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Turtleneck Dickey (圍脖式胸襟)

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Turtleneck Dickey I love neck warmer with turtleneck clothes.  However, living in Miami, the chance to wear turtleneck top is very slim.  Don’t get me wrong, we do have “winter-like” temperature for a short period of time.  Because of that, I think dickey is a perfect add on layer for that. When choosing the style of a dickey, I like to have a longer front portion than the back portion.  I know that I can knit a dickey just like knitting a pullover sweater.  In another word, I can knit the front and back portion first, than knit the neck portion last.  However, I was never satisfied the way of my neck finishing.  Recently I decide to do a top down raglan style dickey with shadow wrap short row to present the different length between the front and back portions as well as not cutting the yarn during the knitting process. My first dickey was knitted with Bernat Softee baby yarn and size #6 circular needle for the entire work.  The raglan increase w...