Sounds yummy, right? 😉 In actuality it is a method of dealing with steeks which hides the steek inside a few rows of knitting. Stitches are picked up through the fabric on the right side, and then stitches are picked up from the loops on the wrong side, and a few rows of knitting are… Continue reading Steek Sandwich
Tag: Sweater
Cutting the Steek
And here is the video I promised you! :-)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYr8smP_YDw
Preparing to Steek
I promised my guild that I would videotape my cutting the steeks for my sweater, so I figured to be thorough I'd do a whole post on the process. 🙂  Stay tuned for the actual video - this post will walk you through leading up to the actual cutting. Just FYI - this is a… Continue reading Preparing to Steek
FO: Venezia Cardigan (and Forethought Pocket walkthrough!)
Here she is, all done!! Pattern: Venezia Pullover by Eunny Jang (with major modifications, see below) Needles:Â US 2.5, US2, US1.5 Yarn: Knit Picks Palette in colors Cyan, Caribbean, Grizzly Heather, Bark, Bison Size: the 39.75 size (I knew I wanted a loose fit) Started: July 27, 2012 (during Olympic Opening Ceremonies) Finished:Â Main body finished 8/12… Continue reading FO: Venezia Cardigan (and Forethought Pocket walkthrough!)
Ravellenic Games – The End!
So, the Olympic Games came to a close last night - and so did the Ravellenic Games! Â The Olympics were fantastic, and I will have so many good memories from these games! I barely squeaked by the finish line with my sweater: It still needs some finishing touches, though, so it's not technically 'finished', but… Continue reading Ravellenic Games – The End!
Ravellenic Games Update #6
I started the right sleeve yesterday! Remember yesterday when I showed you that I did my v-neck decreases the wrong way?Well, I caved and went ahead and fixed the v-neck decreases. Â I didn't account for the stickiness of the wool yarn, which made it much easier to accomplish that I was expecting! Â It only took… Continue reading Ravellenic Games Update #6
Ravellenic Games Update #5
So, I've made a bit of progress since the last post - not as much as I'd like, but we're getting there! Day 8: Day 9 (a whopping 2 rows!): Day 10 (started the left sleeve!): Day 11: I have a dilemma now, however. I just realized that I've been doing the v-neck decreases incorrectly… Continue reading Ravellenic Games Update #5
Ravellenic Games Update #4
I'm past the waist decreases, and almost done with the waist increases! Â And about to start the v-neck shaping, too! Knit Night was last night, and I didn't get much knitting done - it's hard to participate in conversation and knit complicated fair isle at the same time. Â I only got about a couple of… Continue reading Ravellenic Games Update #4
Ravellenic Games Update #3
I haven't gotten any knitting in yet today - laundry and grocery shopping had to be done (why does life have to get in the way of knitting??) - but I'm about to pick my sweater up for a little bit in a moment. Here's where I left off last night: I didn't get as… Continue reading Ravellenic Games Update #3
Ravellenic Games Update #2
I've been chugging away at my sweater. Â As of last night I am 49 rows into the pattern. Â Whew! Â I'm still not sure I'm working fast enough to finish in time, but I'm doing my best, and that's all that counts, right? Day 3 progress: Day 4 progress: I've placed the scrap yarn for the… Continue reading Ravellenic Games Update #2