Absolutely. In my patterns I always refer knitters to this tutorial when picking up stitches for armholes as well - makes a huge difference, no puckering of the fabric and the result look very clean and professional.
This was perfect. My neckline on a sweater that took me months to knit with expensive (for me) yarn was jagged and sloppy even after 3X of ripping it out and redoing. I was upset with the finished project... then I found your video. The bottom stitches smoothed the transition to the neckline and all decreases and holes were neatly covered. Thanks to you, I now have my new favorite sweater.😍
That is so wonderful to hear! Thank you for sharing! Those finishing details make a world of difference - sometimes we are so impatient to be done with the project, so we skip those, but they are so worth that extra time and effort in the end!
Hello Kate! Glad it helped. Honestly most of the time I choose both needles and crochet hook size intuitively - if it feels "rigth" in my hands and I like how the stitches are being formed, then it's the right size. But if you need more of a technical approach - just consult the hook size recommendations on the yarn label you are using.
I am now your biggest fan because I too am very fussy about how the end results always look!😅🥰 You are beautiful. Thank you for the fab tutorials. I look forward to seeing more. 🥰
Owww you are my girl my savior i was looking for this weeks. As if you read my mind. I am not good in knitting in round starting from the neck. But then i had this problem how to pick up stitches because neck line is not even due to the decreased stitches THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH❤❤❤❤
Very neat ! In the "traditional" way of picking up stitches, we have to figure out a pick-up ratio (stitches vs rows gauge) in the side of the collar where we have rows and not columns of stitches like in the front or back. With your method, do you make a crochet slip stitch in every rows in the sides or do you skip some stitches to respect your ratio gauge? The sample in your video is in a bulky weight with very few stitches on the sides, and I am curious what it would look like with a thinner yarn.
Thank you for the question! I divide the number of stitches that I need to pick up by two and then evenly space out the crochet slip stitches. But if I see that I need to fill out one hole or pull the stitches closer together, I would do that even if it will result not in the perfect number of picked up sts at the end, because that clean line of crochet slip sts is what creates a neat neckline; the number of sts can always be adjusted later on the first row. Hope that makes sense! Alina
Greetings from France ⚘CONGRATULATIONS 🏆🏆🏆I loved your video tutorial. I fell upon it by chance 🥰🥰🥰. An EXCELLENT tip. The neckband is beautiful and professional looking with the color contrast. Closing gaps was solved too. Thanks for sharing caring and making me smile 😍👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹💗💗💗
Thank you! I would insert the crochet hook inside the live sts and pull the yarn through it, creating the crochet chain. Hope it makes sense - it's easier on the needles/hook than in text :)
Technically you can, of course, but the whole point of the slip sts is to cover the imperfections of the "raw" neckline line. So the second V leg of the slip stitch stays as it is and creates a neat line running along your picked up sts. Hope that answers your question!
This looks so polished! I am not that experienced a sweater knitter (mainly I knit socks) so I will ask whether this technique also works for a V neck neckline (or other shapes, like a scoop neck or boat neck). Thank you!
Can you use this method around top down or bottom up armholes before you Kitchener stitch the two sides together as I always end up with holes at either end that I have to close up
