This was my 2nd try with the Brother Home Knitting Vol. 1 pattern. This time, I used Lady’s Small size all the way. The garment fit well.

Fair Isle pattern used was # 75 from the Brother Stitch World book.

Tension used for this yarn on the standard Brother KH-965: T/5 for hem & neckline, T/6 for stockinette stitch (main body & sleeves), T/8 for Fair Isle pattern.

I came up with this hem/edges when I got irritated from rolling hem with several garments. I even tried to crochet the hem/edges and it helped some but still won’t lay flat. The neckline derived from this same technique, only wider.

So, here’s how the hem/edges & neckline were done.

For hem & edges:

• Use 1 whole number less for tension (on carriage) than the garment’s body.
• Crochet chain cast-on the amount of required needles.
• Knit 3 rows.
• Turn the fabric with garter bar, stich holders or whichever method you prefer.
• Continue the garment as plan. Don’t forget to reset tension dial to desired setting.

For the neckline:
- When the front & back pieces are completed, seam 1 shoulder only. Then, hang the neckline stitches back on the machine with right side facing out.
Note: I put the needles on hold as I shaped the neckline. Then, knitted it off with waste yarn. This made it easy to rehang the stitches.

• Use 1 whole number less for tension (on carriage) than the garment’s body.
• Knit 6 rows.
• Turn the fabric.
• Knit 2 more rows. If this is a regular round neckline, use a smaller tension than previous for these 2 rows. It will help to cup in the neckline. On this garment, I used a boat neckline and used the same tension as the previous 6 rows (T/5).
• Crochet chain bind-off. I used “around-the-peg” bind-off technique so the crochet chains are facing on the right side of the garment.