Hello
I’m working without a pattern and have been wondering about keeping a selvedge stitch on the armhole to make seaming easier and neater.
It is a very stretchy, fitted 2 x 2 rib sweater. I would like the edge up the armhole of the body and to the shoulder to be the k2 column, not the p2.
If I do the underarm bind off and armhole shaping right up to a k2 column I think I will lose a stitch of this when I seam the sleeve in. Is that right?
So, should I bind off and shape the armhole up to a single purl stitch instead?
And would it be better/neater/easier to seam if I change this selvedge stitch from purl to knit instead. Therfore ending the row with k2, p2, k3 in order to use the last knit for seaming?
I plan to use mattress stitch when I set in the sleeve whichnis why i tuinknit might be better to cha ge the edge stitch to knit.
I have done the maths for the top myself because I couldn’t find a suitable pattern of what I wanted and I think I’ve done okay so far especially with it being a set in sleeve and yet I’m im stuck on this single stitch!
Thoughts and advice welcome. Thanks.