,

This is something I've never done, but I'm trying to figure out how to
do it. Why don't you knit a swatch and try it on a small scale,
before taking scissors to the sweater. What I'd do is make the swatch,
insert a needle or a lifeline above where you planned to cut, and then
cut away. I still can't figure how to knit the other direction, but
maybe it would become clear once you had it on the needles.

Hesira

Alison wrote

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

Alison

Alison, I have indeed, when you cut very carfully and take a couple of
rows out, I have renewed the ribbing of Otto's sweater that had holes in
it. Holes from welding....:=(( It does work, at least it did for me at
the time

Els

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Ja for Jazz and cobra loose the rrrrrrrr

Alison wrote:
I used the long weekend to finish a cotton top (knit in Knit 1 Crochet
2 Cotonade yarn.) i've been working on this for YEARS. I picked up
the neck stitches, joined shoulders, picked up sleeve edgings, and
only have the side seams to sew. It's too short. I measured it and
it is right for the pattern, but the pattern has a finished length for
all sizes of 21" which on my large size just reaches my waistline.

I am knitting a lacy edging to stitch on the bottom edge which may
help.

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

How long will the lacy edging be?

Higs,
Katherine

On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 20:48:26 -0300, "Katherine"
wrote:

Alison wrote:
I used the long weekend to finish a cotton top (knit in Knit 1 Crochet
2 Cotonade yarn.) i've been working on this for YEARS. I picked up
the neck stitches, joined shoulders, picked up sleeve edgings, and
only have the side seams to sew. It's too short. I measured it and
it is right for the pattern, but the pattern has a finished length for
all sizes of 21" which on my large size just reaches my waistline.

I am knitting a lacy edging to stitch on the bottom edge which may
help.

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast on
stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I have
plenty of yarn.

How long will the lacy edging be?

Higs,
Katherine

Hi Katherine - it won't be long enough I don't think by itself. It's
about 2 inches. I'll pin it on and try it before I try the extra work
of reknitting.

Alison

Alison wrote:
On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 20:48:26 -0300, "Katherine"
wrote:

Alison wrote:
I used the long weekend to finish a cotton top (knit in Knit 1
Crochet 2 Cotonade yarn.) i've been working on this for YEARS. I
picked up the neck stitches, joined shoulders, picked up sleeve
edgings, and only have the side seams to sew. It's too short. I
measured it and it is right for the pattern, but the pattern has a
finished length for all sizes of 21" which on my large size just
reaches my waistline.

I am knitting a lacy edging to stitch on the bottom edge which may
help.

What I wanted to know was - has anyone cut off the ribbing and cast
on stitches and successfully knit the other direction for a bit? I
have plenty of yarn.

How long will the lacy edging be?

Higs,
Katherine

Hi Katherine - it won't be long enough I don't think by itself. It's
about 2 inches. I'll pin it on and try it before I try the extra work
of reknitting.

That's too bad. But I have friends who have picked up and knitted down to
extend length. It works, but I have never done it.

Higs,
Katherine

Alison if the added part +blouse isn`t enough you might consider
making an insertion ,,,, to put between blouse and hem lace ,,,,
mirjam

Hi Katherine - it won't be long enough I don't think by itself. It's
about 2 inches. I'll pin it on and try it before I try the extra work
of reknitting.

Alison