Seamlessness

Posted by Cheryl on Nov 28 2006 | 1. Knit on Monday

I know I run the risk of being one of those people who say ‘Voila, look what I just learned!’ to an audience you has known that fact for decades. But you’ll please bear with me, won’t you?

I have been looking at Kate’s legwarmers with fear and trepidation. They need to be sewn up. I, like most knitters perhaps, don’t particularly fancy the sewing bit. And generally I take the construction stage as being a necessary evil between me and a finished project. Generally no big deal. But this one, with its itty bitty stitches created on teeny tiny 2.5mm needles, was throwing me. How to make a nice seam? Ick. Usually, I just sluff my way through…

Enter video-watch-how-I-do-it-assistance via KnittingHelp.com and presto change-o, I’m doing the mattress stitch!

Pick up the little ladder in the midde of the V of each stitch

Do the same on the other side and repeat back and forth

After a few repetitions of this, pull the yarn to close up the gap.
See the stitches being squeezed into place?

Pull taut until the stitches disappear like magic

Invisible seam! Yippee!

And while this may be old news for you, I have to say I’m rather chuffed at the result!

5 comments

5 Responses to “Seamlessness”

  1. # Leigh

    Oh gosh, I have lots of those “voila!” moments. It’s the joy of self discovery, may it never cease! Your mattress stitch seams are first rate.

    28 Nov 2006 at 5:09 pm

  2. # Isobel

    Perfect! Love the step by step too - now I don’t need to go to knitting help - I can just come back here.

    28 Nov 2006 at 6:33 pm

  3. # Sharon in Ireland

    Mattress stitch is just the best - I love it too. Leg warmers look fantastic, I’m sure Kate will love them.

    28 Nov 2006 at 8:00 pm

  4. # Joni

    Great job!

    I recall bragging to someone as a child that my mom could sew things together with a seam that you really could not see! lol When I grew up I realized that she was doing the mattress stitch, and I learned the magic myself. Isn’t it awesome? I don’t always like doing finish work, but mattress-stitching is just a treat because it looks so nice.

    29 Nov 2006 at 7:13 pm

  5. # Diane

    that looks amazing!!

    01 Dec 2006 at 9:08 pm

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