STEEK (verb): to pierce with a sharp instrument; and hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten.
Do you keep sharp objects and knit projects in separate rooms in your home and in your mind? You lovingly crafted the perfect garment over 12 weeks - the thought of scissors near your "baby" makes you break out in a cold sweat and un-nerved shaking. Why live in fear when you can live on the cutting edge? Take this master workshop and add this vital skill to your personal repertoire of knitting techniques.
Steeks have been around for thousands of years with good reason. You can use this technique to create a bridge of waste stitches wherever a separation would be (i.e. between front and back for an armhole, between the right and left sides of the neck, or all the way up the front of a cardigan).
In this workshop, you will conquer your fear of scissors and learn how to plan, create, and slice a steek. We will explore and execute each of the following:
We will conclude the workshop with suggestions on how to convert any flat-knitting pattern into in-the-round with steeks. After completing this class you will have evolved from a "butcher" to a "surgeon" and become a wiser and more intelligent knitter of seamless, top-down/bottom-up garments. See and believe: if you can't see a seam, it's seamless!
Class Time/Duration:
Monday March 1 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Prerequisites/Materials:
Since it is far easier to cut something other than your own work,
we will be providing old sweaters from Good Will for students to
dismember.
In advance of the class, all students are required to make a 6" x 6" stockinette swatch of inexpensive yarn from their own stash in a fiber of their own choice using any needle size US 6 or greater - very loosely bound-off.
In addition to the swatch, students should bring a yard or two of the same yarn, one small crochet or finishing hook (size G or smaller) a yarn needle, fabric shears or snips and, an open mind.
Students may also bring in a work in progress to discuss steeks in construction and ways of thinking about using steeks in future projects or for conversion from flat pieces into in-the-round.
