16. Draw a line straight down from neck point (11) the front neck depth measurement; connect to point 15, forming a rectangle.
17. Divide line 15-16 by 3 and place dividing marks; do the same for line 11-16.
18. Using a French Curve, draw an even curve from inner third mark on line 15-16 to upper third mark on line 11-16. This is the front neck line.
19. Neckband. Draw half the neckband to the right of the centerline. Square a line from the marked point back to the center line. Measure straight up along center line the depth of the neckband; draw a line parallel to first line, then connect outer edge, forming a rectangle.
I like to join the right shoulder of the sweater after knitting Back and Front, then make the neckband. No matter whether the band is picked up around the neck edge, or knitted first and joined to the neck, it helps to know how many stitches are in the back neck section. I usually mark this amount right on the pattern, as illustrated above. Starting at the right lower edge of the band pattern, measure the full amount of the back neck (5"). Place a dot on lower line. The back neck stitches correspond to the right section. (Remember that this is half a pattern; the front neck is more than half of the band width.)
Return to Step 2, Drawing the Back
Go to Drawing the Sleeve, Step 4
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