Dear Anne
I have a question for you. Whether you are knitting a ‘V’ neck or a round neck, we are often told to shape by tension. You have to decrease the stitch size as you work towards the fold line, knit the fold line at MT+1, +2 or even +3 and then increase the tension for the other half of the band. But, if you think about it, you know that a neckband ought to pull in the neck opening slightly. So when I come to the fold line, I knit at least one whole stitch size tighter at MT-1, not looser at MT+1. Surely it makes sense doesn’t it? A permanently tight fold line? Once the neckband is sewn in place, I thread a nylon cord through it and pull rather tightly. Again, it pulls the neckband in, to sit nicely around the neck. I steam it lightly and it stays pulled in. I take the cord out when the garment is quite dry. As I said, it’s just a thought! Kind regards, Phyllis
