Excellent video... thank you!!! I am wondering... does it make sense to wet block the body before blocking? I ask because I am currently knitting a top-down cardigan to which I will add a contrasting color button band. The body is knitted in a dark green (which is migrating onto my hands as I knit... so it will certainly bleed onto the contrast button band which has some white in it... ). Thus... if I knit and then soak in vinegar and rinse (to get out excess dye) before blocking this would solve the problem. BUT... will the construction suffer if the two elements are blocked separately? Thanks in advance.
Hi Stacey, Yes, blocking and removing excess dye makes a lot of sense in this case. Even if you didn't have the dye problem, many people find it easier to do the finishing (including picking up bands) after the main parts of sweater are blocked. You could steam block it after adding the band to avoid having to wet block the whole thing again. There are great resources for help with dye migration on the internet, once you have to wash your sweater after wear. Best of luck!
@@CocoknitsVideos Thanks so much for your response! In the meantime, I rinsed the gauge swatch I had made and it didn't bleed at all. Then I knitted a few rows with the contrasting yarn onto the blocked swatch, and it worked fine (and a second rinse showed no dye in the water). So... I guess the migrating color is because the oils, warmth and extended contact on my hands. Really looking forward to the button band with your great tips in this video.
Would you use this technique for the #16 V-Neck Cardigan in Vogue Knitting? I'm just starting the button band, and this is not how I did it. Also, I added an extra inch in length. How would you recommend I add buttons to it? Do I add 2 more buttons?
I wouldve liked to have seen the video much more closer or zoomed in when you picked up the V stitches. A good idea though using the thread needles. It's my first time trying buttonholes on a V neck collar and 3 buttons at the front. 🧶💜🧶
If you’re using chrome, you can zoom in by using ctrl + (ctrl - to get back to normal). I do that when I’m watching knitting stuff all the time, it’s really helpful for me! (Just make sure the video isn’t on full screen)
This video is SO helpful!!! I've been putting off doing the button band of a cardigan I am making for my daughter, but now I feel empowered!
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You answered my question perfectly. Thank you
That was so helpful (after another instructor thoroughly mixed me up)! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
This technique is easy to follow and looks great. By the way, your grey cardigan looks wonderful.
This was very helpful - thank you!
Excellent video... thank you!!! I am wondering... does it make sense to wet block the body before blocking? I ask because I am currently knitting a top-down cardigan to which I will add a contrasting color button band. The body is knitted in a dark green (which is migrating onto my hands as I knit... so it will certainly bleed onto the contrast button band which has some white in it... ). Thus... if I knit and then soak in vinegar and rinse (to get out excess dye) before blocking this would solve the problem. BUT... will the construction suffer if the two elements are blocked separately? Thanks in advance.
Hi Stacey, Yes, blocking and removing excess dye makes a lot of sense in this case. Even if you didn't have the dye problem, many people find it easier to do the finishing (including picking up bands) after the main parts of sweater are blocked. You could steam block it after adding the band to avoid having to wet block the whole thing again. There are great resources for help with dye migration on the internet, once you have to wash your sweater after wear. Best of luck!
@@CocoknitsVideos Thanks so much for your response! In the meantime, I rinsed the gauge swatch I had made and it didn't bleed at all. Then I knitted a few rows with the contrasting yarn onto the blocked swatch, and it worked fine (and a second rinse showed no dye in the water). So... I guess the migrating color is because the oils, warmth and extended contact on my hands. Really looking forward to the button band with your great tips in this video.
Would you use this technique for the #16 V-Neck Cardigan in Vogue Knitting? I'm just starting the button band, and this is not how I did it. Also, I added an extra inch in length. How would you recommend I add buttons to it? Do I add 2 more buttons?
I wouldve liked to have seen the video much more closer or zoomed in when you picked up the V stitches. A good idea though using the thread needles. It's my first time trying buttonholes on a V neck collar and 3 buttons at the front. 🧶💜🧶
If you’re using chrome, you can zoom in by using ctrl + (ctrl - to get back to normal). I do that when I’m watching knitting stuff all the time, it’s really helpful for me! (Just make sure the video isn’t on full screen)