I always put my walking foot on the machine so I don't get pucker. I couldn't see if you had used a walking foot, Debbie but it makes machine stitching so much easier. Loved this video. Great work congratulations. Lu
hahaha and I meant to say that it's best if you turn the cardigan 90 deg clockwise so it's lying ACROSs your lap. It's much easier to stitch from the right to the left douing this little whip stitch than to stitch from the top with your right hand twisted around. It's much better on your wrist too but you're a legend. You DID it. how cool. Nan will be so proud.
Hi Linda! Thanks for your message. I actually just showed for the video how I was doing the stitching, but when I did it off camera, I had a much more comfortable position! I would have broken my wrist I think if I kept up that way!
What a great video, thanks for sharing your steek adventure. Your cardigan looks gorgeous. This was such a good help, for my first steek on my birkin cardigan. Thank you 😘
Great video Deb! Thank you for doing it for us. The sweater is beautiful! No surprise there though...all of your knitted things are superb! Also kinda jealous of your California weather! Husband and I moved to Montana 12 years ago from Riverside and its been below zero the last couple of mornings.
Hi Debby! Thanks so much for sharing. I’ve been scared to try steaking, but now I’m not afraid anymore. All thanks to you. Hugs from your Aussie friend Vanessa xx
I stitch the steeked side first rather than try to manage two needles. Then I'm sure that I have covered the cut section with the ribbon and then once that side is done, I go and stitch the other side as it isn't such a concern on the other side as there isn't really anything to hide under the ribbon, it's all nice knitting there, no wobbly knobbly bits. It's so beautiful, the colours you've used. .
I learned a new word - Steek! I don't even knit - I crochet and loom knit, trying to learn to needle knit, but don't ever think I'll be that good. BUT - I still love your podcast! I think it is awesome how you and your sister keep in contact this way! . . . can't wait to use "steek" in a scrabble game!
Deb, you do such beautiful work! This video is so helpful. I'm so grateful that you took the time to show us how you did this. I haven't been brave enough to even steek a sock yet, but this has inspired me. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Deb for taking your time, wow your sweater is beautiful I love it, wear it proud my friend... Now I get a better idea of steeking but I don’t know if I’m brave enough lol... Have fun at EYF
You made me a believer Deb! Lol now if you and Amy can just take a break from all these gorgeous patterns you’re knitting so I can make up my dang mind, I may actually get one cast on! 🙈🤣🤷♀️🤦♀️ it’s absolutely beautiful!
Wow ... thanks sooo much for putting this together. I like the method of using the sewing machine and ribbon. I've tried other ways, but this gives me hope it can be better. Thanks.
I'll be wearing it at EYF and I'm sure I'll get pictures. I just haven't had much good light time for good photos with my crazy work schedule. Out early and home after dark...
It's perfect!! So beautiful. Thank you so much for this educational video. But I have one question, or curiosity. I've never noticed other cardigans that don't include the bottom edge or neck band in the picked up button band. Is it normal practice? I haven't made many cardigans with contrasting colors, so I've never paid attention. I just start at the bottom and pick up. Would love to hear from anyone.
I wasn't quite sure how the steek would work with the rolled hem on the bottom, and I wasn't quite sure what kind of neckband I would do, so I decided to make it a design feature and leave them both out of the button band. Not sure I would do it that way again but I'm happy with the end result. I've seen a couple like that in Revelry on the project pages but I don't think it is common practice. Thanks for your sweet words!
hi Deb! This is just beautiful and the way you have demonstrated it all is so very helpful for someone who wants to try it as well. I just bought the yarn for the same sweater pattern and I have a question for you if you could answer that would be awesome! Did you need more yarn than your pattern size to make the steek stitches or did you just use the same yardage as you would have if you didn't steek? Also I was wondering how do you include those extra steek stitches and incorporate them into the fair isle pattern?? I never really go off pattern instructions ever but I would like to be able to! Also your video is very clear on everything about but I am wondering about the patter and how you do the extra stitches with it. I would really appreciate if you could get back to me because you have made me want my sweater more than I already did and I am excited to get started! Thank you Deb for such a great video.
