Part VI: The Collar

Now, slip stitch all the way around until you get to about two chains before the straight button placket starts to turn into the curved collar edge. (Please see next photo. )

Here is Penelope wearing the collar up so you can see where we are talking about. I drew a box around the area:



In the next chain to be worked, make one Half Double Crochet. In the next chain to be worked, make one more Half Double Crochet. This helps smooth the transition from SS to DC. Now you can continue in dc for the rest of the collar area. When you get the end of the collar area (on the opposite side), you will stop the dc, make two Half Double Crochet and the Slip Stitch again around the rest of the edge of the sweater. When you get to the last ss, connect it the first ss (that started this round) with a ss. Cut and tie off. Weave in ends.

Yay! You have just finished the shawl collar of the Shawl-Collared Sweater!

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Hurry! It's the last part...
Part VII: Armholes and Buttonholes

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