Sit and Knit for a Bit Special: How to Steek a Sweater with ARNE & CARLOS. Ep 40 S2
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
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We hope you will enjoy this new special episode on steeking. Next week, Sit and Knit for a Bit will become a daily "Countdown to Christmas" podcast and KAL, so stay tuned!
To steek means to cut your knitwear, scary? Don't be afraid, we have also this playlist on how to steek a cardigan:
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No matter what you talk about, no matter what you show us...I always feel happy when I watch you two! I can feel your good energy in my heart. ❤️ Thanks for all you do!
You are welcome
Arne, that sweater is gorgeous....even 40 years ago, you had some mad knitting skills....but of course, like a fine wine, your knitting skills get better with age....keep it up, friend....you're amazing
I don’t plan on steeking in this lifetime but I love you guys so much that I would even watch you washing dishes or shoveling snow. Arne, I love your shirt. So colorful.
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They are awesome! Their instruction is so clear. The special series on Norwegian Knitted Folkwear sweaters was so wonderful!
I agree. 🤣🤣
I'm waiting...I'm patient...I have all the time in the world. Arne just cracks me up.
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And that is the only disadvantage about wool: it shrinks when not being worn. 🤣
I loved the portion of the show, where Carlos went searching for the sharp scissors and Arne, who had “all the time in the world“ just sat and waited for him. A bit of light comedy, I think. Sweet.
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My goodness….for knitting that at 17 years of age that sweater is awesome….great job and thanks for sharing….Donna🇨🇦
Thank you for watching Donna.
I love your programs! I catch up when I am able to sit and watch and knit or sew. I have knit many Dale of Norway sweaters with Dale of Norway Heilo yarn and Sandnes Garn using Peer Gynt yarn for my husband and children. Now the grandchildren are wearing the sweaters. My 16 year old granddaughter has requested a new one and I’m going to use your yarn and we will choose a pattern she likes. I still have all the knitting patterns books I bought from a Norwegian knitting friend. She would purchase them for me on her annual visit to Norway. The yarn I was able to purchase either from her or a shop in New Hampshire, USA. The oldest sweaters are 45 years and they look as good as new. I have knit too many hats, gloves and mittens to count from the pattern books. I am indebted to my friend for teaching me the best skills for a knitting life. Best Christmas Wishes to you both!
Thank you for sharing!
What a beautiful sweater! It is obvious that you were a great knitter even when you were young Arne. I hope to find a handknitted jumper in a charity shop that I can learn to steek on, I have too many UFOs to start knitting one 😁Tak. Be well, Sally 🌹
Practice makes perfect!
This video should have been done for Halloween. It was terrifying. When Arne was waiting for the scissors I was hoping Carlos was running away with them. I'm a new knitter and if I drop a stitch I yell, " nobody move." I love your show.
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Thank you for the video! What a great idea of practicing steeking on a sweater you don't care about.
You are welcome Kelly, now start practicing.😊
Another great tutorial as usual. Maybe Kate can learn and finish her sweater now too along with the rest of us.
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Now I need to find a pattern for a sweater to steek! Love the mantra “ it’s easy when you know how to do it”. Thank you for being you 💕
Loved the find the scissors ✂️ bit FFW . 🤣😂🤣😂
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Bag Balm Udder Cream. Yes it's good for our hands, too. Fun to see you do this. It was popular in the 70s here in the states, to make over old sweaters by sewing a strip down the front and around the neck. Of course we always added fabric, added buttons or took them away. We did it on any old sweater or sweat shirt, just to give it that 70s look. Not nearly as lofty as your re creation, of course. Many of them were thrift store finds, and that is a good suggestion for practice. Ours weren't always wool, but now I know what to look for. Thank you guys for your great videos. Happy Thanksgiving to those in the states.
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Great video on steeking. Arne was quite the knitter when he was young. I think it was great that you were knitting while waiting for the cows to be milked. Better than playing video games which weren't available back then. Looking forward to future podcasts and the count down to Christmas. Thank you!
See you soon!
So that’s what happened to the wool sweaters that have been hanging in my closet! They shrunk! 🤣😂 Thanks for the great (as always) tutorial. I’m still not excited about steeking, but you’ve definitely made it more approachable. 😁 Glad the storm is over and you guys are safe! Looking forward to next week!
The first time after I steeked (a hat with an all-over geometric pattern) I had a large glass of merlot. When I calmed down I realized I felt TRIUMPHANT. Steeking is akin to turning a heel on a sock: when you do it you are amazed at your own self 🙂 Thank you, Arne and Carlos! 🧶
Well said Karen!
I discovered both of you by chance on UA-cam. Such an inspiration. You have had an amazing life and still do. I sit here (from NYC live in Frankfurt, Germany) do my crocheting and listen to you on UA-cam. I am so glad to have found your podcast. Thank you both so much for sharing your life and experiences and talents with us. I am learning so much from you.
