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Hi everyone. Just back from Wool Week in Shetland, and returned to a mountain of work that is overwhelming me. The job in Alice Springs is still interesting, and always shall be, but the management

I gave up trying to reply to the old list after spending time composing lengthy updates with my thumbs only to have them disappear into the yahoo ether. Dealing with that was just another item on a

Melisande, This is an amazing story of persistence and ingenuity on all levels.? Thank you so much for sharing it. Mary.

This just popped up on the KnitList Yahoo Ann in PA Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:12 PM To: knitlist@... Subject: [Knitlist] Re: Non face book option? Groups.IO allows

I'm currently picking up buttonbands for Dissent (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dissent-3) a steeked cardigan in a worsted weight yarn (well, my yarn is somewhere between DK and worsted

My mom made this for me, which has a grosgrain ribbon band: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/PamelaJoS/style-no-320 It was worsted and I thought maintained good drape after the ribbon was added -

I have only steeked fine gauge sweaters. Are you concerned about the steek holding or about the raw edge being finished? If it is the latter, a couple of rows of stitching (back stitch by hand or

I think I’m most concerned about the raw edge raveling, but I’m wondering if a combination of tacking inside the raw edge down by hand and the ribbon approach you mention might be better in case I

Be sure to preshrink the ribbon! Ann in PA Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 6:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Steeks and ribbons I have only steeked fine gauge

I think that will work. If the sweater is gapping, I'd sew the ribbon down for its length I think. You want to cut down stretch in that case. In the cases I used it, there was no gapping. It was just

Melisande, I'm late responding, as usual, but since you know your way around steeking, you shouldn't have any trouble with it. Years ago, when I was about to cut my knitting for the first time, I

Even if she no longer needs the advice, I am glad you gave it. I learned a lot!! - Jacqueline

Good advice on the ribbon. Thanks! I had never heard of Petersham ribbon. [email protected]> wrote:

Sorry! Hit send too soon. My first steeks were on worn out socks to make mug cozies out of the good parts. I got very adventurous and even sewed some into coasters and grafted others together into a

Thanks for sharing this wisdom Mary – it’s much appreciated. The entire steek was only 5 stitches, which is what has me nervous about the possibility of too much fraying, even with machine

Please send pics when it is done <melisanderwolf@...> wrote:

1. I found that the knitted buttonholes at the waist of my knitted/woven skirts are stretching out. I want to reinforce them. I thought about making buttonholes in muslin and sewing to the back of the

Re No2, I think it would work very well Jaya. I don't know enough to comment on No 1. I love the Wild Swan and will look forward to pics in progress, and I now recall that

Jaya, If it were me, I would just use matching sewing thread and needle and reinforce the existing buttonhole. You could easily hise the thread at tge backside. Or... Imagine an overcast stitch all

Jaya, 1.? On the buttonhole issue, all of the ideas here seem fine to me, but I'd probably do the fabric or ribbon, mostly because it would be easily reversible. 2.? You've brought up an