Ick. See how floppy and sloppy that collar looks? Ick ick ick. I can't wait until I get to the point in my knitting skills where I can look at directions in a pattern and think jeez, that sounds like a horrible idea, instead of just blindly following them. The collar is K3, P3, except then the last round they have you K1, P1 all the way around.
Ick. I think this is mainly responsible for the sloppy looking edge, although I also somehow managed to bind off too loosely (which never happens to me). I'm picking that stupid K1P1 row out as we speak, then will try binding off a bit more tightly. Fingers crossed!
Oh and P.S., Costa Rica was beautiful.
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Too bad about having to redo the bindoff, but you will be glad when it looks all done and spiffy.
Can't wait to see it.
I just did a collar, and on the last round, I went down a couple of needle sizes, then did the bind off with the original needle. My collar came out super tidy.
I always hate it when I do a decent knitting job on the rest of the sweater and then get to a pick-up-and-knit collar and completely botch it up. Hope the second attempt is successful!
I hate the pick up and knit collar, it's hard to get it to look decent. I think binding off in the original ribbing is a worth a try, even though it may come out a little less tight than you want it. But maybe it'll look tidier!
The rest of the sweater looks beautiful.
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