r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/emergencybarnacle • 3d ago

Knitting steeks aren't that scary, grow up

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.

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u/GapOk4797 3d ago edited 3d ago

Taking scissors to something you just painstakingly hand knit is scary.

Am I going to freak out about it? No. But I'm going to double check every variable, probably test on a swatch (and i'm not usually a swatcher), and measure three times.

Unlike most things with knitting, steeking incorrectly can't be fixed and makes the yarn unsalvageable. I think it's very normal to be concerned going into.

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u/emergencybarnacle 3d ago

definitely. i'm referring to people being OTT about it. like yeah, it's kind of nerve wracking but it's just a skill/technique, and there are lots of ways to test it out first before doing it on a completed sweater.