Hello
I’m not sure how to proceed or fix this neck edge I have.
The neck edge is 5 stitches of stockinette worked along with the front of the sweater. Then at the shoulder bind off the 5 stitches are continued for 8cm and this band is supposed to be sewn to the back neck.
I understand this in principle but I’m struggling with the practicality of it.
It’s fingeing yarn on 3mm needles, a thin band of only 5 sts and quite loose knit. I don’t know how to sew it down neatly, it’s all bit small and loose.
Initially I thought something like a sort of duplicate stitch flat seam could join the band on especially as the neck band is only 5 stitches wide, there arent enough stitches there to lose a stitch in seaming.
Would it be better to rip back tot the shoulder seam and increase the neckband by 1 stitch so that this stitch can be used in seaming across th back?
Or any other ideas?