That’s brilliant Francesca. I love the result. I know the yarn may not be what you might have chosen for yourself but I like how appreciative you have been about receiving it and I think you have made it work so well. I’m really tempted to make a similar one! Yesterday, I did an impromptu steak too. I bought a pure wool jumper secondhand off eBay a few years ago. It’s at least 20 years old as the brand was dissolved in 2000! I just went for it. I cut it straight up the middle without marking or re enforcing. The stitches have been in place for so long in a toothy wool, they didn’t budge. Then I did an applied icord edge to each side. Now I love my ‘new’ cardigan and will wear it a lot more than the jumper which was always scratchy at the neck. Love your channel and your presenting style. Brava 🤩
Kate! Steeking an “old” sweater is such a great idea! I also considered going for an I-cord edge instead of a full button band… I really like open cardigans. Well done! 👏
Had put a store bought sweater (as new) in charity bag then took it out as thought it would be a good opportunity to try steeking as nothing to lose - then your video pops up - whilst I didn’t really have any concerns we still like success so you’ve certainly given me the confidence to have a go and all I will need to do now is follow your steps without having to look up TH-cam videos in preparation. Just love how yours has turned out - you’ve every right to do a little dance - well done🧶🪡🧵👏🏼
Yes! Do that! I fully support you! I feel like I'm not actually giving you a lot of "technical" advice in this video, it was more like a vlog than a tutorial, so you might still have to look up some more videos, but I'm happy I was inspirational :)
This was so interesting to watch from inexperience of a non-steeker! Thank you for sharing. And I liked it both ways. But I'm going you'll get more use from it now! What does your grandmother think of the change?
So cute. Great job. It is not necessary but there are some cool finishing ribbons that you can add on the inside over your wip stitch…Maybeif you are shopping or on a special trip or there are lots in Norway!
Love it! Looks much better as a cardigan i think, great job! 👍 A nice piece of fancy ribbon sewn over your excess fabric on the inside of the band would just finish that off beautifully, and make a feature of it too?
Yes! That would be much better I think. However I would have to sew it on by hand (I don't own a sewing machine) and I'm not sure I can do a great job... 🤔 Maybe it would still look better than how it looks now though 😂 Thanks for your suggestion
Definitely, 100%, not an expert 😂 But it was a thrilling experience, that I hope I'll get to repeat again in the future. Thanks for another lovely comment
Wow you did a really good job and gave me a big courage to try to steek! I always want to steek a sweater but I thought maybe it works only with Shetland wool which I know nothing and all I have is superwashed wool... Your video makes me know how simple steeking is!!!😭 I'm so excited to try this then!
I'm so happy I was able to somewhat inspire you! I'm excited for you! There are so many great tutorials on TH-cam that will help you. Also, if you own a sewing machine, the process might be faster (instead of doing the reinforcements by hand). Please let me know if you'll end up trying this and thanks for stopping by
Grazie! Sono contenta ti sia piaciuto. A me piace moltissimo guardare questo stile di video, tipo vlog, ma ci vuole tantissimo tempo per l’editing (più di un episodio podcast “normale”) e sembra che alla gente non piacciono particolarmente (hanno meno visualizzazioni). In ogni caso, ne farò sicuramente altri, ma non tanto spesso 😂😅
I ended up picking up approximately 3 stitches every 4 rows, so "pick up, pick up, pick up, skip". I'm already wearing this cardigan a lot more than when it was in its sweater form, so I'm pretty happy :)
Wow! I missed this video! Can you tell us your thoughts one year after the "snip"? Was it worth it? Did you do others of these experiments? I ask you all of this because me too I hate purling and my tension turns a bit into a mess many times...
That’s brilliant Francesca. I love the result. I know the yarn may not be what you might have chosen for yourself but I like how appreciative you have been about receiving it and I think you have made it work so well. I’m really tempted to make a similar one! Yesterday, I did an impromptu steak too. I bought a pure wool jumper secondhand off eBay a few years ago. It’s at least 20 years old as the brand was dissolved in 2000! I just went for it. I cut it straight up the middle without marking or re enforcing. The stitches have been in place for so long in a toothy wool, they didn’t budge. Then I did an applied icord edge to each side. Now I love my ‘new’ cardigan and will wear it a lot more than the jumper which was always scratchy at the neck. Love your channel and your presenting style. Brava 🤩
Kate! Steeking an “old” sweater is such a great idea! I also considered going for an I-cord edge instead of a full button band… I really like open cardigans. Well done! 👏
brava Francesca!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 it turned out great!👍🏻🙌🏻 you are so much fun to watch and I love your happy cardigan dance! 🧶💚
Thank you, I'm pretty good at dancing, if I do say so myself :)
Your patience in going through each step properly, really paid off. Looks great on you!
Thank you, Debra! This is now getting a lot more wear so I'm happy
I like your style and humor is so refreshing. I really like this tutorial and how the cardigan turned out. Even I can do this! Thank you!
Hi Trudy! Thanks for stopping by. This was a surprisingly fun/engaging process. You can definitely do this 💪🏼
Well done! Thank you for sharing, I didn't dare to try this... yet!
This was a good example to follow to do an afterthought steeking . Thank you. Nice job on button band and button placement.
Thank you! I’m so glad it was useful. I haven’t steeked anything since I made this video, but will hopefully do it again soon. It was so thrilling!
So fun to watch you! Cardigan turned out great!
