seaming shoulders and picking stitches for neckline

[jennylozano]

I am pretty sure this question must has been asked before, but so far I haven't found a thread that can help me.
OK, here is the problem: I just finished knitting my country jacket (pattern by Lion Brand) and am ready to start seaming. The thing is I cannot tell were to stop the shoulders' seaming because there is the shoulder "line" and then a higher row of stitches before the button band. I know it is hard to visualize but if anyone has a clue and would like to tell me where to stop the shoulder seaming, I will appreciate it!! I have been consulting my knitting books but none of them seem to have the answer

[Jan in CA]

Not sure what you mean exactly... Is the back and across the shoulders all one horizontal row of knitting? Does the pattern say how many stitches?

Do you have a link to the pattern?

[suzeeq]

It's this one I bet... http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/...tml?noImages=0 You should be able to tell how far to make the seam, there's neck shaping on the front, so it should curve away from the shoulder. Pin the front shoulders to the back ones, lining up the armhole edges. Where your front runs out and begins to curve for the neck, that's the end of the seam.

[jennylozano]

suzee, yes that is the one. I figured it out last night and did exactly what you are saying and it worked I have completed the collar and now this thing is looking like a jacket But now comes the SCARY part, after all it is already Halloween..... sewing in the sleeves I put everything down in my counter top and noticed that the armholes are somewhat larger than the edge of the sleeves I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope this is normal and it is just as it should be!! I will try to start seaming tomorrow...

[suzeeq]

I think it may be normal, I haven't done set in sleeves in a very long time, if I ever did them. But in sewing I know that you have to `ease' the sleeves into the armholes so they don't pucker the armhole edge, so I imagine it's the same with knitting.