Sewing knitting together - help!

[catski]

I'm a beginner and have been battling my way through my first project which is a hooded cardigan for my son. There has been much colourful language along the way.

I'm trying to join together the hood part of the cardigan. It's formed by knitted an upside down 'T' shape, and then joining up the sides. I've no idea how to explain this so hope someone knows what I'm talking about! Anyway, I basically have to join together two sides of stocking stitch, except the two pieces don't run in the same direction - ie the stocking stitch of one side runs vertically, and the stocking stitch of the other side runs horizontally. All the webpages I've come up with on google show how to use matress stitch but only where both side are running vertically.

Can anyone explain to me how I should stitch these two sides together (one vertical, the other horizontal), or point me in the direction of a friendly web page which shows me how to do it?

It shouldn't be a problem that the directions are different. Just use a smallish backstitch.

Thanks scienceteacher - I'll give that a go.

Yes you can't use a mattress stitch on that, nice as it is - and quite fiddly I find. Do as science teacher says, it should be fine. Well done on getting this far.
Is your cardigan as colourful as your language?
Have you joined Ravelry yet? It only takes a few days at the moment.
Come to think of it, have you, scienceteacher? We are a friendly bunch on Mumsknitters.

I daren't join ravelry! Will I get as sucked in as with MN? DH is already complaining about my mumsnet habit

Worse, but then you may not need MN quite so much

Thanks DutchOma - actually, the cardigan is quite a muted grey-ie blue colour - perhaps I'm using my language to compensate for it's lack of flair. Current saga is picking up stitches to knit the hood border - I'm afraid I've been using words which would make a sailor blush.

I will check out Ravelry - thanks for the tip.

Tut tut Catski. If you join Ravelry now you will be able to show the cardi off as your first project. Look forward to seeing it.

i can spend days on Ravelry and then I just pop over to MCA or Angel Yarns and add to the stash! Shame on me, I have not not buy any wool for quite some time - ie the rest of my life. I've just got into Instarsia and that seems to need a LOT of wool LOL