cut
Today I sat down at the table with the finished body, sleeves and hood of my Aran Coat and prepared to cut my knitting.
crocheted steek using Eunny Jang’s tutorial
The crocheted chains in place, I took out my scissors and carefully cut each ladder thread, working my way up 28 inches of coat. Then 12 inches of hood – worked separately to give you a chance to breathe between the two sections. I cut the last thread, examined the entire coat and slumped back into my chair exhausted. Keeping in mind that I practiced on swatches twice yesterday, I must say the crocheted steek is surprisingly comfortable, beautiful even. Next up….garter stitch borders and toggle buttons.
Comments
not surprised you were exhausted. it's still very brave if you ask me. the photos are great especially the one where the crochet steeks look like a spine.
Posted by: michele | January 10, 2008 10:45 PM
Phew!! we made it! Good job Brooke
Posted by: Peacock Chic | January 10, 2008 11:21 PM
Looks fun to me!
Posted by: Mandy | January 11, 2008 06:49 AM
whew!!! that must have been stressful!!! looks fabulous though.
Posted by: stacey | January 11, 2008 10:48 AM
Eek! That's such a lovely pattern, can't wait to see yours!
Posted by: jillian | January 11, 2008 11:30 AM
you are so very brave. what a stunning coat!
Posted by: madelinetosh | January 11, 2008 01:12 PM
i can feel my shoulders tensing up imagining the cutting. it's a beautiful coat. a labor of love.
Posted by: kat | January 11, 2008 02:08 PM
good for you! i'm still to afraid to try that.
Posted by: Cambria | January 11, 2008 06:25 PM
Congratulations! You're no longer a steek-cutting virgin. See, it's not so bad, is it?
Cannot wait to see the finished product!
Posted by: Nicole | January 12, 2008 03:45 PM
My first thought was "what a lovely tweed yarn"! Then I read that you'd CUT your tweed yarn. Wow.
Posted by: Veronique | January 14, 2008 03:19 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing the FO
Posted by: cari | January 14, 2008 08:01 PM
It's so nice so far! Can't wait to see it all finished.
Posted by: tiennie | January 14, 2008 08:54 PM