March 29, 2005
I heart attached i-cord
How did I make it this far without attached i-cord? I just added a three-stitch attached i-cord to each side of my Ribby Cardi, and it looks so clean and professional.
My only experience with attached i-cord thus far has been in admiring the work of others, so I thought for sure the edge would be too tight or too loose, and would have to be redone. Luckily, it came out fine on the first try!
Attached i-cord
I followed the instructions in , which specifies picking up three out of every four edge stitches. I picked up the stitches with one length of yarn and a circular needle first, then went back and worked the i-cord with size 8 DPNs, one size larger than I'd been using.
The Knitters Book of Finishing Techniques is highly useful. I just got it last week, and its already become my standard reference. It has all the information I used to go through multiple books to find.
All that's left on this sweater is the zipper and its done!
Comments (6)
Your work is fabulous! One project is more beautiful than the next. Where are you finding the time for this impressive website? (Eileen)
Hi! Bye! (Gaelynn)
The sweater went to its rightful owner! :( (Mom)
Posted by Eileen Ryan | March 29, 2005 11:34 PM
Posted on March 29, 2005 23:34
looks great. i'll have to try that. such a clean finished look.
Posted by froggy | March 30, 2005 5:08 AM
Posted on March 30, 2005 05:08
Gotta tell you. That's slick.
Posted by Stephanie | March 30, 2005 9:28 AM
Posted on March 30, 2005 09:28
Very cool. I think I'm going to have to add another book to my library. I really like how the i-cord finishes the edge. Nice job.
Posted by Stephanie | March 30, 2005 10:08 AM
Posted on March 30, 2005 10:08
Thanks very much for the tip. I'll have to try that for my ribby once it dries.
Posted by lynette | March 30, 2005 10:29 AM
Posted on March 30, 2005 10:29
Your sweater is lovely! And thanks for the pic and book reference for this technique - this will come in handy for my Lucky wrap sweater. I appreciated your recommendation on LivingDot - I am definitely considering them now.
Posted by Dana | March 30, 2005 10:49 AM
Posted on March 30, 2005 10:49