Black Linen/Cotton Sweater

{Original post of this mostly finished sweater was April 2009}

Instead of a crochet neck band, I improvised a pick up bind off edge.

I couldn't make the single crochet look good at all, so I wore it a few times without a finished neck. (no one noticed but me.)

The black yarn doesn't show the stitches very well, but you can see the smoothness of the bind off stitches along the front neck edge.

Pick up a stitch by inserting the needle into the neck edge and creating a knit stitch. Pick up a second stitch, then pass the first stitch over the second as in a standard bind off. Repeat.

The neck now has a more finished edge and is not quite as stretchy. Pretty slick!

[Tahki Yarns Spring/Summer Collection 2004, Tahki Yarns Willow, 12 skeins]