Seaming a sweater is a bit.. of a problem for me. It is my second least
favorite thing to do, right after holding an entire one-piece sweater in my lap
while knitting, and trying to drag it around with me. I decided long ago that knitting a sweater in
pieces is the smart thing to do. I can
easily carry one piece at a time, making the project flexible to transport and
cooler to knit in the hot Texas weather.
But then there is seaming!!
I love the big blue cardigan with the
rolled collar that I knit last fall, but it did not go together well. The yarn was Debbie Bliss Cashmerino. The fantastic yarn knit up beautifully and is
soft and comfy and an enjoyable sweater to wear. The seaming--not so much in the enjoyable category! It split, pulled, stretched unevenly and
generally was a bit.. more than difficult. It still doesn't look good and I'm wondering
if I can stitch it with the sewing machine and make it all better.
I have tried several methods of seaming: mattress, horizontal, whip stitching, three
needle bind-off. None is perfect and a
couple of them are terrible. I usually
end up using mattress stitch which is never ideal for shoulder seams. I need to take a class on sweater
joining.
Anyway, it's done and two projects
have taken the place of the long-running Lace Edged Cardi. Here are Lace Edged Hat which I am calling "Snow on Ice" (can you see the glitter?):
and a simple sweater with a large
collar that promises to rival Lace Edged Cardi in time consumption:
I'm a fool for punishment but life is good.
