I've never done a neckband in this way. It's knit in a garter rib for 18 rows. Then you use a much smaller needle (I used US1) to pick up stitches from the base of the neckband and do a 3 needle bind off.
I'm tempted to graft the underarm stitches and block this puppy before knitting the button bands because I'm not sure I like the neckband. It looks a little thick but it might just need a good blocking. I know the cables will look a lot better!
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I'd be tempted to block it too if you aren't sure. I really like how it looks, tho, in it's unblocked state.
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What a lovely sweater pattern. I'm not too sure about the neck either. It doesn't seem to go with the rest of the sweater somehow.
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