Corrections and clarifications
"That errors creep in is a massive understatement. That they are unintentional goes without saying." —the wise and witty Maggie Righetti, Crocheting in Plain English
If something got away from us in the editing process, we'll catch it sooner or later (with a little help from our readers) and we'll put it here. And please do let us know if you think you've found an error, cause working from patterns with mistakes is no fun.
Issue 7 (July 2007)
Instructions for the cables on the gloves was omitted from the printed pattern. You can download them as either a PDF file or text-only document below.
Classic driving gloves cable instructions .txt file
Classic driving gloves cable instructions .pdf file
Issue 3 (June 2006)
Under 'Divide for heel' pattern should read: Repeat Rows 1–2 a total of 8 times, ending on a p row (for a total of 16 rows). Under 'Turn heel', pattern should read: Row 1: Sl 1, k10, k2tog, turn. Row 2: Sl 1, p 6, p2 tog, turn. You should start with 3 sts on either side of the 'gap', and when you finish the decreases, 8 sts on the needle.
The mosaic stitch pattern used in these socks is a 10-stitch multiple. The colour chart as printed shows only the 10 sts that are repeated to form the pattern. The accompanying text should read:
Rounds 1 and 2 (MC): k4, sl2, *k8, sl2*, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4.Rounds 3 and 4 (CC): [k1, sl1] twice, *k2, sl1, k1, sl1*, repeat from * to last 6 sts; k2, [sl1, k1] twice.
Rounds 5 and 6 (MC): sl1, *k8, sl2*, rep from * to last 9 sts; k8, sl1.
Rounds 7 and 8 (CC): k1, sl1, *k 6, sl1, k2, sl1*, repeat from * to last 8 sts; k6, sl1, k1.
Rounds 9 and 10 (MC): Repeat Rounds 5 and 6.
Rounds 11 and 12 (CC): Repeat Rounds 3 and 4.
Rounds 13 and 14 (MC): Repeat Rounds 1 and 2.
Rounds 15 and 16 (CC): k3, sl1, *k2, sl1, k6, sl1*, repeat from * to last 6 sts; k2, sl1, k3.
Foot
Round 1 (increase round): Needle 4: K8 (9, 10), m1, k1.
The following instructions have been corrected so that the ribbing pattern matches up over the garment's shoulders.
Front right Using 4.5 mm needles and Italian method, cast on 25 (28, 30) sts (half the number of stitches required plus one). With 3.75 mm needles work 4 rows slip-stitch rib as follows: Row 1 (RS): K 1, yf, sl 1, yb; repeat to last 3 sts, k2tog, sl 1 (48 [54, 58] sts.) Row 2 (WS): K 1, yf, sl 1, yb; repeat to end. Repeat Row 2 twice. With 4.5 mm needles work ribbing pattern set-up row as follows. For smallest and largest sizes: Row 1 (RS): (K7 p2) 5 (6) times, k3. Row 2 (WS): P3 (k2 p7) 5 (6) times. For medium: Row 1 (RS): K3 (k7, p2) 5 times, k6. Row 2: P6 (k2, p7) 5 times, p3. For all sizes: Repeat these two rows until work measures 40 cm from cast-on edge (not including waste yarn).
Neck With circular needle, pick up 16 (20, 20) sts from front right holder, 12 (9, 13) sts along right neck edge and over shoulder, 32 (36, 40) sts from back neck holder, 12 (9, 13) sts over left shoulder and down neck edge, and 16 (20, 20) sts from from left holder (88, 86, 106 sts).
Row 5: K1, m1 [k6, m1] 4 times, m1, k1 (36 sts). Back: After increases are completed, knit 84 rows st st without shaping.
Issue 2 (March 2006)
Under heading Right back shaping, text should read "Next two (WS) rows: cast off 2 (3, 3) sts purlwise, purl to end." Under heading Left back shaping, text should read "Next two (RS) rows: cast off 2 (3, 3) sts, knit to end."
Under heading Right front, text should read "Work as for left front, reversing all shaping. Use ssk to decrease rather than k2tog."
The Versailles lace panel is a multiple of 10+4. The first rows of the chart are worked as follows: K2, *k10, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2. Row 2: K2, *yo, ssk, k 8, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2. Continue as shown, noting that the shaded squares designate "no stitch to be worked".
Issue 1 (December 2005)
Shape neck and fronts by decreasing every fourth row rather than ever other row.
Under heading Turn heel, text should read: "With WS facing, sl 1 p 12..."