Comments on: On Finishing

By: mm

mm — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:22:15 +0000

What you need to make is the assymetrical corrugated rib v-neck from loop-d-loop. Not only is it a great and flattering pattern, but you get to seam in three different invisible stitch patterns every few rows. The result is really cool.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:13:11 +0000

love it love it love it. I agree it is so satisfying to see that seam disappear. And now for the gory bit, its great on wounds too – yes a medico who knits, or a knitter who medics??? (obviously talking about mattress stitch not kitchener stitch!)

By: Belinda

Belinda — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:07:42 +0000

I love the mattress stitch. It’s so gratifying to watch the pieces just come together….INVISIBLY! Everytime I seam something I get a little giddy and show my husband every 3 minutes the “pulling together” phase. He’s seen it so much that I think he’d be able to do it now.

By: Elena

Elena — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:04:43 +0000

Have tried grafting and apprechiate it a lot. This mattress stich thing sounds really exciting ;o) I m-u-s-t learn this technique as I can honestly say that I really hate joining parts together (except for when you can use grafting of course). Perhaps I can get myself to knit this cardigan and that sweater now… Thanks!

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:13:41 +0000

Totally agree about the mattress stitch, way cool! Love your blog and your entrelac Knitty scarf!!

By: leo leaves ‘em in the dust at Andy 02124

leo leaves ‘em in the dust at Andy 02124 — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:21:50 +0000

[...] For the first Halfdome, I followed instructions and knit it flat, leaving a seam to sew. Unconvinced by the designer’s curious affinity for finishing, I tried this time to eliminate as much finishing as possible. [...]

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:19:29 +0000

I heart mattress stitch!

By: Glenna

Glenna — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:32:44 +0000

Aw, I wish I’d read your post a few days ago – no, a week and a half ago, because that’s the amount of time my cast-off sweater was sitting around waiting to be sewn together. It’s the longest I’ve ever left the cast-off pieces stew before doing the finishing. I think for me it’s just the fact that cast off = done, in my mind, so why do I now have to bother with the last step if I’ve got other things in the knitting queue to worry about?

By: Faith

Faith — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:11:48 +0000

I’ve always felt bad about blogging this somehow…but I agree with you 100%. Seaming and Kitchner are only bad because people make them out to be this Big Aweful Thing. If you’re dreading it as a new knitter, than yes, it will probably suck. But if you approach it as “a cool new thing to learn” just like a new knitting technique, it makes it fun. And very gratifying!

By: Kurtis

Kurtis — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:02:51 +0000

Before I became a knitter, I did needle point, so doing any kind of of work with a tapestry needle is fun for me! Also, kudos to you on Avast. Finally I’ve found a pattern that was desiged buy a male knitter for a guy. Now when I knit something for myself I don’t have to spend 10 minutes convincing people that I made it and not my girlfriend.