HOW MANY STITCHES DO I PICK UP? Use this table to help determine how many stitches per row you should pick up along the vertical and curved edges in necklines.
Stitch Gauge
Stitch-to-Row Ratio
7
7 stitches for every 9 rows
6½
7 stitches for every 9 rows
6
6 stitches for every 8 rows
5½
6 stitches for every 8 rows
5
5 stitches for every 7 rows
4½
5 stitches for every 7 rows
4
4 stitches for every 6 rows
3½
4 stitches for every 5 rows
3
3 stitches for every 4 rows
Round Necklines Crewneck Use mattress stitch (page 257) to sew the shoulder seams. Round Neck
With the right side facing and a 16"/40cm circular needle, begin at the left front neck edge. Pick up and knit stitches along the neckline as follows: Pick up one stitch for each bound-off stitch along the horizontal sections, and refer to the table above for the stitch-to-row ratio for vertical and curved sections, adjusting the total number, if necessary, to match the stitch multiple of the stitch pattern of your desired edge treatment. The instructions that follow refer to a K1P1 ribbed neckband worked over an even number of stitches. Join for circular knitting, placing a marker for the beginning of the round.
K1P1 Rib
(worked in the round) Pattern Round (RS): *K1, p1; repeat from the * around. Repeat the pattern round until the neckband measures approximately 1"/2.5cm from the beginning. Bind off loosely in the pattern.
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