Sewing Up, Blocking, and Finishing

JOIN FRONT AND BACK SHOULDER SEAMS USING KITCHENER STITCH

Kitchener Stitch is a technique for seamlessly joining together "live stitches", those that are still on the needle, with a strong stitch that imitates knitting.  

 
RIGHT SHOULDER

Arrange tunic so that the front is facing you.  Slip the 10 back right shoulder stitches from the holder onto one spare needle. Slip the 10 front right shoulder stitches from the circular needle onto the other spare needle.

1.  Hold the needles parallel, so that the stitches on the front needle come from the front body, and the stitches on the back needle come from the back body.  The yarn is coming from the first stitch on the back needle.

2. Thread the tail yarn onto a tapestry needle.

3.  Draw the tapestry needle through the first stitch on the front needle, as if to purl.  Leave the stitch on the knitting needle.

4.  Draw the tapestry needle through the first stitch on the back needle, as if to knit.  Leave the stitch on the knitting needle.

5. Front Needle
a. Draw the tapestry needle through the first stitch on the front needle as if to knit.  Slip the stitch off the knitting needle.

b. Draw the tapestry needle through the following stitch on the front needle as if to purl and leave it on the knitting needle.

6.  Back Needle
a. Draw the tapestry needle through the first stitch on the back needle as if to purl.  Slip the stitch off the knitting needle.

b. Draw the tapestry needle through the following stitch on the back needle as if to knit and leave it on the knitting needle.

Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for remaining stitches.

Draw the yarn through the last stitch to secure it, then weave in the tails.

LEFT SHOULDER

Rearrange the tunic so that the back is facing you.  Slip the 10 back left shoulder stitches from the holder onto one spare needle. Slip the 10 front left shoulder stitches from the circular needle onto the other spare needle.

This time, as you hold the needles parallel, the stitches on the front needle come from the back body, and the stitches on the back needle come from the front body.  The yarn is coming from the first stitch on the back needle.

Work all steps of Kitchener Stitch as you did for the right shoulder.  

 
FINISHING AND BLOCKING 

Weave in all your tails, then lightly block the tunic to even out fabric.  Enjoy!

Comments

[Zaz]

hello, this is a very interestig tunic. i am french and i do have trouble reading a whole pattern without a drawing of how it works. in france all of the magazines would have a pattern which clears it up in the head, and after that you just go on with whatever easily, having gotten the "big picture". i'd really like to understand, maybe you can send me a silly sketch and i can do it in photoshop or something, don't know yet?!
let's keep in touch, i have tons of questions for starting a knitting business and i am confused as to the options and how to calculate the cost of an item, i will explain later why...
hope to hear from you soon!!!

Zaz

[Leah]

Great design, and I love the name. ;) I'll have to see if I have enough fingering weight yarn to make one for myself.

[Stella Stenson]

Trying to find George Czeck. My e-mail address is stellastenson@yahoo.com

[purl bee]

Stella, I let George know that you're looking for him. --Joelle

[Stella Stenson]

Thank you!

[Lynnea]

Love this style, I saw something like it recently and was looking for a pattern when I stumbled across your site. I think I will make this is a couple of weeks!

[Bairbre]

Hi - I'm working on this at the moment and am now doing the armhole. According to your pattern it's only 5.5 inches in depth which seems very shallow. Is this correct?
Apart from that, it's a lovely pattern - very easy to follow.

B

[purl bee]

Hi Bairbre,
It is correct, however Leah is very tiny and the pattern is made to her measurements. If you find the armhole depth is too shallow for you you can lengthen it by knitting for longer before finishing up the shoulders. Hope this helps!

[Beckydjd]

I am so Happy I found this pattern! I LOVE it! Going to start tonight! Thank you SO much!