Swatch 4 - K1P1 ribbing (with a seam)....again. This time I'm much happier with the result. Although it might look like it's half a stitch off in places, the seam is done bar-for-bar correctly with no fudging to make the ends match.
I found I got the best results by having a knit stitch at each selvedge to be seamed. I knit the strip on the right ending with a k2 to accomplish this and still keep the k1p1 pattern intact across the seam. I'm going to hand this one in, but before I use the seam in an actual garment I would like to do some further experimenting to see if it would work with a tubular cast on and bind off.
Who am I kidding? In actual "real life" knitting (unless there was a really good reason for a seam) I would most likely convert the pattern to knitting the garment in one piece to avoid the seam altogether!
whew! it looks great to me!! not for the first time do I wish we lived closer to each other so I could hang with you and acquire some of those knitting skillz.... Hah...
ReplyDeleteLooks terrific.
ReplyDeleteEh, the best kind of seam .. a non-seam.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that! Your seam looks great though! I'm getting ready to go pull the pins out of my swatches - wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteYup, I agree with you!! Whenever I can, I knit in the round!!! But, it looks great!!
ReplyDeletespeaking of which..I wish my seams in the rounds were better..any hints?
ReplyDeleteI don't understand PJ, when you are knitting in the round there are no seams.
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