what to do?
The body of my seamless hybrid is finished - but none of the edges are and it's starting to drive me a little crazy. The original plan was to do hems like this one, but when I made the first hem on the sleeve I hated it. It's too thick and it makes a weird line where it's connected to the sleeve. It looks cool on Jared's sweater, but not mine.
So, I tried 2x1 ribbing, an idea I got from a sweater I bought this weekend. I hated it. Then I tried a hem again, hated it, then 2x1 ribbing again tonight and remembered that I hated it. So, you can see the hem I tried again in this picture, the white, but it's just pretty awful. I don't know what to do with all of the edges now, and I think the sleeve I've been experimenting on is starting to look tortured. I don't like rolled edges, so I can't just leave it as it is and cast off. I like the edges on this sweater, but that means hems again, and I think this yarn is just too bulky for hems. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Thanks! Nat
So, I tried 2x1 ribbing, an idea I got from a sweater I bought this weekend. I hated it. Then I tried a hem again, hated it, then 2x1 ribbing again tonight and remembered that I hated it. So, you can see the hem I tried again in this picture, the white, but it's just pretty awful. I don't know what to do with all of the edges now, and I think the sleeve I've been experimenting on is starting to look tortured. I don't like rolled edges, so I can't just leave it as it is and cast off. I like the edges on this sweater, but that means hems again, and I think this yarn is just too bulky for hems. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Thanks! Nat
posted by nat at
7:51 PM
6 Comments:
I did my hems on needles two sizes smaller in the same yarn. I also cast on 100% of the stitches. The hems ARE thick, but I don't mind. My bottom hem is probably 2 inches or so and the sleeves are 1.5 inches. I've read in other places that you can use a slightly finer yarn on the hem facing so that seems like a good idea.
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corbett, at 8:53 PM
I like to use leftover sock yarn formy hems.
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Anonymous, at 4:30 AM
Well, if you like the "flatness" of the hem, but not the bulk, you could try a few inches of seed stitch. It will lay "flatter" if you slowly transition your seed stitch...
Assuming circlulars, and from body to hem edge: 0=purl .=knit
0.....0.....0
.0...0.0...0.
0.0.0.0.0.0.0
.0.0.0.0.0.0.
(continue till desired length)
Your sweater looks great! I'm sure whatever you decide will look excellent!
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one year from now....., at 4:38 AM
I would go for garter stitch. So simple with the lovely stockinette stitch you have done.
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Anonymous, at 4:58 AM
I've done hems with finer yarn on the inside part(fingering weight as opposed to a heavy DK) and I *loved* the results...absolutely flat.
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Kate A., at 7:38 AM
Garter stitch is my favorite edge treatment.
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Anonymous, at 1:35 PM
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