Knitting question, help please!

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If a pattern says

"cont in rib to 4.5cm" and then switches to moss st and then says "cont in moss to 6.5cm"

Does it mean the whole thing so far is 6.5cm or am I knitting 6.5cm of moss?

I'm moving on from squares from the first time in decades!

Breakdown of Instructions"cont in rib to 4.5cm":

• This means you should continue knitting in ribbing (the specific type of ribbing, e.g., 1x1 rib, 2x2 rib, should be specified earlier in the pattern) until your work measures 4.5 cm from the point where you started the ribbing.

Switching to moss stitch:

• After reaching 4.5 cm in ribbing, you will switch to moss stitch.

"cont in moss to 6.5cm":

• This phrase can be interpreted in two ways:

1. Total Measurement Interpretation: Continue knitting in moss stitch until the entire piece (including the ribbing) measures 6.5 cm from the starting point.
2. Additional Measurement Interpretation: Knit 6.5 cm of moss stitch alone, making the total length of the piece 4.5 cm (ribbing) + 6.5 cm (moss stitch) = 11 cm.

Based on common knitting pattern practices, the instruction "cont in moss to 6.5cm" is most likely referring to the total length of the piece being 6.5 cm from the starting point. So, you would:

• Knit in ribbing until the piece measures 4.5 cm.
• Switch to moss stitch and continue knitting until the entire piece measures 6.5 cm from the start.

Hope this helps

All of the above. Photos and maybe schematics should give you a clue. Is there a band of moss stitch that is wider or narrower than the ribbing? Whichever it is tells you how to interpret it.

I would say it means knit in moss stitch until the whole length is 6.5cm, but what does it look like in the picture?

Thank you! The picture isn't a massive help, because the next part is reducing each row but very slowly, so you can't see.

Thanks again. That is such a help.

I would interpret it as total length is 6.5cm. have you looked for the pattern on Ravelry to see if you can see other people's projects?

I would assume it is total length otherwise it would say.

I'm very rusty, and had never heard of Ravelry. That's a whole new world to me, thank you!

Ravelry is brilliant. There are loads of free patterns (and paid for ones) and plenty of advice.

I’d say it means the total length.

I think it means total length too else it should say 'for' 6.5 cm