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And now for the moment I have been both anticipating and dreading since I started the Rosemarkie Waistcoat back in 2013 - cutting the first big steek. The little one at the back of the neck barely counts, it was only about six rounds deep, so if it had been a disaster, it would have been the work of less than an hour to pick up the stitches and reknit flat. But an arm steek is almost half of the depth of the vest as short waisted as I am.
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| Shetland yarn really holds together!!! |
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The arm ready to pick up.
The white ends are from the shoulder seam. I will tidy them up later. |
Operation "cutting the steek" is a success. Now to see how it holds up when picking up the ribbing.
being new to knitting I haven't a clue what you just did LOL - cutting into knitting seems like something you shouldn't do but I guess it works if you know what you are doing
ReplyDeleteThis vest is traditional colorwork, knit in the round with "steeks" or bridges of stitches where the center opening and the arm openings will be located. Colorwork is easy to knit in the round, and much more difficult to knit flat with purl back rows. So this is a traditional technique to get around that. Definitely an advanced technique and not for the faint of heart LOL.
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