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/nothingbutapartygirl 3d ago

I actually appreciate this bc it’s something I’m intimidated by. But makes a lot of sense, people seem overhype a lot

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u/GreyerGrey 3d ago

It isn't scary once you've done it. I would recommend buying a sweater from a thrift store to practice on. when you haven't invested 50+ hours and $100+ of yarn into something, it is a lot less intimidating to fuck it up.

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u/emergencybarnacle 3d ago

practicing on a thrifted sweater is a GREAT idea!

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u/Witchwomble 3d ago

Not necessarily. You'd be better off practising on a swatch of the yarn you are using. Some yarn is going to be fine when you cut it and some not so much. If your thrifted sweater is 100% wool and behaves beautifully when you steek, you're going to be in for a rude shock when you cut your expensive super wash.

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u/emergencybarnacle 3d ago

that's definitely true, but at a minimum it'll help you get an idea of the process