It's not the 3-needle bind off that bothers me. It is the way the "fabric" looks. I have knit 24 rows of garter stitch on both the front and back. Then, to do the 3-needle bind off, the directions say to put the right sides together. I then knit my stitches for the bind off. Would it be better to purl them? Or to end with the front 1 row shorter, or the back 1 row longer, so I can have the garter stitch seam?
Janise
I understood what you meant, and I think your idea of odd rows would probably look better.
sue
Janise, I think I knew what you 'meant'... and I *think* your idea (or should I say idear, as per language discussion, LOL!) of 'odd-rowing' it might look a-OK! JM2C, Noreen
Hi Janise, I'd be inclined to have the last row on both the front and back having the purl bumps on the right side of the work. That way, the 3 needle bind off will impersonate the row between, keeping continuity with the garter stitch as far as possible. I think that is probably what your idea is too. Purling the bind off row won't affect the appearance on the right side.
Mirjam... The shoulders were knit straight. I was following the pattern exactly, for once, and see what happens! LOL I was hoping that I wouldn't have to graft/kitchener the shoulders. By the way, this pattern is in the Fall 2002 Knitter's Magazine, Page 70.
I have swatched, as some of you have suggested, and think that if I end with a wrong side, my 3-needle bind off will probably look correct. But, in the end, I might have to weave/graft/Kitchener as Mirjam suggested.
Thank you all for your help.
Janise
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