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love this! I will likely sew the gathered side somehow so that it stays wonderfully shirred on the one side and does not slide down. Very wonderful in feel and fashion fun.

YIKES! I am NOT a knit-in-the-round kind of girl so whenever I attempt, it’s a slow go with lots of questions.

NOTES ABOUT KNITTING IN THE ROUND:

• Place those markers even if they seem annoying.
• Too long a round needle stretches the work; a shorter round needle allows the stitches to slide right along quickly.

NOTES ABOUT THE PATTERN:

• The pattern goes between rounds and rows. Rounds, you knit around, rows, you knit forward, turn work, then purl back.
• The neck opening is at the opposite side of the side shaping and bottom slit.
• The “bind off one stitch” begins the neck opening.
• Through the neck-opening rows, you are shaping on either side of the marker that is at the neck opening. Make sure you are not at the opposite marker. Thanks to Nashville Knippie for this great tip!
• Work the side shaping AT THE SAME TIME as you are working the neck opening.
• The schematic shows working in the round with a dotted line and working back and forth with a solid line.

MY ‘DRAPEY’ :

• I did need one extra ball of yarn more than what the pattern called for. I also needed to use 1 size larger needle than recommended for gauge. (I always buy a ball or two extra.)

• I used the long tail cast on for a durable edge as there is draping of the ribbing in wearing and I did NOT bind off the ribbing loosely rather bound off with the same size 7 needle I knitted the piece in. Again, there is a nice firm edge.