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Kyrstellaine
New Pal
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 Posted - 03/09/2012 : 11:04:54 PM
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I'm finishing (or trying to) a cardigan where the collar is knit as part of the fronts, then joined at the back of the neck. The collar is 1x1 twisted rib.
The last time I had a sweater with a similar construction, I tried to use a "normal" seam, but wasn't happy with the way it sat - it seemed to make the collar too wide, because the ribbing didn't flow right. That one was only 9 or 10 stitches wide, so it wasn't too big of a deal, but this one is about 4 inches.
I went looking for instructions on grafting ribbing, but they all assume that the stitches on both pieces flow the same way, and in this case, I'm joining the top of two pieces.
Any suggestions?
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eldergirl
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USA
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Posted - 03/10/2012 : 8:38:14 PM
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Hi Kyrstellaine, and welcome to the forums!
That is a good question, and you are right that a regular seam would be stiff and make the collar join unsightly (IMO).
So grafting is better, and since the stitches meet but are facing opposite to one another, maybe there just has to be a little difference there, I don't know.
Probably someone else here will have a resource for you, but you can look up "grafting" on You Tube, and see what you get!
Good luck on your hunting: I apologize for not having a really good answer, but I wanted to encourage you, and say, we're listening out here!
Anna
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Kyrstellaine
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 03/15/2012 : 8:33:54 PM
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I did end up grafting it, just sort of following the pattern of the row below and figuring it out as I went along. For posterity, here's what I came up with:
Setup - work with the yarn from the top (back) piece (I found it much easier to work holding the two needles front & back, than top and bottom. Top = back, bottom = front.) Pull the yarn through the first (knit) stitch on the front piece purlwise.
* Back: Purlwise & off, Knitwise.
Front: Knitwise & off, Knitwise.
Back: Knitwise & off, Purlwise.
Front: Purlwise & off, Purlwise. *
repeat as needed; each repeat creates one knit and one purl stitch
After I was done, I noticed that my Vogue knitting reference suggests grafting ribbing by grafting all the knit stitches on one side, then turning and grafting the remaining stitches on the other side. I may have to swatch to play with that, for future reference.
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eldergirl
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 7:14:44 PM
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Good for you!
Another flexible join is the "three needle bind-off" which might have worked, but I think it would have been a bit bulky.
Carry on!
Anna
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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 11:13:24 PM
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Hey that is great!
Thankyou for posting that solution. I hope you don't mind if I cut and paste that into my knitting folder so I can find it when I need it.
Marvelous
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