I was asked to post some examples of using pretty elastics on knit clothing, so here goes:

For the first top--the blue tie-dyed one--I used picot-edged lingerie elastic at the collar. To do this, I serged the edge of the collar, and folded the serged edge over to the inside. I then attached the elastic from the inside with a narrow zigzag stitch, positioning it so that only the pretty picot edge shows on the outside. For this sort of application, you do NOT stretch the elastic as you apply it. I also serged some of the picot elastic to the wrist edges, and folded it up inside the hem. This is not strictly necessary, but, if you are like me and tend to push up the sleeves of your shirts, this keeps them from getting all stretched out and sliding back down.



On the pink top, I used some pink glitter elastic, and I just applied it over the top of the raw edge of the neckline, using a narrow zigzag stitch. I didn't use any elastic in the sleeve hems, but I did use a little in the shoulder seams to stabilize them.



The front of the dress turns into ties that wrap around and tie in the back. I bound the whole deal in navy blue fold-over elastic. I also bound the edges of the sleeves with the same.





All the elastics came from Kathy's lace and elastic co-op.