Tag: seams
To Seam or Not to Seam?
Finishing is one of the topics in knitting that can often create a fair level of discussion. In particular, whether garments are created seamlessly or made in pieces and then joined together tends to draw strong opinions. One of my earliest developed classes was called Flat to Circular and Back Again. Although many students […]
3 Shortcuts to Finishing Your Projects in Record Time
Most of my students share a few commonalities — they don’t like to take the time to do a good gauge swatch and they hate the finishing process. But finishing does not have to be time-consuming and laborious if you know a shortcut for finishing knits. Photo Credit: Texas.713 via Compfight cc A sweater isn’t […]
Fine Finishing: Knitterly Finishing Techniques
So here I am, back on schedule. Sorry you get two posts from me in two days, but there you go. Today, I’m thinking about why many knitters that I meet absolutely hate finishing. It seems such a shame to think of all the pieces of all the sweaters in all the rubbermaid totes all […]
Fine Finishing – The Perfect Seam
My task today was to organize two fashion shows for the Knit and Crochet Show happening right now in Manchester, NH. So I have had lots of opportunities to closely examine a variety of garments created from the hands of a number of different individuals with different yarns, patterns and skill levels. And almost all […]
Fine Finishing: One Piece or Many?
One thing that I think must be guarded against as a learner in the great cosmic knitting classroom is forever limiting oneself to a particular method solely on the advice of a passionate teacher. One must always try and then choose for one’s self. Whenever a trusted advisor says that anything is “the best” or […]
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 […]
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 […]
