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Highgate Complete!

Monday, March 21st, 2005

Dashed were my initial plans to Kitchener the collar together… I think I just got lazy and was in a rush to finish, so I used the three-needle bind off instead. The join of the centre back of the collar to the back piece is a little off centre, but I just left it rather than ripping and re-sewing. I’m surprising myself with how laid back I’m getting about finishing — perfectionism doesn’t live here anymore.

But I love how it fits! It’s soft and fuzzy — mmm, just in time for springtime. Here it is!

Tags: finishing techniques, Highgate, three-needle bind off
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Highgate Collar

Wednesday, March 9th, 2005

So! I’ve finished all the other pieces of Highgate — this is the last one to knit. It’s the collar, knit like a 3×3 ribbed scarf for 66 cm and then seamed together. I chose to do a provisional cast on with a crochet chain so that once I’m finished, I can rip out the crochet chain and graft the top and bottom together seamlessly (hah!).

Provisional cast on with baby yarn. Finish me!

Tags: Highgate, provisional cast on
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