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I'm making a cardigan of which I have finished the back and sleeves. On both the left and right front, it is asking me to decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of rows 1 and 12 (side edge) but what is the side edge? it's a sirdar big softie pattern 9049. Thanks.
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I would think that the side edge is the edge nearest the seam/arms. Is it knitted from the bottom up?
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I would think that it would be the part that is the side seam. Mind you, no idea why I am answering this as I am a rubbish knitter {rofwl}

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I agree that the side edge would be the side seam. The other side would be referred to as the front edge.
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Thanks for your answers. Should I be on a knit side rather than a purl side? That probably would have solved it for me as I had to:-
Left front-
Cast on 28 sts and work 1 row in garter st.
Knit and slip 12 sts onto a stitch holder and knit to the end of row.
Change needles and with the remaining 16 sts work 10 rows in stocking stitch. I started these rows with a purl row. Should I have started with a knit row instead?
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Have you looked on the picture. If there is a ridge along the cast on edge which if you've done garter stitch (which is plain) If there is a ridge and youve started with a plain you've done right.
As for the casting off every 12 rows do it on a plain row by just knitting to together by knitting in the back of the 2 stitches. The only thing I could think you decreasing every 12 rows is if its a V neck garment
I've just reread your bit about leaving 12 stitches on a stitch holder, I would presume this is for a buttonhole band.
As others have said does it say side or front edge
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I would have started with a knit row I think.
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Sorry it's taken a while to get back to everyone but as I have put in brackets on my comments it does say side edge. I am going to go with the fact that I should have been on a knit row. I think the other stitches on the stitch holder are for the buttonhole band. Thanks for all your replies.
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