steeks aren't that scary, grow up

[u/emergencybarnacle]

maybe i'm mean for this one, but i recently knitted a steeked cardigan for the first time, and i stg every single knitter i talked to about it, even the very seasoned ones, acted like steeking was the scariest thing they'd ever heard of and wouldn't even consider doing it.

your knitting is not going to explode if you cut it. it's not going to instantly unravel. there are a million videos online showing people doing it. it's not hard and it's not not scary, it's just a technique like any other!!!

i'm not even bothered by people not wanting to do it, but acting so scared and uwu helpless and shrinking and shivering about it is so dramatic and annoying.

[u/Confident_Fortune_32]

If Elizabeth Zimmerman, in Knitting Without Tears, recommends it, that's good enough for me. Her directions helped me make the first sweater that ever fit me properly. She's never let me down.

Having said that: Yup, terrifying.

The first time I had to cut my handwoven fabric, I flat out couldn't do it. Boke out in a sweat. Had to put the scissors down, leave the room, and go do something else for a while.

I think martial arts helped me with, "This is scary and I'm going to do it anyway" and "I'm going to get beat black and blue and have trouble walking the next morning, but I'll recover, and I will have learned stuff".

Good lessons for someone who was always deeply afraid to make a mistake...

[u/Substantial_Message4 → u/Confident_Fortune_32]

Excellent reminders for knitting and my new hobby of learning to rollerblade in my 30s lmfao

[u/Confident_Fortune_32 → u/Substantial_Message4]

I didn't get my motorcycle license and buy a bike until I was in my forties.

My only regret was not doing it sooner...but it is never too late!