[Nfb-krafters-korner] stitch for sewing knitted items

[walhoframona at gmail.com]

Berneice, I like the overcast stitch for sweater seams. I use the same yarn that I used to make the sweater and a yarn sewing needle. Keep the stitches close together and close to the edge of the knitted pieces. Then they lay flat and look good. Clearly, there are different preferences. No absolute rights or wrongs. 
Ramona

On Dec 14, 2016 5:09 AM, Lighthouse via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi krafters, 
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> Could someone describe what stitch is best for sewing together knitted items 
> like a sweater?  In the past, I have done kind of a whip stitch which would 
> over cast the two edges together, but I don't think it is probably the best. 
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> Thanks for the info, 
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> Bernice and the sweet Octane. 
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