Goodbye Seed Stitch

I really didn't like the seed stitch edging on the Fluttersleeve cardi I've been working on.  Normally, I don't have a problem with the stitch, but with the nubby yarn I was using, it just looked lumpy and messy.  Unfortunately, I didn't decide it was untenable until I had nearly finished the back.  I hated to rip it all out, because I was liking the piece otherwise, and knowing me, I would have never gotten around to restarting it.

So, away the seed stitch went:

I reknitted the bottom edge in a K2P1 rib and grafted it onto the bottom.

And, voilà!

A new ribbed edge.  Much better.

OK, what I'm not showing you is that I knitted the band about 8 stitches short (yet another dumb mistake), so I guess I'll have to knit another little section and graft and seam it in.  Sheesh.

Comments

[Lin]

Thats clever! I must keep that technique in mind, it looks a bit scarey with the scissors though!

[Nora]

My heart just stopped!