I went looking for a good pic of how to do a nice seam on the baby surprise sweater shoulders tonight for a student. The garter stitch edge of each side runs in two different directions. This is tricky because it is one of the more unusual seams to have to do. I found a good close picture of the seam in progess on Stephanie Pearl -McPhee's (The yarn Harlot) website.
If you haven't heard of her, do yourself a favor and check out her blog and her books. They are very entertaining and actually have a lot of insight into human nature. Besides, I have found many a good knitting tip on this site. (like how to fix a miss crossed cable when the sweater is finished, seamed and done done done) Of course there is always the one about the fiber stealing squirrel
or the project that didn't want to start. On this last on, I am not enjoying her pain. I just find it comforting that even a very good knitter can have one of those moments when the path from the directions to the hands is not smooth.
A couple of other Notes on the baby surprise seam:
It pays to
1. Check to see if you have folded the sweater right side out. The miter is differerent looking but very subtle. 2. Take time to pin the shoulders together at various points so you will not be trying to fudge in a big bunch of fabric at the end. The two edges stretch out differently.
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