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Nancy Gartenman
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Nancy
West Seneca New York
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2007 :  12:11:00 PM  Show Profile
What is the best way to sew a mitten together after you have finished knitting it? My seam up the side and around the thumb always feels a bit BUNKY.
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl

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Brenda
Lucas Ohio
USA
2045 Posts
Posted - Oct 01 2007 :  3:30:48 PM  Show Profile
hmmm. Mattress stitch usually works for me for sewing seams, but I can see where it would be a problem in the thumb. Do you have a pattern for knitting mittens by knitting the thumb in the round on 4 needles?


You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl

9093 Posts

Nancy
West Seneca New York
USA
9093 Posts
Posted - Oct 01 2007 :  3:34:55 PM  Show Profile
I have a mitten pattern I have been using for years, and there are several others in the book, but none of them say how to sew up the mitten, so I just sew it up with the yarn, But you can always feel that seam on the side of the mitten. So I was thinking maybe I was doing it wrong.
NANCY JO

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HAINAngel2000
True Blue Farmgirl

157 Posts

Mary
Sweet Home OR
USA
157 Posts
Posted - Oct 02 2007 :  4:50:48 PM  Show Profile
well another way is to try and do an invisible stitch, if your good at weaving or sewing things up that is. This stitch can be hard to do! Here are some video's of some how to's http://knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/misc.php -towards the bottom of screen! Hope this helps Mary
I found this but its not real good: http://www.sweaterscapes.com/inv-seam.htm also a bunch of good tips and tricks and instructions on http://knittingpatterncentral.com


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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl

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Nancy
West Seneca New York
USA
9093 Posts
Posted - Oct 02 2007 :  5:36:54 PM  Show Profile
Mary,
Thank you, I will check out those sites, so nice of you to find them for me.
NANCY JO

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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl

2045 Posts

Brenda
Lucas Ohio
USA
2045 Posts
Posted - Oct 02 2007 :  10:31:09 PM  Show Profile
Here's a free pattern for knitting mittens in the round - no seams!

http://www.craftown.com/knit/pat10.htm

You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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