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I am working on cabled cardigan. On sleeve increase one stitch at beginning and end of rows one and five (same pattern row). Eleven stitches make up pattern. Do I have to wait until I have increased 11 stitches to start new cable pattern? Right now I have been just knitting extra stitches (7 on each end) Row 1 and 5: K2. K2tog. yo. K6. * yo. Sl1. K1. psso. K1. K2tog. yo. K6. rep to last 4 sts. yo. Sl1. K1. K2.) Row 3: k1. K2tog. yo. *K8. yo. Sl1. K2tog. psso. yo. repeat to last 11. K8. yo. Sl1. K1. psso. K1. Row 7: K1. K2tog. yo. *K1. C6b. K1. yo. Sl1. K2tog. psso. yo. Rep to last 11 sts. K1. C6B. Kl. yo. Sl1. K1. psso. K1 Thanks for any help you can give me!!

betsyb, I can't help you. But i do want to welcome you to the forum, We hope that you will enjoy your stay. I'm sure some one will come along that can help you out.
Good luck to you
Rosie

You know, I'm not sure, I'm working on a cable pattern and started the cables while doing the increases but in looking at the pattern it doesn't state what to do. I would do whatever looks the best in your opinion. My pattern is something k8, p2, k8, p2 and the cable was only in every other k8 section, so if the increases were in the smooth k8 I would have left them, but they were in the section that should become a cable, and to my leaving them smooth would have looked odd, so I cabled them.

I hope this helps,

Thanks for the advice. My increases were at beginning and end of row with 7 cables in the middle separated by yo's, k2tog and psso. I have been knitting increases until I got enough to make new cable which is 11 stitches! Since it is on the seam side of the sleeve I think I am just gonna leave it! I didn't have any trouble doing the decreases and staying in pattern! lol. This is my first cardigan. Good luck with your project

I think that is wise! Happy knitting.