Tank top - in the round or flat?

Laura J wrote:

I have done tons of short rows in the round without issue (all my
daughter's soakers and longies are knit that way). Is there something I
am missing that makes them more complicated than I realize? The only
problem I've run into is that I tend to forget to pick up the second
wrap on my way around.

In that case, you should have no problem with this pattern. I
misinterpreted your comment about not having done adult garments.

I made and washed a flat swatch last night and I just prefer the fabric
in the one I knit in the round (my knit and purl stitches are
drastically different).

If this ever causes a real problem for you, you might want to try using
different size needles for knit and purl in order to even things up.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

"Jan" wrote in message
...

Laura, I don't think the tank pattern would be any more complex than the
soakers and longies you have done for your daughter. Just use the swatch
you made to determine the number of the stitches and it should be OK to do
it in the round. Since it's a fitted garment, the lack of side seams
shouldn't be a problem. I found the instructions for phony seams in EZ's
Knitters' Almanac if you're interested but I think they are meant to be a
design element more than functional.

--
Jan in MN

Thanks, Jan. I cast on on Saturday and have already made it past the short
rows. That plain stockinette sure goes fast! I am not used to using
needles as large as 7 either. I decided to put in 2 purl stitches on each
side where the seam would be. So far so good but I am reserving final
judgment until it is complete

LauraJ

"Olwyn Mary" wrote in message
.. .
Laura J wrote:

I have done tons of short rows in the round without issue (all my
daughter's soakers and longies are knit that way). Is there something I
am missing that makes them more complicated than I realize? The only
problem I've run into is that I tend to forget to pick up the second wrap
on my way around.

In that case, you should have no problem with this pattern. I
misinterpreted your comment about not having done adult garments.

I made and washed a flat swatch last night and I just prefer the fabric
in the one I knit in the round (my knit and purl stitches are drastically
different).

If this ever causes a real problem for you, you might want to try using
different size needles for knit and purl in order to even things up.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

--

Ooh, that is a great idea. I will have to give that a try. If it works it
would be a major help! I still prefer knitting in the round but have some
baby sweaters which require some back-and-forth and some in the round and it
is always annoying to me that each section looks different.

Thanks again,
LauraJ