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Thu, 2010-05-13 15:55 — blatt4u

was thinking for my next project a zippered vest. i wanted to knit in the round and steek for the zipper. does anyone have suggestions on steeking or know of a good tutorial?

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Sat, 2010-05-15 07:36 — mrossnyc
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I used Alice Starmore's

I used Alice Starmore's description in "Fisherman's Sweaters" to steek armholes in a sweater I made last year. The same theory could be applied to a front for a zipper though.

Fri, 2010-05-14 09:51 — TheKnittingMill
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Phillip, also check out the

Phillip, also check out the TechKnitters blog @

techknitting.blogspot.com &
eunnyjang.com/knit

Eunny is the editor of Interweave Knits mag and VERY thoroughly covers steeking! Personally, I use the crochet reinforced steek most often, but if I'm working on smooth/slick fiber, synthetic yarn or superwash wool, I either hand sew a reinforcement or machine stitch it (Bill gave me the great tip of sandwiching the knit between two pieces of tissue paper for machine sewing and it works beautifully--Thanks Bill). I've not yet done a fair isle in shetland, but when I do I'll probably forgo the reinforcement all together as Ron does.

Fri, 2010-05-14 01:21 — knitmaniac

There is an excellent

There is an excellent tutorial on brooklyn tweeds blog.

Thu, 2010-05-13 19:01 — ronhuber
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Depending on the wool you

Depending on the wool you are going to use, you might just cut the steek. For example, when I do Fair Isle, I use wool from the Shetland Isles and I just cut the steek without securing anything. If you can get your hands on a Schoolhouse Press - "Sweaters from Camp", you will learn everything you ever need to know about steeking. The information you need is in the prologue of the book.

Thu, 2010-05-13 17:23 — DeceptiveCookie
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Check out Let's Knit

Check out Let's Knit Together's episode on Steeking... I keep track of their podcasts through itunes, but you can also just watch it off the web. I keep the ones that have really good techniques and how-to's

the address for the episode is as follows:

http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/12/06/lk2g-063-eeeek-steek/