Comments on: steeking – a knitting thing http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/ handcraft in a hectic world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: tammie http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-188 tammie Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:10:53 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=27#comment-188 lots of fun buttons for the knitting olympics here: http://knottygirls.com/jenlablog/index.php?p=491 lots of fun buttons for the knitting olympics here:
http://knottygirls.com/jenlablog/index.php?p=491

]]> By: tammie http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-186 tammie Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:53:40 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=27#comment-186 here is the site for north carolina http://craftyncer.typepad.com/team_nc/ i am so excited about the knitting olympics - a major challenge there are teams everywhere - and already 2100 people have signed up love this site, by the way - a fantastic meeting place! here is the site for north carolina
http://craftyncer.typepad.com/team_nc/

i am so excited about the knitting olympics – a major challenge
there are teams everywhere – and already 2100 people have signed up

love this site, by the way – a fantastic meeting place!

]]> By: Lanie http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Lanie Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:37:38 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=27#comment-183 Team USA is up & running over at Yahoo! Groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teamusakal/ Team USA is up & running over at Yahoo! Groups.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teamusakal/

]]> By: kath_red http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-174 kath_red Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:08:06 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=27#comment-174 thanks for the tip joelene - thanks for the tip joelene -

]]> By: Joelene http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Joelene Wed, 01 Feb 2006 23:44:15 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=27#comment-166 Kath, I don't know if you have seen this yet but Eunny just posted a complete steeking chronicle. from planning there placement, the different types of steeks, to cutting and blocking. here is the link: http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/01/steeking_chronicles_the_should.html there is so much great info here! Plus she just posted her own pattern, a vest, with complete steeking instructions! I haven't had a chance to mention, love the site! What an amazing undertaking! Kath,

I don’t know if you have seen this yet but Eunny just posted a complete steeking chronicle. from planning there placement, the different types of steeks, to cutting and blocking.

here is the link:

http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/01/steeking_chronicles_the_should.html

there is so much great info here! Plus she just posted her own pattern, a vest, with complete steeking instructions!

I haven’t had a chance to mention, love the site! What an amazing undertaking!

]]> By: Jackie http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Jackie Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:28:15 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=27#comment-149 I'm a member of Team Boston, our website can be found here: http://obsessiondujour.typepad.com/teamboston/ And to Knitters - steeking is about the craziest, counter-intuitive technique out there (I mean, *cut* your knitting?? I usually am very careful to keep scissors far away from what I'm working on). But as scary and counter-intuitive as it is, it's also pretty magical and super cool, if you can get past the cutting part. I’m a member of Team Boston, our website can be found here:

http://obsessiondujour.typepad.com/teamboston/

And to Knitters – steeking is about the craziest, counter-intuitive technique out there (I mean, *cut* your knitting?? I usually am very careful to keep scissors far away from what I’m working on). But as scary and counter-intuitive as it is, it’s also pretty magical and super cool, if you can get past the cutting part.

]]> By: Jeanne http://whipup.net/2006/02/02/steeking-a-knitting-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Jeanne Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:20:52 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=27#comment-147 Meg Swansen has a great technique for crocheting a steek. I think it's in Sweaters from Camp and another book of hers. This is important for me because I <b>hate</b> sewing knits on a machine. More info on crocheted steeks <a href="http://www.exit109.com/~lsyoung/knitting/Crochet_Steeks/crochet_steeks.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Meg Swansen has a great technique for crocheting a steek. I think it’s in Sweaters from Camp and another book of hers. This is important for me because I hate sewing knits on a machine. More info on crocheted steeks here.

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