I am not sure if I did everything correctly, but the most important thing is I got a slanting shoulder without rugged steps:
I left the shoulder stitches on holders because I would like to try the 3-needle bind-off as well. Besides the Knitty article, I also found this video from Knitting At KNoon Designs very useful.
erin asked if the Itty Bitty Bears were difficult to knit and sew up. Well, I have never found myself more like Edward Scissorhands than when knitting these bears! Imagine all the dpns with at most 5 stitches on them! The most challenging thing is knitting the "[k1f&b]2 times, k1 all in same st" ... I cheated and employed the help of a steel crochet hook! For sewing up, there are only 2 places to sew up and the rest is just weaving in the long tails of the limbs. But ... yes, it's been fun working on this distraction.
4 comments:
Thanks for the crochet hook tip. I read the pattern last nite and may just attempt one of these.
Short rows for shoulder shaping and a three-needle bind off is *the way to go*! Some knitters will try to tell you that it's not as sturdy, or not as reliable, but that's a bunch of phooey. It is fantastic, it is easy, and the results are beautiful. Congratulations!
Agnes, thanks for the short row shoulder shaping video. Need to try the method one of these days. I also love to do the 3 needle bind-off, it comes out neatly for me.
Hey, if you are also going to do the sleeves top down and using short rows for the cap, I would be very interested in your technique. Great job on the armhole shaping.
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