Stitch by stitch, row by row. Ugh! It is time consuming and tedious work.
Just another angle.
Here is the piece, ready to graft!
Here is my cast on row, plus the two knitted rows I thought I needed.
Here is the kitchenering from live stitches in progress.
Fast forward to the blocking. I took out the original graft job and re-worked it with fewer rows to graft on.
This shot is a bit clearer. How about those socks?! And yes, those are my sheep pjs, like 'em?
Here is the finished bottom, you might never know it went through everything it did!
A finished knit for hire