6 Insert the tapestry needle into the next stitch on the lower needle as if to purl. Leave
the stitch on the needle.
Finishing Techniques
chapter 117 Insert the tapestry needle into the first
stitch on the upper needle again, this time
as if to purl (a); then slip this stitch off the
needle (b).
a b8 Insert the tapestry needle into the next stitch on the upper needle as if to knit. Leave
the stitch on the needle.
9 Repeat steps 5–8 until all the stitches have been completed. Remember: On the lower
needle, the first insertion is as if to purl, the second insertion is as if to knit, and then
the stitch comes off; on the upper needle, the first insertion is as if to knit, the second
insertion is as if to purl, and then the stitch comes off.
Note:A contrast color yarn was used here to sew the seam for illustrative purposes. Be sure to sew your seams
with the yarn used to knit the pieces for your seams.
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