This pattern I have knitted has absolutely no sewing-up to do at all! It is
a very clever design which is finished the moment you cast off!
http://www.pieknits.com/blog/circumnavigated_cardigan/
I have almost finished my second one. I also love knitting socks, stoles,
scarves, dishcloths, and shawls - none of which require a needle and thread!
Lindy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janice Blair" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "pene piip" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Knitting
Hi Pene,
When I knitted my cardigan the body was all in one, so no seams to sew.
Instead of casting off, I placed the shoulder stitches on spare needles.
When
I was ready to assemble before I could knit the collar, I did a double
cast
off for the shoulders. In other words, you hold both needles from the back
and front shoulders in one hand and cast off two stitches at a time, one
from
each needle. This gives a nice finish on the shoulder and eliminates the
sewing seam. I had also placed the back neck stitches on a needle and
instead
of picking up stitches I just used the stitches I had saved.
I have about 4 inches of my beret done now and the Knitpick wooden needles
are
lovely to knit with.
Janice
Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
www.jblace.com
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org
--- On Sun, 1/11/09, pene piip <[email protected]> wrote:
From: pene piip <[email protected]>
Subject: [lace-chat] Lace Knitting
To: [email protected]
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 4:33 AM
I've been knitting recently also. I like to do something in the evenings
which don't strain my eyes.
I have 10 balls of Noro Silk Garden which I bought while living in MA,
USA, & I liked the stripped scarves that some knitters were making. See
http://yarnloopie.blogspot.com/2007/12/noro-striped-scarf.html
But I can't wear mohair against my skin, so I've knitted a sideways
vest
using a pattern from Knitter's magazine (#62).
I finished it yesterday, & I now have to sew the shoulders & do
something to the edges - probably crochet an edge.
This week I will hunt out some buttons.
And speaking of shawls, I can't wait to receive Nancy Bush's new book
"Knitted Lace of Estonia".
Has anyone started something from this book?
Well, I better go & do something useful,
Pene in Tartu, Estonia,
where it is above 0 C degrees today.
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