Sequential Problems…
I’ve hit snags…
First I tried the Kitchner Stitch (using Nancie Wiseman’s finishing techniques book) about 7-8 times without sucess. It looked horribly, awfully messy. I did thank heavens the straps were only 6 sts wide! So, after that frustration I went to SnB last night and got all the ends from the stripes woven in - yeah! So, today I take the tank to the LYS knitting tea and hope someone can help me. Well, the concensus was to just do the 3-needle BO. So, that is what I did and it looks nice and it was quick so I started doing the crochet edging.
*sigh*
Not good!
*sigh*
The above book said one row of single crochet doesn’t keep stockinette stitch from curling and I liked the look of two rows. So, I did one row around the armholes and continued around again. It was *really* thick/bulky and didn’t look very nice. Firstly, I think I need to go up a hook size. I started with the size recommended on the label. But, I did have to go up a needle size for the body. Also, the book says to chain a stitch and reverse the work - what about when you’re working in the round like around an armhole or the neckline? Do you still chain and reverse? Is that perhaps why I didn’t think my edging looked like that in the book? I’m half temped to do some of it around the armholes in the contrasting blue and then tear it out again just so I can compare the look to that in the book.
Any words of wisdom(or URLS) out there for me???
****EDIT****
After looking in Stephanie’s Vogue Knitting book that she lent me for the week I believe I had done a slip stitch border instead of a single crochet. So, source of problem is figured out, I just have to figure out how to actually do the proper single crochet, LOL! Stephanie, if you’re out there reading this - thank you, thank you for lending me your book for the week!!!
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