Pattern Problems

by Betty
(England)

In the start of the pattern it say's cast on 146 stitches then knit 7 rows casting on 20 stitches on the last row then it tells you to start the pattern first row which should be the right side (surely if you knit 7 rows you will be starting on a wrong side row). Are they just saying that the wrong side will now be the right side or have I misread the pattern.

Sorry for your time and thank you for any help.

CABLES BLANKET (TO KNIT)

Size 6 mm (U.S. 10 ) circular knitting needle 36 ins 90 cm long or size needed to obtain gauge. Cable needle.

GAUGE
15 sts and 20 rows = 4 ins 10 cm in stocking st.

ABBREVIATIONS

INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 146 sts. Do not join in rnd. Working back and forth across needle, knit 7 rows, inc 20 sts evenly across last row. 166 sts.

Proceed as follows:
1st row: (RS). K10. C6B. *K8. C6B. Rep from * to last 10 sts. K10.
2nd and alt rows: K5. Purl to last 5 sts. K5.
3rd row: K9. Cr4B. Cr4F. *K6. Cr4B. Cr4F. Rep from
* to last 9 sts. K9.

YOUR ANSWER

You didn't read the pattern wrong. What you thought of as the wrong side is now the right side.

You will find that this is quite common when a pattern has a garter stitch border so that the first row seems to be a row of purl or 'bumpy' stitches. It just looks better...