Hello, Arne and Carlos!! So happy to have you two in my life! I love to sit and knit a bit with you two! It looks to me like you’re lovely new Janome machine has a “free-arm” feature where you can remove a piece underneath the feed-dog area. This might be nice to use when you are steeking to keep the back of the sweater out of your way easier. But, as you say, there are many ways to do the same thing and your results are beautiful! Thank you for sharing your love of knitting with us!!
Thank you for the tip Shelly!
Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. I am glad that all is well post storm. I am looking forward to the new Advent episodes.
See you soon!
Getting my Courage up to start a sweater! Steeking would be a fun way to get a quicker cardigan to wear. Love how you compared the knit wear to fabric, that really helps me to picture the end product
You are welcome!
I love Arne's shirt.
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You’re right! I do feel more confident to steek after watching your tutorial. Thank you!
You are welcome, don’t be afraid of steeking!
My Mum has a Brother machine thar us much like your Jermone, both very good machines.
Glad everyone is safe after that storm
Thank you, it was quite a storm.
You guys are so much fun to watch! Love the shrinking wool story and the steeking tutorial. Thank you ❤️🧶❤️
Thank you for watching Pan!
Thanks for the tip of practicing steeking on anything that you can find that you don't care about. I sometimes forget those simple ideas. Wool for $5-$6 a skein is amazing. I would love to fill several suitcases full of yarn to take home when I finally travel to Norway. To make a sweater at the prices we have in the US for wool would be a significant cost, like about $130-$150. Then you still have to knit it without a hitch. Meaning you want it to fit well and be a good style on the person it's made for. Then the ribbing on the sleeves and bottom needs to be the right length and stretch. Also the neck needs to look good on the person who receives the sweater. Even the weight of the yarn could make a difference. I'd be willing to rip out stitches but I'd hate to overwork the yarn. I've been worried about making a sweater for an adult because of the financial investment. Eventually I want to make sweaters for my entire family, though. I'd like everyone to have something of they can use for years to come. Maybe even hand down to the next generation as well. I'd like to complete this before I can no longer knit. So far I don't have arthritis and my hands work well, so I have some time to get this done. Also I have a stock pile of yarn that I could practice with, so to 'practice' with stuff you don't care about can apply here as well. Thanks again. Excited to see the placket video next year.
Thank you!
You can buy Norwegian wool in the US.
In the UK you can buy British wool from Yorkshire Spinners at a similar cost (although I really want to try Norwegian wool also)
I’m going to make one of Arne & Carlos’ sweaters, I’m going to add 4” to the length because me torso is a bit longer, the yarn is going to cost me about $200… 🇨🇦
I steeked my swatch for my steeked sweater so I got some practice on the actual yarn I would be using. Helped give me the courage to cut!
Thank you for this information. My husband is confined to a wheel chair and is always cold. He also does not do buttons well, even large ones are a problem. You have given me the idea to knit a shortened cape with a grosgrain band down the front and Velcro closures that will make it easier for him than putting on a sweater for warmth. I can knit the cape in the round and steel it for the band.
That is a good idea.
Great ideas for steeking practice. When I taught steeking in my knitting classes, I had the students make a mug cosy and then steek. Worked great and it was a small project where they did gain the confidence needed for other projects.
I have to pack up my mountain cabin over the winter. When I come back, everything has shrunk. I blame it on the cold weather.
This was an amazing tutorial. You make it look easy - that is your confidence and talent! So inspiring. Many thanks.
Glad you are safe after the storm. Xxx
You make steeking look way less scary than I imagined. Can’t wait to see the continued tutorials on how to finish this type of project.
Hello, Dawn! I agree that the sweater looks amazing and very well kept! Many sweaters that are made out of good quality pure wool can last many many years! I have a sweater that my father’s when he was a young man in the Coast Guard! Dad is 87 now. The sweater looks and wears like new and I wear it every winter!
I love how clothes “shrink” in the wardrobe when not used… I find that regularly after holidays and festive events! 😀
It seems to be a common thing!
I saw some of Hazel Tindall's tips for repairing and extending the life of sweaters in Shetland. there is a long history of remaking and restyling sweaters that is so practical, thank you for some good ideas for my shrunken sweaters, not only practical but fun and stylish
love the "invisible shrinking in the closet" I also do not know how that happens. Great sweater save!!!
So fun. Just about to cast on a steeking cardigan... a popular new release in 2024
Sweater is pretty, did great job knitting it. I've not done steering on a sweater, done it to a sweatshirt. Now have to try it on a sweater.
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Go for it!
Thanks, guys, this cleared up the mystery of steeking for me!
That is great to hear!
