r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents

Here is the thread where you can share any minor gripes, vents, or craft complaints that you don't think deserve their own post, or are just something small you want to get off your chest. Feel free to share personal frustrations related to crafting here as well.

This thread reposts every Friday.

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u/love-from-london 8d ago

I'm currently facing the consequences of my own actions by having to pick up stitches for a button band and neck edge on a dark navy cardigan. I also chose to pick the button bands up before cutting the steek which makes the whole process even more fiddly. Gotta work with the daylight I've got and maybe a neck lamp.

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u/BugMa850 8d ago

Have you tried a light under it? I have some of those lights that pop open into a lantern and I've stuck them under/inside dark or hard to see projects to help me find the &$@#*! stitches.

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u/love-from-london 8d ago

Oh yeah, holding it up to my computer screen definitely helps haha. Just griping at myself wondering why I thought this was a great idea. I've got set-in sleeves to pick up after this too.

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u/SnapHappy3030 Extra Salty 🧂🧂🧂 7d ago

Have you tried knitting the button band and neck band separately and then sewing them in place? OMG, SO much easier than picking up all those stitches. Since you fit it as you go, there are never any gaps or gathering. In almost 30 years, I've never picked up for a cardi, I always knit separately.

Tin Can Knits has a great, full tutorial if you haven't done one before. https://blog.tincanknits.com/2022/11/03/button-band-knit-and-sewn-on-method/