Had put a store bought sweater (as new) in charity bag then took it out as thought it would be a good opportunity to try steeking as nothing to lose - then your video pops up - whilst I didn’t really have any concerns we still like success so you’ve certainly given me the confidence to have a go and all I will need to do now is follow your steps without having to look up TH-cam videos in preparation. Just love how yours has turned out - you’ve every right to do a little dance - well done🧶🪡🧵👏🏼
Yes! Do that! I fully support you! I feel like I'm not actually giving you a lot of "technical" advice in this video, it was more like a vlog than a tutorial, so you might still have to look up some more videos, but I'm happy I was inspirational :)
Amazing! I’ve always been afraid to steek. I’m going to give it a try now!
Yes!! I really don't like the superlong purlrows either and this is giving me cardigan dreams!! 😍
I have high steeking hopes for the future too!
I like the color, looks good with the others. Nice job!
That was awesome! Thank you!
This was so interesting to watch from inexperience of a non-steeker! Thank you for sharing. And I liked it both ways. But I'm going you'll get more use from it now! What does your grandmother think of the change?
So cute. Great job. It is not necessary but there are some cool finishing ribbons that you can add on the inside over your wip stitch…Maybeif you are shopping or on a special trip or there are lots in Norway!
It sounds like these fancy ribbons would bring my steeks to the next level. ✨
looking Good! I'm impressed, great work!
Love it! Looks much better as a cardigan i think, great job! 👍 A nice piece of fancy ribbon sewn over your excess fabric on the inside of the band would just finish that off beautifully, and make a feature of it too?
Yes! That would be much better I think. However I would have to sew it on by hand (I don't own a sewing machine) and I'm not sure I can do a great job... 🤔 Maybe it would still look better than how it looks now though 😂 Thanks for your suggestion
Wow that is so interesting to see.
Yay! Great job, loved how the buttons reall made it all come together. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Thank you for joining me! It was quite a thrilling experience
What a good job you made of it! Impressive. Love the sweater. I enjoyed watching your process. Cheers!
That was amazing!! You are clearly an expert now!😉 I’m impressed. I have never steeked anything. It turned out wonderful and I love your happy dance.
Definitely, 100%, not an expert 😂 But it was a thrilling experience, that I hope I'll get to repeat again in the future. Thanks for another lovely comment
Wonderful!!!!
Francesca, you did a great job of steeking the sweater! Thank you for sharing😊
Fanta-stick! Brava Francesca!
yessssss.... you made it! So excited, when you did the first cut.... the cardigan looks so great.
Thank you! It was quite thrilling to cut the knitted fabric honestly. Would totally recommend 😂
Beautiful cardigan. Picking up stitches & sewing in ends- 😝 I'm with you but worth in the end.
Thank you, Patricia, for your understanding 😂
Omg! Brava Francesca!!! Non avrò mai il tuo coraggio 🤦♀️🤗
Dai Emanuela, taglia taglia! 😂
Good idea to try it with a garment you else wouldn't wear !
Yes! It made the process a lot less stressful than it could've been
Wow you did a really good job and gave me a big courage to try to steek! I always want to steek a sweater but I thought maybe it works only with Shetland wool which I know nothing and all I have is superwashed wool... Your video makes me know how simple steeking is!!!😭 I'm so excited to try this then!
I'm so happy I was able to somewhat inspire you! I'm excited for you! There are so many great tutorials on TH-cam that will help you. Also, if you own a sewing machine, the process might be faster (instead of doing the reinforcements by hand). Please let me know if you'll end up trying this and thanks for stopping by
@@AnItalianKnitter Yeah! I'm thinking to secure the cutting edge by crocheting or sewing with machine! Definitely let you know when I get there😉
Braaavaaaaaa🌞 it's so scary even the thought to cut it after all the work, but you made it look like an enjoyable experience 🌻🌻🌻
It actually was quite enjoyable..... other than picking up stitches 😂😂
Molto interessante questo video, Francesca. Questa tipologia mi piace molto….se ti va, fai altri video in cui fai vedere la lavorazione? Grazie 🤩
Grazie! Sono contenta ti sia piaciuto. A me piace moltissimo guardare questo stile di video, tipo vlog, ma ci vuole tantissimo tempo per l’editing (più di un episodio podcast “normale”) e sembra che alla gente non piacciono particolarmente (hanno meno visualizzazioni). In ogni caso, ne farò sicuramente altri, ma non tanto spesso 😂😅
How many stitches did you end up picking up for each button band?
Love your adventurous spirit. Hope the cardigan gets lots of wear now!
I ended up picking up approximately 3 stitches every 4 rows, so "pick up, pick up, pick up, skip". I'm already wearing this cardigan a lot more than when it was in its sweater form, so I'm pretty happy :)
Wow! I missed this video! Can you tell us your thoughts one year after the "snip"? Was it worth it? Did you do others of these experiments? I ask you all of this because me too I hate purling and my tension turns a bit into a mess many times...
I have to admit I was a little bit scared before you cut it. But it turned out great 👍👍👍
👏👏👏👏👏
You did such a lovely job! What a great idea!! I have yet to steek a project. I'm a bit of a chicken. 🤣😅
Honestly, the fact that I didn't care too much about this sweater made the all process that much less stressful for me :)
Your cat is huge! Love this vlog!
My cat says he doesn’t know if he should take this as a compliment for his majestic shape or if it means he should be on a diet 😅
@@AnItalianKnitter just majesticly large! 😂
Belli i bottoni!!