03/09/2006
my very first steek!
Woohoo! Yesterday I finally finished knitting the main part of the Deep V Argyle Vest. I searched through my stash to find a good yarn for steeking, settling on some Rowan Kid Classic, which is wool and mohair and very fuzzy. The color was a bit too close to the green in the vest itself, but I don't think I messed up and cut any of the crochet part by accident when it came time for that. I think my only issue is that I cut the BO row but hadn't maybe steeked it, so a little was coming unravelled...I'm not super worried, I'll sew that sort of thing down when I sew the steeks down.
At left, the sweater pre-steeking, and at right, mid-steeking (with an arrow at the pretty crochet stitches). So now, all the cutting is done, and I just have to do the ribbing around the neck and armholes. Oh and the blocking. Oh and sewing down the steeks. Bleh! I was so psyched for being DONE, and doing all that ribbing isn't exactly stress-free. Picking up stitches is pretty frustrating...So that's on hold till at least the weekend, so my hands can have a break from those needles by working on some of that red Kid Classic for Project Spectrum. Yum!
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Wow, it looks great! I just ordered my yarn today from knitpicks in two shades of blue. But now I'm scared of the steeks! I may be asking you for advice down the road.
Posted by: Lori | 03/09/2006