[WIP] Thea, a sleeveless top in cotton blend
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[WIP] Thea, a sleeveless top in cotton blend - Lemmy.world
This is the Thea top by PaulaM
[https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/thea-top]. I’m knitting it with
Sandnes Line, which is a cotton/viskose/linen blend. This was supposed to be a
quick knit to be worn this summer, but it took me ages to go through swatching -
I just couldn’t get gauge.
Anyway, there’s still one and a half months of summer left and this baby is only
half a strap away from top topology. BTW, have you seen the VeryPink video on
weaving in cotton ends [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9vAJYVRxzjw]? These ends
are cut soo short! I don’t know if I can bring myself to trust the process…
Re weaving in ends: I just learned a new technique colloquially called Weavin Steven, where you twist and carry the yarn behind the stitches so it gets twisted and woven into the stitches automatically. It’s a bit fiddly, but I loathe weaving in ends, so this looks a pretty good solution. This is obviously only a solution when you have a right/wrong side piece.
I know what you mean (seen the video, not actually tried it). Unfortunately, this method isn’t suitable for plant fibres, because they are too slippery and don’t felt…
I was under the impression that the technique is to twist the tail into the stitch, and then weaves it into the stitches. I didn’t see anything that says it’s only for animal fiber. I’m using it on a tencel yarn right now. Seems pretty secure.
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