How to pick up stitches for a neckline

Picking up stitches for a neckline is demonstrated using my Silver Birch sweater. This sweater has a fold-over neckline that is picked up from the bound off neckline. The pattern for this sweater will come out sometime in 2022. Sign up for my newsletter at the link below to make sure you don’t miss the release!

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[countrysunshine]

What a great video! I hate to tell you how many decades I've been knitting, and how many garments and items I've made, and still I find occasionally I have to go back and look something up to see if I've been doing it correctly, or the simplest way possible. This is one of those times, and your instructions are the best I've run across. Thanks SO much! Norma B.

[thk]

This the video that all profesional knitters hide from us. Than you❤❤❤❤

[phillipharrelson]

Thank you! I have been picking up wrong and not really knowing what I am doing. Your instruction is great❤

[sagasandstars]

I hate picking up stitches, and have done mostly raglan sweaters because of it. But this year I’m trying to stitch my repertoire, so I’m grateful that you have such easy to understand instructions! Thank you!

[brucelapointe]

Thank you for your video on picking up stitches at a neckline. It’s the most clear video I have watched. I am a beginner and have subscribed to your videos. I think you will be my best teacher.

[rejoicing]

I've rarely seen instructions on the rate of how many stitches to pick up around the neck. It's usually "pick up and knit __ right front sts, then __ right shoulder sts...etc for a total of __sts". No wonder some of my necks are a bit wonky. I have seen the rate for a buttonband. Thank you! I'm swatching away trying to match gauge so I can make your Blizzard or Ruska from my stash....

[HosannaRider]

I'm knitting my forst onesie this week and will have to pick up stitches for the first time. Thank you for so clearly showing and explaining the steps 🥰

[donnaanderson]

Such a great explanation! I saved this to my Knit/Crochet playlist. Thanks for the easy to understand video.

[deannaross]

Thanks for passing along your technique to everyone!! 💟

[melissaaldenhoven]

Fantastic! No faffing around. Totally agree with comment below as a veteran knitter. Thank you.

[deelonnevik]

Many thanks for this video! It is so helpful to see a variety of areas with different stitches/rows. this is a keeper video for sure !

[lindasemporium]

Thank you for showing us this! I’m definitely saving it in my to watch later videos. We also listen to super simple songs 😆 I immediately picked the song up because we play it at least once every day it seems.

[cherylsutherland]

Thankyou Jessica,
A great tutorial, so helpful & very appreciated, your sweater looks beautiful ( for what i could see)
❤ from Australia 🇭🇲

[sharonbrocker]

Beautiful sweater. Would love to have a copy of the pattern.

[margaretmartin]

Thank you, Jessica. This was really helpful. It's something I hate doing. :D

[lolainma]

Thank you .. I’m feeling less scared now!! 😅

[cherylsutherland]

A copy of the pattern for your sweater would be wonderful
❤ from Australia 🇭🇲

[thomasstambaugh]

Great video. I do have a question about your starting point on the back, though. It looks as though you worked with the wrong side facing, and I think this puts a row of stitches on the outside of the neckband. I've always worked with the right side facing, so that the resulting line of picked-up stitches ends up on the inside of the neckband. It may not matter, and I may be incorrect about this -- I just wanted to mention it.

[lsherry]

I don’t suppose there is a a way to do cables on top down design?

[danalear]

How did you decide on 2:3 rather than 3:4 or a rate based on your actual gauge?