[littletreasure]

I am confused about this pattern. I have my stitches on a length of yarn. The next instruction is to fold neck and in half and slip stitch to inside.
How do you slipstitch with live stitches ?
Has anyone done it? and how?

 

[laceluvr]

Perhaps you can watch this video to give you a clue as to how to fold the neckband and slip stitch it (or whip stitch) loosely to join it to the base of the neckline. The stitches sewn off the needle will be your live stitches on your length of yarn. I suggest you watch the entire video as she shows the detailed sewing technique. The video is just over 7 minutes.
Adding a Folded Neckband to Your Hand Knit Sweater

 

[txgigi]

Very helpful information

 

[Nilda muniz]

I am confused about this pattern. I have my stitches on a length of yarn. The next instruction is to fold neck and in half and slip stitch to inside.
How do you slipstitch with live stitches ?
Has anyone done it? and how? View attachment 1403462

Perhaps you can watch this video to give you a clue as to how to fold the neckband and slip stitch it (or whip stitch) loosely to join it to the base of the neckline. The stitches sewn off the needle will be your live stitches on your length of yarn. I suggest you watch the entire video as she shows the detailed sewing technique. The video is just over 7 minutes.
Adding a Folded Neckband to Your Hand Knit Sweater

thank you for sharing this link, easy to understand and will be very helpful to me for next time.

 

[kathleenTC]

She mentions in the video you can bind off the stitches first if that is your preference. I have done it that way - bound off stitches and sewed to the inside of the neck.

 

[littletreasure]

Perhaps you can watch this video to give you a clue as to how to fold the neckband and slip stitch it (or whip stitch) loosely to join it to the base of the neckline. The stitches sewn off the needle will be your live stitches on your length of yarn. I suggest you watch the entire video as she shows the detailed sewing technique. The video is just over 7 minutes.
Adding a Folded Neckband to Your Hand Knit Sweater

Thank you for recommending the video, it was whole new process to me. I've never seen/done it before.

 

[toknitorread]

She mentions in the video you can bind off the stitches first if that is your preference. I have done it that way - bound off stitches and sewed to the inside of the neck.

I thought that, too, but something she said in the video struck a chord. If you sew the live stitches, you control how much give there is in the neckband so it isn't too tight to get over your head. I was surprised she didn't recommend trying the sweater on before sewing the neckband down.

 

[chickkie]

She mentions in the video you can bind off the stitches first if that is your preference. I have done it that way - bound off stitches and sewed to the inside of the neck.

The only difference is that bound off stitches tend to become tight where the live stitches are not. I much prefer to do the live stitches on the outside of the neckline. Makes a pretty edge and is easy to do with a sewn bind off.

 

[Jessica-Jean]

She mentions in the video you can bind off the stitches first if that is your preference. I have done it that way - bound off stitches and sewed to the inside of the neck.

Some people (my son and myself come to mind), regularly cause stitches on industrial t-shirts to pop as the too-tight neck goes over the oversized noggin. That’s why I wouldn’t ever bind off those live stitches.
One of my favourite cotton pullovers - commercially produced - has a neckhole that’s so tight, I feel as though it’s scalping me when I put it on or take it off! Sadly, I can’t figure out a means of altering it without ruining it.

 

[Knitterlyk]

The only difference is that bound off stitches tend to become tight where the live stitches are not. I much prefer to do the live stitches on the outside of the neckline. Makes a pretty edge and is easy to do with a sewn bind off.

That's a great suggestion. I'll be trying that.

 

[lajames56]

Always do this as it makes a much stretchier neckline. Liz