[Nfb-krafters-korner] seaming toddler sweater
Sirena Carroll
sirenacarroll86 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 29 23:02:40 UTC 2016
Comment. You're amazing. That went totally over my head, but just wow.
To be able to create something someone can actually wear... seems
like... just wow.
On 4/29/16, Catherine jacobse via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am just finishing seaming the shoulders. Had to go buy stitch markers, I
> used to have some, but they’ve disappeared - poof!
> This is the painful part (for me that is); I measure at least twice. Double
> check that I’m working on the inside out. And then I check it all again. I
> ripped out the first shoulder seam as I felt that it was too bulky, I just
> didn’t like the feel. So this time I did what I call a whip stitch. Someone
> will correct me if I’m wrong. I vaguely remember this from home Ec when my
> care factor was focused on Where the Boys are. .
> Back to this century and cute little sweater.
> after matching up sides, shoulders and markers, and then for me counting
> stitch by stitch to make sure all is even (silent scream!)
> Seaming shoulder seam, using same yarn as sweater and one of those fat
> needles:
> from back to front, go under 2 threads/ loops, one from back and one from
> front
> pull seaming yarn snug-ish
> take needle over top of work to back and repeat stitching back to front
> picking up only 1 loop from each side; that is 1 from back and 1 from front.
> I like the results of this much better, feels smoother.
> I showed it to hubby and asked him “doesn’t this look good?” Then I told him
> to just agree. He did. You know; happy wife, happy life! LOL
> Thanks for listening, I’m finished venting; feel much better. Ready to
> move on to the seaming of sleeves/armholes. .
>
> If any suggestions please do share.
> Catherine J
>
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