Friday, August 28, 2009

Help...

I am working on this baby sweater...I have the front, sleeve, back, sleeve, and other front done - now have it all on a circular needle to do the yoke...my problem - all the loose yarn from those 5 individual pieces are getting all tangled up...

The last step in the pattern says to sew the seams...Can I sew them now??? It would eliminate all the loose yarn that is hanging and tangling..

..And...If I sew them now...HOW do I sew them?? Is there a special way of sewing seams, or can I just whip-stitch them together???

This is my very first garment...and I don't know how to do this....

I need HELP from all you experienced, crafty, knowledgeable ladies.....

4 comments:

Rachel said...

I'm no expert but I did just seam a jacket together the other night. I do the mattress stitch for the side seams, sleeve seams, and shoulder seams (but I'm also doing 3 needle bind off when I can for these). And then an invisible weaving for the shoulder seems. I googled shoulder seaming and came up with a help tutorial with Knitty.com that I found excellent. Within that article is a link to the mattress stitching for the other seams. Check the two links out. If you can't find it, shoot me an email and I'll send the link.

As to when to seam...not sure since I've never done a yoke. I just seam when all the pieces are done. Guess I'd suggest following the pattern!

Anonymous said...

Thanks Rachel...That helps :)

~Alaina

KnittySue said...

What I do with the ends that want to tangle...I wrap each one around a bread clip..you know those white plastic things that hold the bread pkg. closed instead of a twist tie. It really helps to keep them tame while I finish.
Good Luck...in the DRT also.

KnittySue said...

I just checked and your team is out in front..you just got tagged or have the box. I just finished mine and it's in the mail tomorrow.
Good luck ....your team is in high gear.