S.O.S.
The front and back of my sweater and blocked and ready to go, so I thought now would be the perfect time to sew the shoulder seams and knit the neckband while I'm waiting for my sleeves to block. The only problem is that I just can't get the shoulder seams to look right.
Normally, stockinette stitch is no problem, but since this sweater's RS is the typically WS-side of stockinette, I can't make a smooth seam. It looks OK, but I know its not right, because all my books and all the instructions I can find online are for seaming the normal side of stockinette.
Does anyone have any pointers? I'm putting this aside and waiting until I can do it right, because I haven't been working on it this long just go get a sweater with bad seams! HELP!
Comments
Molly! Don't despair. One thing you could do is a three needle bind off. It would require picking up the shoulder stitches (so taking out your bind off) and putting them on needles, then doing a three needle bind off (most knitting books will show this). The key will be, once you have live shoulder stitches on needles, you would put the right sides together, so that you will turn it "inside out" and the bind off is inside. If you want to try it but still have questions, email me.
Posted by: Jenny | January 9, 2005 02:59 PM
i'm voting for 3 needle bind off too. stick with it you'll get it the way you want and it will look great!
Posted by: froggy | January 9, 2005 08:42 PM