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I've posted an image of a sweater from the Eddie Bauer website. The knit stitches seem to flair outward toward the top of the color, while the purl ribs seem to taper. Is this accomplished by purling each pair of purls together a row or two before the end? Also, looking at the sweater in the store (I would have bought one but they didn't have my size), I got the impression that somehow the binding off was done in two directions, with the left knit stitch of each pair being bound off over the stitch to the left and the right stitch being bound off over the stitch to the right, helping to create the flair. Does this make sense? If this is what's happening, can it be done by hand, or does it require machine knitting?

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Harlan Messinger
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No, this is actually due to the type of cast on used. These are machine done, and is a typical look.

However, the same look is obtained by using an invisible method of casting on...you are looking at a cast-on edge, not a cast off.

Harlan Mess> At

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I've posted an image of a> sweater from the Eddie Bauer website. The knit stitches seem to flair> outward toward the top of the color, while the purl ribs seem to taper.> Is this accomplished by purling each pair of purls together a row or two> before the end?>

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tonsilhockey

For a top down hand knit sweater, this would be done by decreasing the size of needles, say from 7 to 4 in a gradual way. For a finishing of the sweater, the reverse is true. This allows for more stretch in the neckline.

Susan Carey

Harlan Mess> At

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I've posted an image of a> sweater from the Eddie Bauer website. The knit stitches seem to flair> outward toward the top of the color, while the purl ribs seem to taper.> Is this accomplished by purling each pair of purls together a row or two> before the end?>

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Susan Carey

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