Hi Pene, When I knitted my cardigan the body was all in one, so no seams to sew. Instead of casting off, I placed the shoulder stitches on spare needles. When I was ready to assemble before I could knit the collar, I did a double cast off for the shoulders. In other words, you hold both needles from the back and front shoulders in one hand and cast off two stitches at a time, one from each needle. This gives a nice finish on the shoulder and eliminates the sewing seam. I had also placed the back neck stitches on a needle and instead of picking up stitches I just used the stitches I had saved.
I have about 4 inches of my beret done now and the Knitpick wooden needles are lovely to knit with. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Sun, 1/11/09, pene piip <[email protected]> wrote: From: pene piip <[email protected]> Subject: [lace-chat] Lace Knitting To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 4:33 AM I've been knitting recently also. I like to do something in the evenings which don't strain my eyes. I have 10 balls of Noro Silk Garden which I bought while living in MA, USA, & I liked the stripped scarves that some knitters were making. See http://yarnloopie.blogspot.com/2007/12/noro-striped-scarf.html But I can't wear mohair against my skin, so I've knitted a sideways vest using a pattern from Knitter's magazine (#62). I finished it yesterday, & I now have to sew the shoulders & do something to the edges - probably crochet an edge. This week I will hunt out some buttons. And speaking of shawls, I can't wait to receive Nancy Bush's new book "Knitted Lace of Estonia". Has anyone started something from this book? Well, I better go & do something useful, Pene in Tartu, Estonia, where it is above 0 C degrees today. To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected].
