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Ellabella
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November 10, 2021, 15:42:39 PM »
I am currently knitting this for GD
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/grannys-favourite
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She was here today so we held it up for size and it’s looking good.
She really could do with another cardigan so I was browsing Tikkiknits pattern and found another in a very similar shape but done in garter stitch.
Rather than buy the garter stitch pattern could I just use the stitch count and increases etc. that I have on Granny’s Favourite, ditch the lace pattern and knit the whole thing in garter stitch with stocking stitch bands?
She is only just 3 so it is a small size so surely any size variation would be minimal.
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Ouryve
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Garter stitch tends to be wider and more squat than stocking stitch so you would need to adjust your stitch count and number of rows between increases or decreases, accordingly
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November 10, 2021, 17:13:33 PM »
I think you might have a problem as it is knitted down from the yoke and garteitch does not have the stability of stocking stitch, however at such a small size you might get away with it just adjusting as Ouryve says.
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