2022年11月16日 · In modern knitting parlance, a steek is a narrow panel of extra stitches connecting two pieces of fabric with the intention that they will be cut when the knitting is complete. Steeking refers to the acts of knitting or cutting these extra stitches. Consider the yarn.

2017年8月22日 · There are three different ways to secure a steek. If you like sewing by hand, you can try a hand sewn steek. You take a tapestry needle and a bit yarn (again 100% wool would work best) and sew up the line of stitches next to where you are going to cut in backstitch. You do that once or twice on each side of where you are going to cut.

Steeking is meant to be easy. It’s a technique that was invented because it’s easier to knit Fair Isle in one continuous round where you don’t even need to purl and you can clearly see the pattern at all times instead of only floats on the wrong side.

Steeking is basically a way to create openings in tubes by cutting into your knitted fabric. It is significantly easier to knit a tube for the body and then add the sleeves after the fact, rather than knitting a bunch of little pieces and then seaming them all together.

2014年9月18日 · We have successfully steeked superwash and woolly sweaters. If you are worried your yarn won’t work, knit a little swatch and give it a steek, then you can be confident! Let’s get started! What you will need to steek: Some sharp scissors. First up, knit yourself a sweater and block it.

The term steek refers to the “bridge” that you work into your knitting, along the vertical axis where you want your piece to be cut. It helps guide your scissors and reinforces both sides of the opening that you create. Steeks are worked over an odd number of stitches and alternate between the Dominant Color and the Background Color.

Juliet Bernard talks us through the art of steeking in knitting, where you knit a single piece of material in the round and then cut into your fabric to produce armholes, necks and panels. Learn where steeking originated and the different ways you can …

2021年2月23日 · In knitting, steeking is a shortcut used to knit garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end. After completing a tube, a straight line is cut along the center of a column of stitches, in order to make room for an opening or place to attach another piece.

2024年3月2日 · Don't let the name intimidate you – steeking is a magical method that allows you to cut your knitted fabric fearlessly, creating openings for sleeves, necklines, or other design elements. In this tutorial, we'll unravel the mystery behind steeking, guiding you through the process step by step.

There's this technique called "steeking" in knitting that will allow you to knit something on circular or double-pointed needles, and then later on turn it into something that appears to have been knitted flat.