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Seaming

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I’ve read so many posts lately about seaming that I had to jump on the topic as well.   

I HATE seaming!  In fact I will avoid some patterns if they require a lot of seaming.  Sometimes I can adapt a pattern to eliminate the seams but not always.  I prefer raglan sleeve patterns over anything with a set-in sleeve. 

Since I’ve spent so much time making the “fabric” for an item, I want it as close to being finished as soon as the last stitch is bound off the needles. Granted some patterns are just to big and bulky to knit without seams but a baby sweater shouldn’t have a gazillion seams.  Is it just me or do you feel the same way? 

Just my rant for the day.  What’s your opinion about sewing seams? 

Lace hem Topping from Creative Knitting July 2008 issue

 

I finished the back of the Lace Hem Topping last night and already cast on and knit the first few rows of the front.  Yes, this will have seams but only the sides and shoulders.  I can handle that. 

I hope I can work on this over the weekend but I have neglected my decluttering goal for a few weekends and I really must do at least one drawer, cabinet, room or closet each day.  Period.  

Pictures of my progress will be posted…as soon as I have some progress.   

Thanks for reading.  =)

I should have stayed in bed…

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I woke up to the sound of the alarm at 5:30 this morning only to fall back to sleep for 20 more minutes.  These summer hours of working an extra hour in the morning and an extra hour at the end of the day are great so I can have an extra day off during the week but getting up earlier is not so great.  I’ve cut down my getting-ready time to the right amount of time without a minute to spare.  This morning I was only two minutes late walking in the door.  No one was here but the cleaners so it really didn’t matter.

My right arm was asleep with I got up and three hours later it’s still tingling.  Not good.

I only got two inches knitted last night on the back of the Lace Hem Topping shell.  I don’t know if I can knit during lunch with this tingling hand.  I this something I need to get checked out since I was diagnosed with this?

My printer at work isn’t working.  We have network printers I can use but this one is right next to my computer and the only one I can use when I need to print labels and envelopes.

It dawned on me that 40% of my paycheck is gone before it even gets to my bank.  And I’m not happy with what the powers that be are doing with that 40%.  Let’s not even go there right now.  This is not a political blog.

I should have stayed in bed…and knit.

Yarn, fiber content, stitch count

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I was reading Benjamin Krudwig’s  post this morning and decided to use his idea for my post today.  He discussed how many stitches we knit (or crochet) in an item and I thought it was a bit of information necessary on the tag I include with all my knitted items along with the yarn used, fiber content, and washing instructions.

I keep track of each row I knit and it wouldn’t be hard to figure out how many stitches are in the finished piece…not counting the seams.  I think this information would be interesting to include when gifting or even selling a hand-knitted item.

What do you think?

Sloped bind off

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I learned about the sloped bind off yesterday.  I’m up to the armhole shaping on the Lace Edge Top and remembered reading about the sloped bind off to prevent the stair-step effect when binding off for several rows so I decided to use it on the armhole. 

You can learn about it here.

I have been knitting for a very long time and did not know about this technique.  Wish I did.

Isn’t the internet great?!

I got a lot of knitting done yesterday since I’m off on Mondays during the summer.  My plan was to declutter/clean something but I couldn’t decide what it would be. 

I ended up going to the doctor for a pain I’ve had in my leg for about a month.  Over the weekend I discovered a lump or hard spot where the pain was centered so I thought I should have it checked out.  I really don’t like going to the doctor for every little ache or pain (or I’d be there every day!) but something told me I should go for this.   Good thing I went as I was diagnosed with superficial thrombosis.

So I got some meds in me, elevated my leg and knitted most of the afternoon and evening.