Sorry Leslie for taking so long to reply! Work has been crazy, getting ready to leave for 3 weeks. I did buy two extra skeins for the additional steek stitches plus the button band, but I didn't use a full skein additional. Just part of one. So I still have some yarn leftover. I've thought of maybe making some mittens... To add the extra steek stitches, I just found the center of the sweater and added them in. I also added 1 extra stitch to the color work so that it would be mirrored on the front. It's hard to explain. The steek stitches in the front became my beginning of round and I just had to adjust the pattern a bit to account for this. It was pretty easy. I hope you're enjoying your knit!
@@PeriscopingSisters HELLO! So thrilled to see this. I was searching for info on how to turn a pullover into a steeked cardigan and came across your video with The Very Same pattern I am using!! I made one of these already for my youngest daughter, 25, have started one for my oldest daughter, 28, and am ready to start mine to finish in time for Rhinebeck. But I get warm easily and would like to make a cardigan. I just learned to knit the end of January, so am not real familiar with how to adjust colorwork pattern for a planned steek. I planned on adding seven extra stitches for cutting and turning to the back. I also saw where someone suggested purl in the first extra stitch, k2, purl center steek stitch, k2, purl last stitch of steek and resume pattern I am having rough "Lyme" brain days and struggling with the math to get the pattern mirrored on both sides of the steek for balance. Can you tell me where I might find more information on how to work this out? May be a really dumb question, but my mind is just not working like it used to. Lol.
This was very helpful, I steeked my first sweater and really wanted a visual of how to pick up the stitches on the folded edge of the steek. . Thank you! In my pattern, you picked up stitches on the edge all the way up to the top of the side edge of the neck band. Other than that it was very similar.
Great! Question: Was it for design reasons that you did not start picking up button band stitches at the white bottom ribbing? I would like to steek a baby cardi!
Did you use a special foot on the sewing machine when you sewed the steek? I'm just wondering how my machine would handle a knit fabric like that. Your sweater is beautiful. Totally worth all the work.
Thanks! I didn't use a special foot but I did increase the length of the zigzag stitch so that it wouldn't pucker. Ask me how I figured that out! (Trial and error with some ripping...).
It is to account for the difference in stitch gauge vs row gauge. If you don't skip one now and then, you'll have too many stitches and the button band will be too long and will pucker.
That's beautiful!! What a huge undertaking. Thank you for recording it. You did a wonderful job.
I always put my walking foot on the machine so I don't get pucker. I couldn't see if you had used a walking foot, Debbie but it makes machine stitching so much easier. Loved this video. Great work congratulations. Lu
Great video ! The sweater is stunning !
Thanks for taking the time to video your process. I will definitely be watching this again.
You made the mystery of steeking much less scary! Great tutorial, gave me the courage to try it myself, thanks so much!
hahaha and I meant to say that it's best if you turn the cardigan 90 deg clockwise so it's lying ACROSs your lap. It's much easier to stitch from the right to the left douing this little whip stitch than to stitch from the top with your right hand twisted around. It's much better on your wrist too but you're a legend. You DID it. how cool. Nan will be so proud.
Hi Linda! Thanks for your message. I actually just showed for the video how I was doing the stitching, but when I did it off camera, I had a much more comfortable position! I would have broken my wrist I think if I kept up that way!
Wow! Your sweater is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
What a great video, thanks for sharing your steek adventure. Your cardigan looks gorgeous. This was such a good help, for my first steek on my birkin cardigan. Thank you 😘
Awesome video! So much teaching and learning going on here!
What a beautiful sweater and such a great job you did with it. I love the ribbon detail for finishing. I want to knit that sweater.
Very beautiful sweater. Thanks for sharing your process with us 👍🏽👍🏽🙂
Thank you for sharing! What a lovely cardigan.
Great video Deb! Thank you for doing it for us. The sweater is beautiful! No surprise there though...all of your knitted things are superb! Also kinda jealous of your California weather! Husband and I moved to Montana 12 years ago from Riverside and its been below zero the last couple of mornings.