One day I may try this,,,but,,, not yet. Thank you for each episode!!!!
You are welcome!
I appreciate the lesson repeat, and I will watch the previous episodes on steeking a sweater again.
Thanks for bringing this back around. I am so encouraged. 🎉
Another tip when sewing something so stretchy is use a "walking foot" which pulls the fabric from the bottom AND the top!
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I will be steering a sweater tomorrow. Thanks for the timely episode.
We hope you had a successful steeking session!
All went perfectly. Thank you
Wow that sweater is adorable ☺️ and you were only 17 when you knitted it … please keep us posted on this tutorial for the placket , I’ve bought a 100% wool traditional Swedish Jumper from EBay and want to restyle to an open cardigan more boat slash neck , so don’t keep me hanging too long .
I’m off to get my machine ready to sew 🪡
Do it! I the meanwhile you can look at our old tutorials!
I can't wait to find sweaters in thrift shops to practice on. You are amazing, thank you so much for your optimistic videos. They are so encouraging!
Seeing Arne sew makes my heart go ZING! =D Such a terrific technique to save you old sweater!
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My huge respect to Arne, who has knitted so beautiful stranded sweater in age of only 17! It is really great job!
Great tips for timid steekers, wonderful episode! Looking forward to seeing the progress on that lovely sweater over the next few weeks!
You made it look so straightforward and simple .. thank you
Hi guys Jill here from New York...i dont knit...only crochet..but i can listen to you guys do anything...Carlos i like your funny faces
Thank you!
I am looking forward to watching the follow up to this. Great tips!
Hopefully it will be ready for January!
You guys are the greatest!! I’m knitting a Fair Isle and will steek the arm holes-have never done it but you have given me confidence. Will practice on one of my old sweaters!! Love you guys!! ❤️
Good luck and have fun!
Hi from Czech republic! Thanks for your super tutorial!
You are welcome!
Wow ! This is a great tuto, I always tought of steeking when you knit salvage stitches knowing ahead you would steek later, never tought of it as a way to make a garnment bigger. This is a great mind openner.
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That is one beautiful sweater. What talent. You both are a gift to this world!
Thank you!
Those darned shrinking sweaters!!!! It will be a beautiful cardigan when it is finished. I love the Setesdal pattern. ❤️ from 🇨🇦
And at 32 minutes 5is episode was twice as long as your regular SAKFAB!!!!!! Yippee!
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Always learn, always enjoy. ❤️
I'm in awe that you knitted a sweater as teenager. Such talent! Just found you guys a few videos ago. I'm learning to knit, making a pot holder as we speak. As a crocheter I would have had it done in an hour but knitting is so hard for me. Hope to learn from you guys. You are lot of fun even if I never fully understand all of it. I will keep looking to see if you have any absolute beginners lessons.
I'm going to try this with a thrift store sweater during this three day weekend!
Cutting! Amazed to watch Arne cut around the neckline! I'd love to try this on a thrift-store sweater.
You should, then you can practice.
Oh boy, now I get to work on my black belt in shopping for wonderful wool sweaters at the thrift stores! Wooo whooooo
Happy hunting Mary Ann!
I love the sweater and I cannot believe it's 40 ... uh 4 years old! It's really beautiful and I love that it's recycled. Amazing!
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OH OH OH! Gorgeous sweater! I want to knit that pattern in the future. You've also given me ideas about re-inventing some beautiful color work sweaters of mine that are too big. I may actually get out my sewing machine and give it a try with your technique. Happy knitting and creating.
You make it look so easy. I can’t wait to try it. Heading to thrift shop for an old one to practice
We hope you enjoy it!
Yes it is amazing how those wool (as well as other fabric) clothes seem to shrink somehow while in the closet.
Its a strange effect
Nice job Arne. The sweater is beautiful and you knitted it at such a young age. My mom knitted, but I never learned the
Craft, wish I had. 😒 So fun to watch you guys. Can’t wait to see the finished garment. ❤️
It’s not to late to learn!
Gorgeous!!!! After watching your Setesdal series, I ordered my black and white Norwegian wool and I have your book Norwegian Knits With A Twist to guide me! Thank you for this cool video!!!
What a wonderful technique this is.
Now I have seen it being done it is something I will try. Thank you.
You are welcome Julie!
Yep. I bought a Hilda super bulky Icelandic cardigan through an ad in a magazine in the 1980s for $50. It's a medium and I didn't wear it much (in Connecticut winters are pretty mild) and the sleeves have shrunk to such a point it looks like (no exaggeration) a child's sweater. I want to learn steeking so bad and actually I have a brand new Janome Heavy Duty machine. I just need the time and inspiration. This video is the best encouragement. Thank you!
Thank you for the lesson. I enjoyed watching this so much. I look forward to seeing this sweater finished😊
I like your shirt too😊 I love colorful prints.
