First, here is a shot of the side "seam."
To remove it, I first dropped the purl stitch all the way down to the garter rib. (I wasn't going to undo the seam stitch there because it provides a focal point for the decreases.)
Then, using a crochet hook, I laddered the stitch back up -- turning it from a purl stitch to a knit stitch.
Without the seam stitch, the side looks like this:
I liked how that looked better, so before I joined the sleeves and body for the yoke, I undid the seam stitch on the other side as well. Important note: I conducted this experiment before I finished the garter rib on my first sleeve, so I could decide whether or not to add the seam stitch to the sleeve under arm. I wanted the sleeves and body to match, obviously.
I'm almost finished with the whole thing. If not tonight, then tomorrow.
4 comments:
A wonderful post; thanks for taking the time to do this. I have just started my sweater and thankfully, have not quite finished the garter rib yet. After seeing your post, my decision about the "faux seam" is much easier!
I'm anxious to see how it looks as a pullover. I almost decided to do mine as a henley style pullover, so it would still be divided between the cabling, but not below. I only finally decided on the cardigan because of the climate here. I'm sure I'll need to be pulling it on and off so a cardigan is more practical.
Love the color of your yarn.
You know, I was thinking of doing the same thing. I'm glad you experimented with this, because I am rikght behind ya :-)
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