I am following an Elizabeth Zimmerman baby sweater pattern called "baby surprise sweater" Rather than rows or inches knit it refers to "ridges", as an all garter stitch sweater does that mean 2 rows w

Either you messed up or whoever wrote instructions messed up. You'd have to have 150 stitches to end up with 75. Unfortunately, I think that you lost a few stitches somewhere. This is why I don't knit anymore. :)

Depends where the increase should be. If it is at ther beginning of the row, you just knit twice into the same same stitch. If you Google it there are lots of videos to show the various increases and decreases. Some are fancy and some plain, some are complicated if it involves a pattern. Good luck :-)

Probaly have thrown the knittig away by now, but for future reference. If the decreasesare at the end of a row, you will be able to keep th sequence on the next row, if it's in the middle of a row, it's a bit more tricky, you just have to concentrate and match the pattern. I know you will be able to see the decrease, but this is unavoidable if t's in the middle of a row, but at the end of a row or round just follow the pattern, as you would, being careful to match stitches. It's difficult to tell, rather than show. Have you tried to Google it? There may be a video. Good luck. :-)

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There is no term YM it is YRN Yarn around needle.

It depends on your project. You need the size needle that will give you the stitch width and stitch length called for in the pattern. The pattern calls for a specific gauge, so you'll need to try out different needles, knitting a swatch on each needle size, and counting the number of stitches across and down to match the pattern specification. Does the pattern not give you a needle size? Needles come in either straight or circular in all various sizes as long as you stay within the same brand needle. (Needle brands differ from one to another, so try to stay within only one brand.) So a straight needle size 6 should be the same size as a circular needle size 6 (of the same brand).

However, although it may call for a specific size needle, you will still need to knit some test swatches because knitters usually knit looser or tighter, so one needs to adjust the needle size to accommodate those differences, ie someone who knits tightly may get 8 stitches to an inch, but a loose knitter may get only 6 stitches. But if the pattern says to cast on 48 stitches in for row 1, that means the 8 stitch gauge will yield a project that measures 6 inches wide (48/8=6). But a 6 stitch gauge will yield a project of 8 inches wide (48/6=8). The result would be one project will be 2 inches wider than the other.

But that is only half of the problem as you would still need to measure the number of rows per inch to get the length of the project. If there are more rows to the inch than specified, a garment with say an armhole that may be too small. If there are fewer rows to an inch, the result may be an armhole that is way to big.

Be very careful with your pattern and yarn selection. You will be much more successful if you stick to the number ply and yarn weight specified in the pattern, ie if the pattern calls for 2-ply 2 oz yarn, there may be some particularly difficult issues with substituting a 4-ply 4 oz. yarn. You may end up with a project that will not fit. For instance, you wouldn't want to use a heavier yarn to knit a baby garment. Baby garments usually call for baby yarn which is a specific ply and weight.

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In your knitting instructions there must have been some indication that a stitch had to be marked. Like a piece of contrasting yarn to make the stitch stand out. Now they are referring to that particular stitch.

If you have access to the Internet they have free knitting tutorial on several website good luck

Hi. I have a Bond, too. Even if you get a formula to recalculate the numbers of stitches per inch/cm I would suggest that you do a gauge swatch with the Bond before you start knitting the actual sweater. There is a terrific group of fellow Bond machine enthusiasts and experts here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/incrediblesweatermachineclub/info

They have free patterns, tips, and advice. They have some manuals posted, too. :)