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!
July 13, 2007
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