Thankyou so much for sharing the process Deb I have learned so much and your sweater looks fantastic well done!
Absolutely beautiful sweater and well thought out tutorial. Thank you!
Hi Debby!
Thanks so much for sharing. I’ve been scared to try steaking, but now I’m not afraid anymore. All thanks to you.
Hugs from your Aussie friend Vanessa xx
I stitch the steeked side first rather than try to manage two needles. Then I'm sure that I have covered the cut section with the ribbon and then once that side is done, I go and stitch the other side as it isn't such a concern on the other side as there isn't really anything to hide under the ribbon, it's all nice knitting there, no wobbly knobbly bits. It's so beautiful, the colours you've used. .
I learned a new word - Steek! I don't even knit - I crochet and loom knit, trying to learn to needle knit, but don't ever think I'll be that good. BUT - I still love your podcast! I think it is awesome how you and your sister keep in contact this way! . . . can't wait to use "steek" in a scrabble game!
Thank you Deb for such a great and thorough video, it was exactly what I was looking for!! Super job. Look forward to more of your work.
Deb, you do such beautiful work! This video is so helpful. I'm so grateful that you took the time to show us how you did this. I haven't been brave enough to even steek a sock yet, but this has inspired me. Thank you so much!
great job Deb It an heirloom piece for sure
Thank you so much Deb for taking your time, wow your sweater is beautiful I love it, wear it proud my friend... Now I get a better idea of steeking but I don’t know if I’m brave enough lol... Have fun at EYF
You made me a believer Deb! Lol now if you and Amy can just take a break from all these gorgeous patterns you’re knitting so I can make up my dang mind, I may actually get one cast on! 🙈🤣🤷♀️🤦♀️ it’s absolutely beautiful!
Thank You for this demonstration. I'm not so afraid to steek now. Your cardigan is so lovely.
Thnx! Just the little bit of visual support I needed for sewing on that ribbon!
Thank you Deb, this video is great! Your sweater turned out beautiful 💕 I can’t wait to steek now!!
It's Beautiful! Thanks for sharing❤
Wow ... thanks sooo much for putting this together. I like the method of using the sewing machine and ribbon. I've tried other ways, but this gives me hope it can be better. Thanks.
Beautiful sweater - thanks for sharing. Will be trying this for sure!
This is so helpful! Thanks so much for sharing! Stunning sweater. 💗
Excellent video! I'm casting on for this very sweater and will be making it into a cardigan as well.
You made it look so easy! It is gorgeous!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Thanks for this video. Its super helpful! Lets see a picture of you wearing this beautiful finished sweater.
I'll be wearing it at EYF and I'm sure I'll get pictures. I just haven't had much good light time for good photos with my crazy work schedule. Out early and home after dark...
Hello from Turkey, thanks.
It came out so beautiful
Excellent Debby!
It's perfect!! So beautiful. Thank you so much for this educational video. But I have one question, or curiosity. I've never noticed other cardigans that don't include the bottom edge or neck band in the picked up button band. Is it normal practice? I haven't made many cardigans with contrasting colors, so I've never paid attention. I just start at the bottom and pick up. Would love to hear from anyone.
I wondered this too but I'm wondering if Deb is going to fold those bands under and slip stitch them to the inside. That's all I could think of.
I wasn't quite sure how the steek would work with the rolled hem on the bottom, and I wasn't quite sure what kind of neckband I would do, so I decided to make it a design feature and leave them both out of the button band. Not sure I would do it that way again but I'm happy with the end result. I've seen a couple like that in Revelry on the project pages but I don't think it is common practice. Thanks for your sweet words!
oh, I forgot about the roll on the hem (I also have this pattern). That's a perfect solution!
Gorgeous Deb!
That would be so scary to me, but I need to give it a shot - maybe just some swatches first for me.
Thank You for doing this!! Maybe now I will dear to steek.
