I am working on the Lady Love Vest–lovely pattern with very concise directions. Half way up the front, instructions say to knit back and forth on the 5 front band stitches only. Seems to me this will leave a gap–tried it on a swatch and indeed it did. I think it is meant to curve the band in prior to beginning dec for neck. Just curious as to whether this is a common strategy.
Also, when I added pockets to the pattern, I I think I should have knit the lining in from the WS, as I ended up with 2 K rows in the garter band.