Knitting Help - Steeking

To steek your knitting means to cut it with scissors, which is terrifying to most knitters. In this video I show you how to do a crocheted steek, which keeps the work from unraveling, and makes a clean, folded edge. Visit www.verypink.com for patterns, tutorials, and videos.

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• knit
• knitting
• steek
• steeking
• cutting your knitting
• how to cut your knitting
• fair isle cardigan

[MsKathy07]

I think you made a few boo boos in your explanation. Isn't the steek for the arms made in the under arm area rather than the top of the sleeve where your shoulder is? Also, I think snowflakes are mostly associated with Norwegian knitting.

[verypinkknits]

@MsKathy07 No, no mistakes in the video. Armhole steeks are cut from the shoulder area down to the underarm area. And yes - fair isle snowflake patterns are considered to be a traditional Norwegian design. I don't say anything to the contrary in video (or anywhere else).

[mchllwoods]

Thank you so very much for posting this! I think this will really help. But heard you can the same technique with a sawing machine. Can you recommend a site or tutorial for that?

[verypinkknits]

@mchllwoods Yes, this is only one method of steeking (and my favorite). There are others, including using a sewing machine to tack down the stitches, although that does not create the fold to tuck in the ends that this crocheted steek does. I don't know of a good tutorial for steeking with a sewing machine, sorry.

[MsBeautyObsessed]

I couldn't stop looking at your beautiful nails!

[verypinkknits]

@MsBeautyObsessed Thank you! I'm wearing a new OPI color called "My Address is Hollywood". :)

[11Wizardry9911]

you should make some crochet patterns

[lumiere2020]

0:12, LOL psychopath smile FTW.

[quilterbydesign]

Fabulous explanation. I am a crocheter and asked a friend how to remove a hood from a sweater vest. She suggested I search for steeking -makes sense and I will try it with this GIANT hood. Your presentation is wonderful, no distracting background, words chosen very carefully and you sound very knowledgable. Thanks!

[SeeSomethingSayIt]

THANK YOU! Great video, very clearly shown and explained. You're a very good teacher, thanks for sharing. I've just ordered and received a Jade Starmore design from virtualyarns, to do the firebird cardigan, a masterpiece! It will be my first steek ever, and it helped me to watch your video. The Starmore pattern doesn't do the crochet method, but I can see how this is a good method. THANK YOU for sharing so well. And I like your manicure too. :-)

[MsKathy07]

@verypinkknits Oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you from your body language when you pointed to the top of your shoulder. When I think of steeks for the sleeves I think of the underside, where you knit the steek from the under arm upwards.

[KnitandCrochetHeaven]

You made this look so easy. Thanks!

[mchllwoods]

@verypinkknits that's ok, this seem better anyway just little more time consuming.