Comments on: Knit a Selvedge http://www.thehookandi.com/2008/01/28/knit-a-selvedge/ Amy O'Neill Houck's fiber musings, designs, tutorials, techniques and reviews Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kristi http://www.thehookandi.com/2008/01/28/knit-a-selvedge/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 kristi Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=454#comment-1069 Just to provide a contrary point of view: I don't slip edge stitches. On a scarf, etc. It's strictly an aesthetic choice and I prefer the sameness of stitches over the slipped, doubletall stitches on the edges almost always. Any wonkiness in my edge stitch is that much more apparent when it's twice as big! More recently I've tried Annie Modesitt's slip-stitch edging which makes a nice edge, if you need something that behaves itself and doesn't have a super splashy presence. You can find it in her "Alison's Scarf" -- essentially you're making a very skinny border of double-knitting.<br/><br/>On garments that will be seamed I don't like slipping stitches either. I like a plain ol' stockinette edge. Slipped edge stitches cut my choices for seaming in half and I like the results better when I have more options on where to stick the needle. Just to provide a contrary point of view: I don’t slip edge stitches. On a scarf, etc. It’s strictly an aesthetic choice and I prefer the sameness of stitches over the slipped, doubletall stitches on the edges almost always. Any wonkiness in my edge stitch is that much more apparent when it’s twice as big! More recently I’ve tried Annie Modesitt’s slip-stitch edging which makes a nice edge, if you need something that behaves itself and doesn’t have a super splashy presence. You can find it in her “Alison’s Scarf” — essentially you’re making a very skinny border of double-knitting.

On garments that will be seamed I don’t like slipping stitches either. I like a plain ol’ stockinette edge. Slipped edge stitches cut my choices for seaming in half and I like the results better when I have more options on where to stick the needle.

]]> By: Diana http://www.thehookandi.com/2008/01/28/knit-a-selvedge/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Diana Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:35:00 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=454#comment-1064 Thanks for explaining a selvedge in such great detail. I just had a friend mention this technique to me after I'd been complaining to her how long it took me to sews my sweater seams all together. Wish I'd talked to her and read this before I'd started/finished it. Thanks for explaining a selvedge in such great detail. I just had a friend mention this technique to me after I’d been complaining to her how long it took me to sews my sweater seams all together. Wish I’d talked to her and read this before I’d started/finished it.

]]> By: crissy@indiebizchicks.com http://www.thehookandi.com/2008/01/28/knit-a-selvedge/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 crissy@indiebizchicks.com Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:23:00 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=454#comment-1063 Thanks for the links. Great blog! Thanks for the links. Great blog!

]]> By: John Markos O'Neill http://www.thehookandi.com/2008/01/28/knit-a-selvedge/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 John Markos O'Neill Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:19:00 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=454#comment-1062 I'm confused. What's a selvedge? The Wikipedia entry implies that it's some kind of waste product, like perfory or chad.<br/><br/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selvage<br/><br/>If so, why would you want to knit one? Do you have a picture of one of these things? I’m confused. What’s a selvedge? The Wikipedia entry implies that it’s some kind of waste product, like perfory or chad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selvage

If so, why would you want to knit one? Do you have a picture of one of these things?

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