Yesterday while my friends came over for knitting and lunch, I managed to pick up the red Kyler's Kardigan and work on my variation. You'll remember that I'm not following the pattern as written. I've decided to make the pouch more like the Wallaby pouch. For a refresher of what I did, check THIS POST.
When we last saw our intrepid Kyler's Kardigan, the front pockets had been fused to the bottom of the sweater. There was an opening on the button band side that I promised to close when I picked up the button band. So here goes the pic-tutorial.
When I picked up the sts for the button band (or in this case the zipper band), I used my crochet hook to ensure I went through a) the pouch and b) the body of the sweater.
Can you see that I've now connected the body of the sweater (top of picture) to the pouch (bottom of sweater)? It's perfectly closed.
I knit the 2 rows of garter stitch and am ready to bind off. On the right side of the sweater I did the bind off knit-wise to give the final bump on the public side of the sweater which fit in nicely with the garter stitch rib.
Voila! the button bands are done and the pockets are beautifully fused together. Oh me. Oh my. I kinda like my Kyler's Kardigan.
Yea! you are one smart knitting cookie there! can't wait to clear some things to try it myself!
Posted by: cathy | Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 14:47
I can't even follow this. It is so complicated! I'm awed by your expertise.
Posted by: Caffeine Girl | Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 13:32
You are GOOD!!! It looks great!
Posted by: Lynn | Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 09:00