Kitchener Stitch Made Easy!!
Well, I got your attention, didn't I? heheh...
Here's my helper for today's post...
See? He's feeling so much better he's helping mom at the computer!
So today's post is about how I make kitchener stitch, if not *easy*, at least easier!
Now what on earth is this? A wooden light bulb? A marital aid? nah...
I do the kitchener stitch in the usual manner but I never worry about the tension of my stitches while I'm making them. That's where the darning egg comes in.
I slip my freshly off the needles, kitchenered toe over my darning egg...loosely tensioned stitches and all.
Now, the stitches are taught against the darning egg and oh so much easier to see!! I tighten them up stitch by stitch, using the end of my sewing needle.
It may not be the cure for cancer but it certainly makes it much easier for me to do the dreaded kitchener stitch!!
And here are the finished socks.
6 comments:
ahh..the finished socks. Quite nice. Looks better on the web than on the slightly dirty table at Borders.
What color will you use for KIP on the 11th?? We MUST know!
Very nice, love the cat and the darning egg isn't bad either. I hope it wasn't a big bus your cat ran into, I know, I know you've heard it before. But really he/she (?) is too cute.
Thanks for the lesson. Glad Pumpkin is feeling better!
wow pumpkin is well......cute isn't the word i'm looking for but he's ummmmm. he looks really adorible.(even though it looks like he ran in to a wall) V.V i know thats the way the cat's breed looks but still.... well he's really cute!!^_^
I'm so glad Pumpkin is better! Max lays on his back just like Pumpkin. Too Cute.
Hi great readiing your blog
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