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Assembly required for the first cardigan jacket!
As you can see the basics are completed and I’ve started on the finishing aspect. The shoulders are seamed, the pockets attached to the inside of the fronts, and the stitches picked up and knit for the pocket bands.
Shoulder seam
Pocket band
Next (and I’m working on it now) is the collar, which is 5 inches/12 cm of k1p1 ribbing. Then picking up and knitting the front bands (and the dreaded buttonholes), setting in the sleeves, and seaming the sleeves and sides.
It almost seems like finishing takes longer than knitting the cardigan itself – and with procrastination, that’s probably true.
A couple of points that I thought I’d mention and that might come in useful if you’re planning to knit your first seamed cardigan:
1. Shoulder seams: Here’s a useful technique for seaming a shoulder invisibly in stockinette stitch
2. Picking up stitches for pocket band: Picking up stitches vertically is a bit different. I found this post to be useful
http://www.arendaholladay.com/2013/07/picking-up-stitches-on-vertical-edge.html
I’m heading to Scandinavia this weekend for a holiday and to escape the heat and rain of Thailand! I’ll also be on the lookout for anything of knitting interest, and will share whatever I find with you here.
Happy knitting!
MikeH
