Seaming Horizontal Edges to Vertical Edges // Technique Tuesday

[@laurabartlett9724]

Your way of instructing others is my perfect cup of tea! Thank you! You are my lifesaver!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@lindanewell5633]

Thanks to this video, I’m certain I can accomplish it. To think this sweater has been languishing for months just because the seaming was intimidating me. Your videos are ever so helpful.😊

[@gayanipramodapeiris7025]

I am new to knitting and I have been searching for a seaming method for sometime now. I tried a lot of methods but none gave me a satisfying result. This tutorial was really clear and exactly what I was looking for. I already tried it and it works perfectly. Thank you so much and thank you for the clear instructions!! It was so easy to follow through.

[@susantainter9760]

Thanks for this instruction. Made it so thorough. Didn't know I could pick up 2 bars to 1 bar.

[@judyhbaker]

The light dawns! I've watched several seaming videos before, but this one is the easiest to see and understand of any of them. I'm saving it to my knit tips list.

[@richardmeier7299]

Best video of seaming ever

[@gracejones6324]

exactly the refresher that I needed. Thanks.

[@mrozo227]

Thank you for that formula at the end, and for drawing it out, ahh I feel so much smarter now when it comes to seaming, thank you!

[@batya7]

Your sample has excellent contrast and shows the stitches well. Thank you.

[@kerfuffle9312]

Again...thank you for the helpful information along with a fantastic demonstration.

[@carlamonico4739]

Incredibly helpful video. Thank you. I was able to seam my first sweater knit in pieces. I am grateful.

[@gallopingkitty]

Great video ! I typically stay away from seaming altogether, however this made it look like I could actually do it correctly ! Thanks !!

[@garboabbott9974]

Love technical Tuesdays! Always great tips!

[@momdadandk8559]

You are a brilliant teacher. Thank you so much! This is a life changer.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Glad you think so!

[@suzzette1980]

Wow. This is so well explained, it gives me more confidence to try it and practice. Thank you so much for sharing the tutorial 😊

[@marynolan7997]

Thank-you so much for a wonderful and so informative and so well explained tutorial. You are making knitting a lot more enjoyable for me, I just love your videos, thanks again

[@sheryltisdale]

Thank you Roxanne, great tutorial!

[@lottavictoire1799]

Wonderful, really helpful for my current project

[@brigittewallis8694]

Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorials, they have been life savers for me!

[@lisamont8182]

Very well done demonstration.

[@VTgirlandherbeagles]

This is always the place where my projects get ugly. Thank you for this!

[@karinberryman2009]

😅😅😅

[@debraraymer3386]

I love to seam. I have a huge vertical to horizontal seaming on a lace project that I just watched your left leaning decreases video for, and decided to do k2togtbl instead of ssk. I am really liking how it looks. I bet this will help on the seaming coming up. Thank you!

[@cathysews8861]

Thank you Roxanne, came across you video, I am knitting toys and I new how to mattress stitch the side seams but didn't know how to mattress the other seams, now I do thank you very helpful

[@darlenerothenay6251]

Thank you for an extremely well explained video!

[@amulyamakes]

Just used this to seam a sleeve onto my first seamed sweater!! Thank you :))

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You're so welcome!

[@michellelindgren8419]

Thanks Rox!!

[@winnieholtermann-jensen58]

Thank you. You made my day👍🏻

[@lynnc1144]

Thank you for the great explanation!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You're very welcome!

[@wendymcgreer1753]

Love this tutorial, it’s super clear 👌

[@georknits3957]

thank you very much for all your wonderful videos so well done!!! Love them.

[@moirastevenson4567]

What an absolutely brilliant video. Thank you so much for sharing it. My problem now is un-doing my awful looking seam and trying to apply this guidance using fluffy wool all in one colour! So not so straightforward - need far better eyesight than I have!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

If you can manage to take out the seam, you could re-do it with a smooth yarn that you can see more clearly. The seaming yarn is usually nearly invisible, so as long as the color is nearly the same (or slightly darker) and the washing instructions are the same, you should be fine. Good luck!

