Last post, I was talking about cutting the neckline. I did it. This time, it was uneventful.
I didn't suddenly lose pattern stitches and stitches on holders. I just had a big, gaping wound, waiting to be made secure.
See how the stitches don't unravel without some coaxing? They can sit there and do nothing if they're treated gently. Of course, I will be going to stretch them every which way as I stick my big head through the neckhole, so I can't just leave them hanging.
So, I tied a few knots in the strands. Every pair of strands of yarn (because pretty much every row has two colours) got tied together in a double granny knot because I'm not a sailor and that's all I know how to do.
After they've been tied off, they're secure enough to support stitches being picked up, which has happened in the photo above. There's still the neck to knit and then finish, but the scary cutting part is all done.
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