[ABC's Mom]

Finally have all the pieces/parts done for the Madison sweater. The question is the pattern directions say to sew the shoulder seams, put the sleeves in, and sew the sleeve and side seams, then knit the front bands to the fronts of the sweater. Can I put the front bands on before doing all that? The collar is knit last so it seems to me that the seams can wait til the front bands are done. Less bulky to work with doing it that way. Am I wrong??