Its shallowness and a noticeable length characterize boatneck. It only opens the neck, and, depending on the length, the shoulders. Its shape, depending on design, resembles a shape of a gap or ellipse and differs from the form of a circle as a regular crew-neck has. To finish this type of the neck, we pick up stitches with circular needles and knit the neckband in rounds. The neckband lays flat in that case. When the shape of the neckline approaches the shape of an ellipse or gap, the usual “round” neckband will not work here. It will not be able to flatten, and it sticks out.

The neckband of the boatneck in the shape of a gap needs a completely different finishing, but if your neckline resembles the shape of an ellipse, you should make a neckband which reflects the ellipse shape. Pick up stitches for your neckband with a circular needle and knit in rounds, working single decreases in every round. Decreases should be leaned towards the back (see pictures below). The decreases shape darts, forcing your boatneck band lay flat when finished.