The Second Panel

I finished the right panel, (front panel 1) and made updates on that post. Turns out when I thought I counted wrong earlier, I just wrote the row numbers incorrectly. I discovered this when I somehow inexplicably made the same mistake on the second panel!

Then I realized this is because I haven’t been able to count for months. Apparently, I’ve been forgetting to count the ribbing rows this whole time. Darn it! I went back and fixed my back panel pattern too.

I am grateful I wrote this post earlier about counting the moss stitch, because it kept me honest in my row counting, even if it took me a while to take my own advice.

Pattern for front panel 2 (left):

Cable cast on 52 stitches.

Rows 1-18: K2, P2

Row 19: *K1 P1; Repeat from * 4 times; k2tog, *P1, K1; Repeat from * 4 times; p2tog, *K1, P1; Repeat from * 3 times; k2tog; *P1, K1 Repeat from * 4 times; p2tog; *K1, P1 Repeat from * 3 times; k2tog; *P1, K1; Repeat from * 3 times. 47 stitches.

Row 20-72: Continue in moss stitch. End every right side row with a knit stitch and start every wrong side row with a knit stitch to create a selvedge. I put in a colorful stitch marker to remind me which side will need this edging.

Row 73: Armhole side, bind off 3 stitches, continue in moss stitch. 44 stitches.

Row 74: Moss stitch.

Row 75: Bind off 2 stitches, using the sloping bind off method. Continue using this bind off method for the armhole. 42 stitches.

Row 76: SSK, continue in moss stitch. (SSK= slip the first stitch as if to knit and the second stitch as if to purl, working them together through the front) 41 stitches.

Row 77: Bind off 1 stitch, continue moss stitch. 40 stitches.

Row 78: SSK, continue moss stitch. 39 stitches.

Row 79: Bind off 1, continue moss stitch. 38 stitches.

Row 80: SSK, continue moss stitch. 37 stitches.

Row 81: Bind off 1, continue moss stitch. 36 stitches.

Row 82: SSK, continue moss stitch. 35 stitches.

Row 83: Moss stitch.

Row 84: SSK, continue moss stitch. 34 stitches.

Row 85: Moss stitch.

Row 86: SSK, continue in moss stitch. 33 stitches.

Row 87: Moss stitch.

Row 88: SSK, continue moss stitch. 32 stitches.

Row 89: Moss stitch.

Row 90: SSK, continue moss stitch. 31 stitches.

Row 91: Moss stitch.

Row 92: SSK, continue moss stitch. 30 stitches.

Row 93: Moss stitch.

Row 94: SSK, continue moss stitch. 29 stitches.

Row 95: Moss stitch.

Row 96: SSK, continue moss stitch. 28 stitches.

Row 97: Moss stitch.

Row 98: SSK continue moss stitch. 27 stitches.

Rows 99-111: Moss stitch. Bind off all stitches. Leave a long tail for sewing later.

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I came to a realization I didn’t particular like this week – I’m shocked at how flippin’ hard this is for me to do! So I’m calling in the cavalry: I’m meeting with my knitting teacher, Pat Sylvester, next weekend and we’re going to figure out the sleeve pattern!