makinguselessthings:makinguselessthings:Snip snip baby! Stay strong and cut those steeks!Hi everyone
makinguselessthings:makinguselessthings:Snip snip baby! Stay strong and cut those steeks!Hi everyone, just noticed this post has crawled up from the depths to terrorize various knitters.This is a process called Steeking. It is a method for working color work in the round, even when the finished piece calls for it to be open (like a cardigan, or sleeves). You add extra stitches to your work that you will eventually cut open. You reenforce your edges with crocheted edges, or sewn, or what ever. It is always folded over and the raw edges are finished so they do not unravel. This technique is mostly used with 100% wool garments because the yarn holds onto itself so well. But modern knitters use this technique with a lot of different yarn types. This might seem terrifying at first, but as long you understand how a stitch is formed and the construction of a garment, etc, steeking is actually really, really fun! Check youtube for more info and videos. I practiced my first few steeks on swatches. So I felt more confident when I went in to snip my finished piece. -- source link
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