Great episode
hi Deb! This is just beautiful and the way you have demonstrated it all is so very helpful for someone who wants to try it as well. I just bought the yarn for the same sweater pattern and I have a question for you if you could answer that would be awesome! Did you need more yarn than your pattern size to make the steek stitches or did you just use the same yardage as you would have if you didn't steek? Also I was wondering how do you include those extra steek stitches and incorporate them into the fair isle pattern?? I never really go off pattern instructions ever but I would like to be able to! Also your video is very clear on everything about but I am wondering about the patter and how you do the extra stitches with it. I would really appreciate if you could get back to me because you have made me want my sweater more than I already did and I am excited to get started! Thank you Deb for such a great video.
Sorry Leslie for taking so long to reply! Work has been crazy, getting ready to leave for 3 weeks. I did buy two extra skeins for the additional steek stitches plus the button band, but I didn't use a full skein additional. Just part of one. So I still have some yarn leftover. I've thought of maybe making some mittens...
To add the extra steek stitches, I just found the center of the sweater and added them in. I also added 1 extra stitch to the color work so that it would be mirrored on the front. It's hard to explain. The steek stitches in the front became my beginning of round and I just had to adjust the pattern a bit to account for this. It was pretty easy. I hope you're enjoying your knit!
@@PeriscopingSisters HELLO! So thrilled to see this. I was searching for info on how to turn a pullover into a steeked cardigan and came across your video with The Very Same pattern I am using!! I made one of these already for my youngest daughter, 25, have started one for my oldest daughter, 28, and am ready to start mine to finish in time for Rhinebeck. But I get warm easily and would like to make a cardigan.
I just learned to knit the end of January, so am not real familiar with how to adjust colorwork pattern for a planned steek.
I planned on adding seven extra stitches for cutting and turning to the back. I also saw where someone suggested purl in the first extra stitch, k2, purl center steek stitch, k2, purl last stitch of steek and resume pattern
I am having rough "Lyme" brain days and struggling with the math to get the pattern mirrored on both sides of the steek for balance.
Can you tell me where I might find more information on how to work this out? May be a really dumb question, but my mind is just not working like it used to. Lol.
Great video, very informative.
Looks beautiful
Awesome... Good Job!
This was very helpful, I steeked my first sweater and really wanted a visual of how to pick up the stitches on the folded edge of the steek. . Thank you! In my pattern, you picked up stitches on the edge all the way up to the top of the side edge of the neck band. Other than that it was very similar.
Really pretty!
Beautiful!
Thanks, this was just what I needed!
Holy cow!!! PERFECT DEB!!😙
Great! Question: Was it for design reasons that you did not start picking up button band stitches at the white bottom ribbing? I would like to steek a baby cardi!
Very good 💕👍🏻
Genial!!!
Can I ask why you don’t include the bottom and collar ribbing in the button band? Is it just personal preference or pattern instructions.
Did you use a special foot on the sewing machine when you sewed the steek? I'm just wondering how my machine would handle a knit fabric like that. Your sweater is beautiful. Totally worth all the work.
Oh Bernadine I just asked that. I used my walking foot for quilting and it works perfectly as it WALKS over the fabric and doesn't cause a pucker. xx
Thanks! I didn't use a special foot but I did increase the length of the zigzag stitch so that it wouldn't pucker. Ask me how I figured that out! (Trial and error with some ripping...).
Thanks! I don’t have many fancy attachments for my machine but I’d love to give steeking a try. You make it look achievable.
Beautiful
OH whew, I 'm relieved and so if your wrist hahahahahah xxxxx
Thank youbfor sharing ur video hope to meet you both at my home town at eyf its cold here bring warm clothes x
Glenda- If you see us PLEASE come up and say hi! We won't be in the UK again, maybe ever, so please do introduce yourself!
Beautiful! -lajoyagirl
When you picked sts why did you skip one stitch after knitting 3?
It is to account for the difference in stitch gauge vs row gauge. If you don't skip one now and then, you'll have too many stitches and the button band will be too long and will pucker.
Brave
cut up your pieces and leave them for the bird's nests . Well done good job thx