Tag: finishing
Fine Finishing — Making Choices
I once heard said (and I quote it often), that really good sweater finishing starts at the beginning of the project, not just at the end. I loved this, because it is so true and unfortunately, many knitters miss that critical point. Although we call it finishing, because it is the processes and activities around […]
Fine Finishing Friday: The Best Bind Off
Bind offs are not something that I think we put much thought into for most projects. Honestly, I am so happy to be to that point, I am most focused on getting it off the needles (although I do try to be careful). However, my current project that I posted about on Wednesday needs a […]
Fine Finishing — Provisional Cast On
The provisional cast on — another genius idea that makes you wonder — who thinks of this stuff!!! For me it is 3# in my list of most used cast ons which is really saying something. It is not the perfect solution to every problem, but it sure solves a lot of them! Right now […]
Just to Clarify
First of all, thanks to everyone who sent good wishes to my mom for her birthday. The last post was actually written by my friend and blogging partner Gwen. It’s not always obvious who is writing when a post shows up in Buzz or Reader, so please don’t worry-it’s all good. Anyway Gwen, the other […]
Fine Finishing — Thinking About Hems (YET AGAIN)!
So since Kellie talked about hems last Friday, I thought I would continue the conversation this Friday with a different version of the same thing. It also ties into my Wednesday post about the Reversible Drape Coat Mystery KAL. This garment also has a hem, but it is created AT THE END of the knitting […]
Fine Finishing: Hems
So, this post was written, I just scheduled it to post in 2011 instead of 2010. It’s been a busy weekend, and you get two, two, two posts in one day. I remember the first time I completed an integrated hem. I felt like I had just done a bit of magic. It was just […]
Fine Finishing — Dealing with Ends
If you read Wednesday’s post, you know I am working on an intarsia piece and thus thinking about ends. Personally, I am a BIG FAN of weaving in ends as you go (honestly — I am lazy). Lucy Neatby (and many others) have this very efficient way of doing it, much like catching a long […]
Fine Finishing: An Olympic Challenge
Do you hear that? Those distant trumpets sounding from Vancouver? Are you excited? Baaah Baaah, Ba-dum bum bum bum, Baah bah bah bah ba-da-da-da-da-da-da dum! I love the Olympic Games, so I’ll be writing a lot about them here in the next few weeks. For today, lets remember that the Olympics are all about Fine […]
Fine Finishing — Thinking About Hems
My latest project is for an upcoming issue of Interweave Knits. It is an upper hip length swing style coat that needs to have clean lines. My plan is to create a folded hem along the bottom edge and then use a folded button band so all the edges are neat and clean. The concern […]
