Another Knitting Question

I've finished the back piece of the baby sweater and have been working on the left front.



I have a relatively easy question this time, though I think I'll be needing help again in a few days when I start the sleeves....

I've worked the left front up to the armhole and cast off stitches there as instructed. I have a few more pattern repeats to go to reach 3" from there. Then I will start the neck edge by casting off stitches in one row (ok, that's straightforward), then "decrease 1 stitch at neck edge on next and following alt rows until there are 11 stitches." Here's the question - is there some reason I can't just cast off those additional stitches (one per row) rather than doing a k2tog or p2tog or something? Does it matter because I'll be reversing the shaping for the right front? Does my question even make sense? *GRIN*

Sherbet Scarf

I finished this one a few weeks ago. I had a lot of fun deciding how to vary the colors. I call it my "sherbet" scarf, because it reminds me of rainbow sherbet (duh! :D).

Yarn:	Caron Simply Soft Brites
Colors:	Lemonade, Limelight, Melon, Watermelon
Pattern:	'Faggoted' Rib
Gauge:	14 st on size 11 needles
Size:	3" x 70" (240 rows)

Knitting Pattern Question

I am working on this baby sweater. It is done in a check pattern that goes over (a multiple of 6 plus 3). I've got the back done up to the point where I'm supposed to decrease for the armholes, and I'm confused about how to maintain the pattern, since they are telling me to cast off 7 stitches at the start of the next two rows. This will leave me with stitches not equal to  (a multiple of 6 plus 3). Since the check pattern includes yarn overs and k2tog etc., it doesn't seem to just be a matter of starting/ending partway through a repeat.

Help! Can someone help! :D

Flames Scarf

This is a quick, fun scarf I did one weekend in December (or was it November?). It's very very very soft. *grin*

Yarn 1:	Moda Dea Wild! - Flames
Yarn 2:	Caron Simply Soft - Black
Pattern:	One Stitch Rib
Gauge:	16 st on size 13 needles
Size:	3.5" x 60"

p.s. Can I just say how much I love Moda Dea yarns? I have way too many skeins that are not earmarked for projects - I just can't resist buying them when they're on sale at Michael's. Soft, squishy, fun!

Diagonal Scarf/Wrap

This is a scarf/wrap that I knit for my aunt, who is battling ovarian cancer. It's a little hard to see the color changes in the photos, but the scarf was knit on the bias, so the stripes are on the diagonal. The large needles give it a very airy feeling, which combines nicely with the mohair.

Yarn:	Fusion by Reynolds
Color:	Teal/Green
Pattern:	Diagonal Scarf by Reynolds (82189) - adapted
Gauge:	36 stitches on size 17 needles
Size:	12" x 60" (I think - I forgot to measure it before mailing)