Whew, it was touch and go there for a while, but Sunrise pulled through. The hump appears to be a thing of the past. Sunrise is recovering nicely.Â
Ideally I should have taken the extra fabric out as follows, but it would have meant a LOT more work:
Instead, I took the extra length from the top along the basting line.
From the inside:
I dismantled the I-cord, machine stitched along the basting line, and trimmed off the excess. I then picked up sts, re-knit the I-cord and tacked down the cut edge. After that, I grafted the facing back onto the I-cord.Â
I wouldn’t recommend doing it this way if you can avoid it! I have a couple of things in my favor:
- I know how to sew
- It does not bother me in the least to cut knitting
- I do not mind grafting, Kitchener — whatever you want to call it — in any of its forms
Most people do not like to cut OR graft. What I would have done differently is to shape the back neck as I was knitting the garment. That’s where the designer comes in. And as I said before, I am not faulting her. She designed an incredibly unique and fun project. You often don’t know what the fit issues will be until after the garment is constructed.
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Well, congrats on finding a solution that worked for you. And so neatly, too. You’d never know there was surgery involved. Brilliant!
Comment by Karen B. — July 22, 2006 @ 2:29 pm