And it looks cute! Got it done in time! Used the knit side as the finished outside.
Easy Bind Edging: This works brilliantly! Especially good for the curved
lines – it does look good from both sides which is nice because on the side ‘tails,
you see both sides. The swatch shows both ways to complete. I used the right side finish, hanging the edge with the purl side facing so the trim would show knit side to knit side.
The neckline: I followed the instructions for ‘Crosswise’, hanging the
neckline stitches and knitting 10 rows of stockinette at garment tension plus
one row at T10, then waste yarn and remove. A 10-stitch strip X 300 rows of
stockinette is then hung on same needles, purl side facing, with the neckline
open sts hung and pulled through the edge. Loose row and chain off. Sewed the
two buttons through both edges to secure the neckline – no need to worry about
buttonholes that wouldn’t work properly anyway!
Seaming: came up with a new method that is just the bee’s knees! Omigosh, impressed the heck out of myself! Joining the side seams, both curved was a challenge to make it look good on both sides. After a couple of attempts, this worked: purl side facing, hang first edge, picking up half of the edge stitch/bar, evenly. Hang second edge, knit side facing (this would be putting wrong sides together) again hanging half edge stitch. Bring needles out and manually knit very loose row (Pull stitch back almost to A position). Carefully chain off! This opens out to make a nice flat join that looks great from purl side as well and adds a nice chain to seam line on knit side that hides the little glitches of the curved edges.
Makes me want to knit the whole thing again in a lighter colour so
someone might notice what a good job I did!
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