Great tutorial! I love my Janine sewing machine too!
Its great!
My grandmother worked as budeie when she was young on their seter in Gudbrandsdalen.
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Awesome, I will try this!Great information. Thanks guys!🧶🧶🧶
You are welcome Donna!
That sweater is beautifu. Loved this video.
Thanks for this - watching it gives me confidence that I can do it myself. Methinks I shall try to find a thrifted sweater to attempt it. 🧥
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I love steeking! I knit more vests than sweaters because I can’t wear a sweater in the office throughout the day in Texas. Even if I do a front and back separately and seam them together, I will steek the v-neck so that I am not dealing with multiple balls of yarn when knitting the front in a solid color. I have never tried using the sewing machine for steeking. Crocheting a line on each side before cutting has worked really well for me.
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Another great episode. I actually think I can try steeking a sweater.
Beautiful sweater, Arne!
I will definitely try steeking when I’m brave enough to knit such a beautiful sweater!
One step at a time!
You two are so funny, love your shirt Arne
Thank you!
Another great tutorial boys. Thankyou.
You are welcome
Hi. What a wonderful idea!! Love it
Thank you!
I've received your yarn and it's just so delicious. Soft and so beautiful in the colors. I look forward to starting my jersey. Hope both of you are ok
We are so glad to hear that Jette!
Thank you for making this look so easy!!! Also, I think you just sold me on a new Janome Sewing machine. Keep up the great work!
The English word for Cow Cream is 'Bag Balm.' I still have a tin in my medicine cabinet for treating scrapes and to prevent wind chapping your skin in the winter. I also use it on my dogs feet as a protectant.
Thank you for this Katie
so jealous of your snow storm. Sorry the power went out but good think Carlos bought 400 candles and your fireplace was fixed. We are expecting snow Sunday but less than an inch. I was getting my Jeep serviced today because they sent me coupons for free services. Yay!!!
I did try steeking on a sweater I picked up at a thrift shop when I watched Arne show this before. I am still scared to try it on a sweater I knit so I will keep practicing. Lovely to see you both and I am glad you and the dogs are okay.
See you Sunday.
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Thank you for the Steeking vlog. I love Arne’s Lice sweater, I’m so glad he can wear it again. Hope you are having a healthy, happy holiday season. Please pet Freya and Helmer for me
Oh YIKES!! 😳😱 Such suspense while searching for scissors!! Music from “Jaws” playing loudly in my head as you begin to CUT such a beautiful sweater!! AAAAUUGHH!! Glad this story had such a happy ending!! I will definitely practice first, but you’ve succeeded in removing the “Boogey-Man” of steeking for me! THANK YOU for sharing this process and enjoy your new jacket❣️
Thank you for showing this !
Arne, your shirt is amazing.
Carlos, it was good that you wear something under your shirt when you stand up. 🤣
Greetings Lily. 🌸
Thank you Lily!
Thank you Arne and Carlos, awesome video!!!
Yea! Steeking is how I discovered you guys❤️ Always enjoy your podcasts🤗
I really enjoyed this episode, The jumper is beautiful you were so talented to knit it at 17. Thank you both for all the time and effort you put into helping us become better knitters 💕
Hi guys….haven’t knitted since I was a little girl with my Gran….think I’m gonna jump back in…thank y’all 🤗
Go for it!
thank you! (nice cupbaord behind)
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So enjoyed this! What a beautiful jacket it will be. I love the pattern section of the sleeve. The image of Arne knitting in the cow barn during milking is priceless.
This was very helpful. I've just steeked the Ashbury Fair Isle sweater by Martin Storey (which was supposed to knit flat, but I modified to knit in the round). I watched countless videos about steeking, and all of them used a straight stitch on the machine. This makes much more sense; the zig-zag would seem to create a much more secure fabric. I also like the method of knitting the button band and facing together and stitching it on. That would result, I think, in a less bulky joining than (dare I say) Alice Starmore's bound edge. (I have long admired the traditional Norwegian Stedestal sweaters and would love to knit one in the near future.)
Thankyou so much for this tutorial! I learn so much from you. You always have the best tips. Look forward to the next one with the placket. :-)
Thank you Ulrika.
First of all I’m amazed at the age of the sweater ,how did you store it because it looks like it was a new knit ! I enjoyed your technique and so far it’s not looking too hard and can’t wait until the button band video. Thank you from Cape Breton 🇨🇦💕
That was a great description of steeking and I look forward to your further steeking instructions in 2022. Thank you.
You are welcome!
I enjoyed this show and have subscribed! I needed a new knitting podcast and am glad to have found you!
Your confidence makes steeking look so easy. Great way to recylcle a sweater. Love the pattern and colours in Arne's shirt!
Thank you and don’t be afraid of steeking!