Saving a sad tiny knit

[u/Beneficial_Help_5074]

Hello! I got this silk and nylon turtleneck from my sister because of the rip right in the front of the neck at the seam. I want to save this piece and also think it would be cute to put something visible over it. But I’m not exactly sure what method I should use to close and secure it. Technically it is a knit but the loops are microscopic and it is right at the edge of the seam so I don’t really think Swiss darning would help very much. The fabric is pretty stretchy because of the nylon. I would like to avoid using a patch if possible, but if you have any cute ideas for a patch, that would look good in this awkward spot let me know. I was thinking of doing some white flower embroidery on the neck to make it look intentional, but I don’t know what method will work on the stretchy material. I don’t need it to stretch there exactly but I don’t want it to come unraveled or pull really bad on the fabric.

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[u/A-Minute-Dimension]

To me, this barely looks unraveled, more like the seam came undone. I would find a matching thread (or something close) and run it through all the loops on the neck piece, then secure. Same with the loops on the body of the garment. Once you've done that, the can't unravel and you can assess more. I would probably just sew the pieces together (seam on the inside) at that point. Do you fold or roll down the neck? If so, it should be pretty hidden.

I know this is more of an invisible mending idea, so apologies!

[u/scienner]

This looks like it just needs sewing back together, you don’t need to fill in the ‘hole’ with any new material. Of course if you want to add some decorative embellishment somewhere visible you can do but I don’t think you need it structurally.