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September 16, 2005
Finishing
I'd much rather be knitting than sewing. But for many projects, the seaming and finishing touches make or break the sweater. I knit for three or four years before finally teaching myself how to seam properly. Here's a good tutorial on side and shoulder seams. To me, it is definitely worth the effort to seam carefully (even if it means you spend nearly as long seaming as you did knitting!).
Bryna had just finished knitting a garter stitch baby pullover with a little placket on the neck (the pattern can be found in the book Weekend Knitting). She was sewing a striped ribbon to the placket:
Then she was going to sew buttons onto the ribbon.
It is such a cute sweater and though her knitting is great, the finishing touches really make the sweater.
We talked about all sorts of things last night including different types of yoga and sushi, the education system, and quilting.
Posted by lauren at September 16, 2005 03:09 PM
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