help!can i fix this?or need a new pattern?

[trudi]

lhelp me fix it.
i ma currently knitting wi a mans hoody and it looks HUGE! i have done the ribbing at the bottom and probably 8 inches...can i knit two together and reduce the stitches so it is not as wide?would this work at this stage?it is a pattern for flats and i adapted it and put it on circulars...maybe i didnt take off seam allowance...
i cant find any 8ply mans hooded vests on rav or am i going to have to rip it back and start doing it the way the pattern suggests and then sew it all together...that means i wil be knitting and purling i wanted to just knit..i would be more likely to finish it....please help!!!!!

[Tentacles]

Have you checked your gauge and that you are doing the correct size? Seaming is usually only two stitches per seam so you aybe have 4 extra stitches. How many stitches do you think you need to get rid of? Dec now may well give it a bit f a strange shape unless you are really careful how you go about it. Have you tried it on? I find adult knits always look huge byt they aren't once tried on.

[trudi]

mmm i just tried to measure a 10cm square and there should be 22 stitches over 30 rows ..mmmthere seems to be 14 stitches on the needle and more rows in 10cm ..am i doing it right?am i even measuring it right?

[Petals]

I wouldn't knit two together to decrease the stitches if it's really too big - it will end up looking like a swing top. But try it on him first to make sure it really is too big.