An annoyance with most knitting patterns is they can be a bit light on sharing how to finish a project. Sure it is easy enough to prepare all the pieces, but when it comes to putting the pieces together most patterns say something like: "Bind off leaving a XX length tail. Use this tail to sew together with the right sides facing." Recently the Yarn Harlot had a rather lengthy post about the amount of detail a pattern designer needs to actually put in a pattern. Click here to see about this in a rather strangely named post, Shades of Grey . She then goes on the next day to talk about how recipe books and knitting patterns are pretty similar. Both require a certain basic knowledge; for example, a cook needs to know the difference between saute, simmer, and fry, etc. in order to use a cookbook. Perhaps it is appropriate to expect the same type of basic knowledge from knitters as well. The first time you attempt to sew a finished piece tog...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.