August 16, 2005
Closer to cutting
Getting closer to the inevitable cutting of steeks.
The Fair Isle on the sleeves was much more tricky than the body. Especially the little green parts. I redid the green crosses three times on one sleeve before arriving at something akin to reasonable tension. Its due to the DPNs I think. Irregularities in tension cleared up with blocking.
One sleeve I steam-blocked and the other I wet-blocked. Can you tell the difference?
P.S. In real life, they are in fact the same color.
Here's a bit of the reverse side of the Fair Isle.
Now, the next step is to work up the nerve to send this through the sewing machine.
Comments (17)
Diana! Your floats look perfect! When I stitched the steeks, I used a colour to match the cream Baby Ull because I was worried about it showing through -- light coloured Baby Ull is kind of translucent. But it made it really difficult to see what I was doing. Wendy did recommend a different coloured sewing thread to see your work easier. Good luck! The cutting is the best part!
Posted by Felicia from sweetgeorgia | August 16, 2005 11:02 AM
Posted on August 16, 2005 11:02
Wow... the back looks amazing! Good luck sewing!
Posted by Dani | August 16, 2005 11:21 AM
Posted on August 16, 2005 11:21
Wow. That's fabulous. How'd you learn fair isle - a book, the internet, inherent genius?
Posted by Stephanie | August 16, 2005 12:19 PM
Posted on August 16, 2005 12:19
It looks great. The cutting is the most fun. :)
Posted by Jessica | August 16, 2005 12:52 PM
Posted on August 16, 2005 12:52
Take a deep breath and relax before any of this steeking business gets on its way. I'm sure youll do great, good luck!!
Posted by yahaira | August 16, 2005 12:52 PM
Posted on August 16, 2005 12:52
Wow I'm impressed with the back, it looks great.
Posted by Rebekah | August 16, 2005 1:19 PM
Posted on August 16, 2005 13:19
I can't decide what looks better, the back or the front! It's so perfect! You inspire me...
Posted by SAHM | August 16, 2005 1:55 PM
Posted on August 16, 2005 13:55
Oh, you're SO close! It looks beautiful so far, and I can't tell the difference between the sleeves at all. In the next post you should tell us which you prefer, which looks better in your opinion :).
Posted by grumperina | August 16, 2005 3:56 PM
Posted on August 16, 2005 15:56
Deep breaths--this is coming along great. Such great skill!
I'm enjoying watching you knit this up, I kind of feel like I'm watching a Streets and YOs/Sweet Georgia Baby Norgi show-down!
Posted by Anna | August 16, 2005 11:04 PM
Posted on August 16, 2005 23:04
The "Getting closer to the inevitable cutting of steeks." pretty much had shivers going down my spine. The jumper is just gorgeous and well worth it but, having had one really bad experience when I allowed a pair of scissors close to my knitting, it still scares me... I can't wait to see the result though, your knitting is so neat.
Posted by Amelia | August 17, 2005 1:54 AM
Posted on August 17, 2005 01:54
Ooo, that little sweater looks so perfect! Good luck with the steeking! :-)
Posted by terhi | August 17, 2005 3:15 AM
Posted on August 17, 2005 03:15
it looks gorgeous. your floats are so good that you could wear the sweater in reverse without any problem at all.
i can't wait to see the finished product.
Posted by jacqueline | August 17, 2005 4:57 AM
Posted on August 17, 2005 04:57
Wow, I'm so impressed. It looks amazing.
Posted by Adele | August 17, 2005 6:45 AM
Posted on August 17, 2005 06:45
Diana, this looks SO good! I am so impressed and inspired to learn fair isle. Yours is working up so nicely ;)
Posted by Lolly | August 17, 2005 7:37 AM
Posted on August 17, 2005 07:37
Wow!!! =o)
I can't wait to see this sweater all seamed up!
Posted by caitlyn | August 17, 2005 10:15 AM
Posted on August 17, 2005 10:15
beautiful! and you are so close to finish! have fun snipping up the knits.
Posted by blossom | August 17, 2005 10:29 AM
Posted on August 17, 2005 10:29
You know, it's the anticipation of cutting that's probably making you nervous. Your floats are perfect!
Posted by MJ | August 24, 2005 4:23 PM
Posted on August 24, 2005 16:23