I am planning my Feb 12m/12p/12boy already. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/multidirectional-diagonal-scarf
is my plan in Zauberball black/grey/white colours for my Mom for her birthday. I hope to cast on tomorrow.
I have been test knitting a toddler cardigan that I signed up for on the Free Pattern testers on Ravelry. It is knit in the round and steeked up the centre front to make it a cardigan. I have never steeked before, but loved the pattern, so figured I could do it. So, I knit a test swatch, did the crocheted steek as per Eunny Jang, cut the ladders and it totally unravelled about mid way down and then all the way when I pulled it. Thank God I did a test swatch.
I am wondering if anyone has any advice for me about this? I have been hunting on the internet and some sites have me completly confused and others look like what I did exactly. So, I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask my "circle of knitters" as I am at a loss.
Thanks for any help. If you would like to pm me with any suggestions on Ravelry, I would greatly appreciate it. (My name is jaerrt)
Jill
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I've never actually steeked before, but are you using wool or not? I heard if you aren't using a really grabby yarn like wool, you actually have to reinforce your steek with a sewing machine before you try to do it.
Also I heard fair isle stays together better than just normal knitting.
Hi Jill, I have not done these myself, but there is a lot written about the method on Wendy Johnson's site:
http://wendyknits.net/
Type in steeks in her search box and you'll get quite a few results.
Good luck with this; too intimidating for me, but love the look the method produces.
I seem to recall the Yarn Harlot and Grumperina also writing about how to work with steeks.
Hi,
steeking is a technique best used in knitting with wool and best known in Fair Isle knitting or similar, just to have a knitting in the round when dealing with more than one colour/thread.
There are enthusiasts, thoug. Look at the green sweater of EZ, where there is no actual need of steeking - and im my opinion absoulutely no adavantage or sense in it- , but she did it obviously to avoid purling.
If you have questions, drop me pm.
ahhhhhhhh...steeks!!!!!!!
>>>>>>running from the room screaming...........
i am so glad that it is you and NOT me! =D
LOL Adrienne! Thanks for the advice ladies. I kind of feel that way about this weater. If I had known I would have so much trouble, I would have just knit back and forth. There really is no reason to steek this except to avoid purling. I'll check out that website,
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