Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 13:36:30 -0500
From: sally pecor <sgp93@acs.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list <knit@geom.umn.edu>
Subject: KNIT: V-neck

First trick: complete the back first.  From there mark where you want the
neck to start.  Count the number of rows to the shoulder.

You will need to decrease 1/2 the back neck stitches for each side of the
V-neck.  (For an odd number leave one stitch on a holder at the point of the V.)

Divide the number of  rows by the number of decreases.  That tells you what
row to do the decs.  Example: 42 rows divided by 21 [half the 42 stitches
for back neck] gives you 2 -- decrease every other row.  I made that come
out even, of course,  but use the closest SMALLER multiple.

If you have enough rows to decrease every 4th row, the V will be longer and
slimmer.  You can do every other row and the top part of the neck line will
be straight as you complete the rows to the shoulder.

Decreasing on EVERY row makes a U-shaped neckline.

Thus endth the lesson . . .

Sally Pecor [knitwit of dc] - 
sgp93@acs.org
in Washington, DC

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