One of the knitting designers whose patterns I love, Amy Herzog, is a vocal advocate of seamed sweaters. Her patterns tend to be structured, tailored, and/or fitted (rather than sweatshirt styled) and seams are an integral part of each design.
After taking Amy's Fit to Flatter class, I started knitting her Dunedin Vest. It was finally ready for seaming this week. Coincidentally, Twist Collective recently published an article titled "In Praise of Seams" showing how to seam invisibly (there are many other tutorials online as well). After studying the diagrams, I took out my trusty needle and mattress-stitched away. And all I can say is wow! It's practically invisible. And doesn't stretch. I can't wait to finish my vest.


1 comment:
Mattress stitch can be quite magical. Those squash are amazing looking. Definitely UFO-esque.
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