The fact that each square is knit by a different knitter is also something new to consider (ack! gauge!). Five different colours add another dimension to the finishing process.
When asked by the folks at work how I was going to do it, I kept saying, "Not sure yet, but no problem! I'll figure it out!"
A challenge! (grins)
While the squares were blocking, I toured around ravelry and the internet on methods to seam them up.
My first plan was to crochet around the edges of each block to neaten up the sides. This edging would lend easily to crocheting the seams. However, the yarn was not very forgiving (or maybe I'm just not that great at crochet?), so I bailed after a few tries.
Then, I thought I would use mattress stitch. However, I worried the finished seam would not look very neat going from one coloured square to the next. I also was not sure how strong it would be.
I finally found a thread on ravelry that suggested working a three-needle bind off to make the seam. Of course I liked this a lot since it was knitting vs crocheting, and oddly enough I actually like picking up stitches.
I picked up stitches along the bottom edge of row one (on a circ):
I did the same with the top stitches of row two, then proceeded to bind off with three needles with wrong sides together. The tutorials I viewed suggest starting with the working yarn coming from the back needle (for the first stitch). The most important thing to note here is that I used 5 mm needles to pick up 5 x 38 sts along each row edge, but when casting off, I used a 6 mm needle to ensure a stretchy seam. This is working!
It's tidy, it's strong, and the resultant ridge is a nice detail.
I'll keep going!
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