[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Edge for knit throw
slery
slerythema at gmail.com
Mon Oct 13 06:45:30 UTC 2025
The seed stitch should "stay" as well as the garter and I personally
like the look better, especially with it already on the sides.
Cindy
On 10/10/2025 4:43 PM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
> I’d welcome some opinions.
>
> I’m knitting a throw, which will be rectangular. I’m knitting the top
> bit in a wavy pattern, which is Feather and Fan on a stockinette
> base. Someone here posted it as part of a pattern, and it’s nice.
> I’ll probably put it on the bottom edge, too.
>
> I’ve made the sides of the throw in seed stitch for 6 stitches. I’m
> debating making the top edge in garter stitch for maybe 3 inches, or
> sticking with seed stitch for 6 rows. I’m thinking a bit of garter
> might make the top stay better where a person puts it, say, if she
> wants to sit with it pulled up around her shoulders or something like
> that.
>
> I have a shawl like that, and the garter does make it stay put, but it
> has maybe 12 inches of garter, and I don’t want more than say 3.
>
> What do you knitters think?
>
> Tracy
>
>
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