I’m knitting a pair of gloves: US 6 circular needles, Rowan Yorkshire Tweed, pattern photocopied from a book called “Hats, Gloves, Scarves”.
This is my first not-a-simple-scarf project.
I’ve just decreased my thumb, and the next instructions are:
Break off yarn, run yarn through remaining stitches, draw up and fasten off. Join thumb seam.
There are 8 stitches remaining on my needle; is it telling me to take out the needle and literally draw a line of yarn through those loops? If so, any suggestions on how to fasten off?
And then, how do I join the thumb seam? I’ve never joined a seam before, but I’m aware of mattress stitch, etc…
Yes, you’re supposed to pull the yarn through those loops and pull it tight like a drawstring. Then you can use that strand to seam the thumb, from the top down, so don’t cut it too short.
awesome! Just one more question then… after drawing up the string, it says to fasten off. How should I do this so that I can still use that tail to join the seams?
I don’t think I’d do anything to fasten it off except to make sure that my first stitch is tight enough to hold it there. I use mattress stitch for just about everything–looks so good. It will leave a ridge on the inside, though. I usually knit mittens in the round to avoid seams, but I can’t think of a seam that would look good on the outside and not leave a ridge on the inside.