Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Steek...EEK!

If you follow along with my ramblings, you may have seen the Clayoquot Cardigan that I have been working on. A yoked color work cardigan worked in the round that later is steeked.

Steek.

Hmmmm.

I had never done it.
Read all about it.
watched videos how to do it.

Thought I was ready.

Crochet chain put in....

Scissors cut up the middle.

All looked good. Thought I did it right.
Then...pop. pop. pop. pop....
Little bits of yarn, quickly unraveling at the top part where all the colorwork was done.
I stayed calm. Didn't freak out. Tied little knots.
Tacked it down with backstitching thread and needle.

Picked up the button band, did it.

It's done. Now....what did I do wrong?
Here's what I think. I think that when I did the crochet reinforcement chains, I did not go all the way through the layers of knitting. I picked up the top color only. It must be the problem right?
Where I had just the gray knitting in the body, that worked perfectly.
Any advice? I'm praying this whole things doesn't fall apart. I think I reinforced it ok....

Next time, I might just do a yoke sweater and leave it as is.
Maybe.

:)

Here it is in all it's "glory". hmmmm









So...that's my story this week.
And thank you to another awesome knitting student for my Rook gift card.
Yum! Coffee here I come.

Have a great week.
Joining in with Ginny's yarn along.



 


11 comments:

  1. It's a beautiful sweater! And I love the colour combination!
    I haven't done steeking with the crochet only with the sewing machine...
    But I always knit the buttonbands before I cut the jacket open.
    And so far I have't had any problems with unravelling yarn, yet...

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    1. I have a feeling the sewing machine is the way to go. I didn't trust myself to stay on the exact stitch line so that's why I did the crochet. I like the idea of picking up a button band before cutting. Seems to be a little sturdier.

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  2. Oh dear Leanne, I do hope you get some sound advice because your knit is so pretty.
    I haven't tried steeking yet, but it's on my list.

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  3. Well, ,I don't know what (or if) you did something wrong because it looks beautiful!! I'm curious to hear what others have to offer.

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  4. Now you know that's all Greek to me.....and when you explained it to me, I thought, no, don't do it!! But the weater is gorgeous and I love the colors!!

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  5. No idea about the steeking, but you have ended up with a really pretty cardigan.

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    1. Thank you! I've been wearing it all day and so far it's not unraveling all around me so that's a good sign!

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  6. Congrats on completing such a beautiful sweater. I so admire your knitting skills. It's lovely.

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  7. When you knit the body did you twist the steek st that was going to be picked up with the crochet hook? Lovely sweater.

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  8. love the sweater!!! I have never steeked and nor do I want to :)

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  9. Your sweater is lovely. I machine knit my steeks, particularly if I am using handspun alpaca. Like you, I did have a problem at the top of a stranded sweater. I hadn't stitched at the top correctly and some of the strands were not caught. I hand stitched the loose threads and then picked up the band and completed the sweater. I have worn the sweater quite a bit and have not had a problem. You could try a little hand stitching in that area if you are still nervous. Good luck.

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