tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223947010627381723.post7129570281862414297..comments2023-04-09T05:04:22.050-04:00Comments on Christina Creating: Whistler Finished: Part 1 of 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223947010627381723.post-71050319951142584952010-06-23T19:00:33.085-04:002010-06-23T19:00:33.085-04:00Yes, it does take a lot of extra work after the kn...Yes, it does take a lot of extra work after the knitting's done. Isn't it great that we can just chose to do something else and aren't stuck doing the same thing all the time!troy and christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165391897346941872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223947010627381723.post-25891729782864598882010-06-23T18:28:43.121-04:002010-06-23T18:28:43.121-04:00I know exactly what you mean about having a lot to...I know exactly what you mean about having a lot to do to finish the sweater after the knitting is completed. I made a cardigan and the buttonhole bands, reinforcing the buttonholes, sewing ribbon to the bands to stabilize them to sew on the buttons etc. etc.--I found it very tiresome. Next project will be a pullover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223947010627381723.post-29731214871064655652010-06-23T10:56:39.478-04:002010-06-23T10:56:39.478-04:00Thanks, Jo. If you're really nervous about cut...Thanks, Jo. If you're really nervous about cutting your completed sweater, knit a swatch. Reinforce and cut the swatch. Pull it, push it, abuse it, sew a seam, whatever you need to do to test it and see if you're happy with the reinforcement method you've used. Maybe you'll want to add an extra row of stitching. Maybe you'll find you stitched it too much and now it's too stiff. Way better to find out on a swatch than on your sweater! (Take time to save time!)troy and christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165391897346941872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223947010627381723.post-32745903947468636832010-06-23T08:44:28.706-04:002010-06-23T08:44:28.706-04:00Gosh, Christina, that is the most helpfully detail...Gosh, Christina, that is the most helpfully detailed post I've ever read! You answer all my unspoken queries about how to survive steeking, how to knit and deal with facings, the lot!<br /><br />Thanks. Now I just need to get my nerve steady and the scissors sharpened...Jo at Celtic Memory Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463172440388610300noreply@blogger.com