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lwood in advanced_knit

I Have Steeked: What about the Shag?

Feb 12, 2008 09:15

Last night, I steeked the front out of my first cardigan--it was scary but lo, everyone was right and my sweater did not turn into a pile of lint ( Read more... )

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kauricat February 12 2008, 18:47:57 UTC

Are you meant to pick up your stitches from the other side, so when you fold the collar back it hides the "fringe?" I've never steeked before, so I really don't know, but that might work.

neko_san February 12 2008, 19:08:31 UTC

I take a thin yarn and carefully do two slanted rows of overcast stitch, one in each direction to make a nice series of XXXXs, to attach the "fringe" to the floats on the inside. Lemme dig for a pic...

neko_san February 12 2008, 19:11:20 UTC

Okay. Clicky on these to go to flickr and see bigger pics:

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lwood February 13 2008, 19:00:57 UTC

That's a good possibility, especially as I can farm that out--I detest hand sewing, but my best friend quite likes it.

I keep her in socks, which she actually enjoys darning.

It works out.

Thanks for the pictures!

-- Lorrie

faeryl February 12 2008, 19:22:09 UTC

Yaay - congrats on the steeking! ;-)

lwood February 13 2008, 19:01:06 UTC

Thanks!

laurenpburka February 12 2008, 20:47:38 UTC

I've never steeked (too sensitive to wear wool, and no point in steeking with acrylic), but I've read that a row of single crochet makes a nice finish, just like the overcast stitch recommended by someone else.

lwood February 13 2008, 19:02:17 UTC

I'm not sure how that would work...

*carefully removes the Fiber Snob hat*

Why would there be no point steeking with acrylic? Steeking is how one puts new holes in cloth, and would seem to me to be fairly fiber-agnostic. Please explain?

-- Lorrie

tashabear February 14 2008, 04:38:08 UTC

Steeking works because wool clings to itself. You want that edge to felt a wee bit, to keep it from unraveling.

Acrylic, on the other hand, has none of wool's lovely properties, and therefore is less advisable for steeking.

belle_marmotte February 12 2008, 20:55:34 UTC

I've also seen such seams bound with a strip of knitted fabric. But I think the suggestion of a 'whip stitch' to catch the ends is probably easier.

Though I have to say, as a British Knitter your title had me in fits of giggles. I know steeking is stressful, but had no idea that *nookie* was compulsory afterwards!! ;)

kepharel February 12 2008, 21:09:17 UTC

Dude, post-steeking nookie should ABSOLUTELY be compulsory. ;)

(I'm American and I had the same reaction to the title!)

desdemona February 12 2008, 21:30:49 UTC

Hey, I'm german and even I laughed ;-) I guess "Whatever takes the edge off, ey" (yeah yeah, I know...)

silverlightstar February 13 2008, 18:55:56 UTC

If it's not broke, don't fix it. ;)

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