[@moirastevenson4567]

@@RoxanneRichardson I will try this out for the other seam. Meanwhile I did my best on the first one and it’s not a bad result on the right side. However it’s very lumpy in the wrong side - this matters as it is a knitted hood which when down will reveal the wrong side (stocking stitch). I think it must mean I was lifting the bars in the wrong row. So I will try out the second seam with different wool. If it makes a difference I will te-do the first seam. Thanks very much again Roxanne

[@monkeymind7246]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@andrearib6935]

So neat and you can't even see the seaming thread. I hope I can remember this.

[@patgriffin1925]

Great video Thank you

[@DoubleOhSevenThe3rd]

This is a fantastic tutorial! My only complaint is that I hadn’t seen it before butchering the seams on my sweater 😂 good thing there’s always next time

[@marieb4400]

So clear and easy to understand ! Thank you ! I would love to watch the same tuto for reverse stockinette stitch.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

If you watch my latest video that demonstrates how seaming, grafting, and duplicate stitch are all related, you can practice the path of reverse duplicate stitch and then apply it to a seaming situation.

[@marieb4400]

Thank you Roxanne ! I will watch it and try to practice !

[@craftymaker6611]

I have knit a shawl collar sweater and now have to sew the collar to the neckline. The collar has a 2 by 2 rib stitch and the body is in stockinette. Would you consider making a video for this case?

[@ghostsoup1313]

Thank you for this great demo. My question is this: is it better to attach pieces before or after blocking each section?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I usually block before seaming, because it reduces the edge rolling, and makes it easier to see what I'm doing. If you're seaming based on measurements, rather than counting rows, it's even more important. I still block when the project is complete, but I like not having to fight the edges while I seam.

[@annedantzig6576]

Your advise and demonstrations are always so, so helpful. You saved me a few times already! I have a question on joining horizontal and vertical seams. Do you have any recommendations seam overlapping pieces when there are 3 pieces coming together? I am making my second Boy Sweater by frogginette. The collar has two horizontal pieces that overlap one another. Is there a preferred way to join them to the vertical? I made one sweater already and kind of muddled through it but there may be a neater way to seam them together? Any of your ideas would be greatly appreciated!

[@verenafrick3081]

I love your Technique Videos because your explanations are very clear and logical. Could you please show how you seam the curve of an armhole in stockinette and please(!) in garter stitch. What selvedge stitch would you choose for a nice seam in garter when seaming a curve? I tried backstitch in a baby sweater which resulted in a nice but bulky seam. I did not risk to give it away as a present because it was so bulky. Thank you in advance!

[@katgore99]

Thank you

[@Pixxelina]

Miss Rox do you have a video on how to finish an edge suited for invisible seaming? Do you slip stitch first and last stitch of each row? Having such a hard time finding a selvage tutorial for invisible seaming. 😩

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I never slip the selvedges of edges where I intend to seam or pick up stitches. Assuming it's not garter stitch fabric, I knit the selvedge in stockinette, and work any shaping (incs/decs) at least one stitch in from the edge.

[@Pixxelina]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you!

[@arlaschmaltz2821]

Hi, love your videos!!! I do wonder, though, why on one side you go through the middle of the stitch and on the other side you go between the stitches. Could you please explain for me... ☺

[@RoxanneRichardson]

It looks like you're coming through the fabric between the Vs when the fabric is upside down, because the fabric is...upside down. if you turn the fabric right side up while the needle is poked through, you'll see that from the right side up perspective, you're still coming up through the center of the V.

[@arlaschmaltz2821]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you! After your explanation and rewatching the video a third time...😐 I finally got it! 😀 Thanks again!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Hello Roxanne, I am referring to the pink cardigan at the very beginning of the video

[@RoxanneRichardson]

That was a Knitty pattern from years ago. It should be in my Ravelry projects (click on the Sweaters set at the top of my note book). I'm guessing 8 or 10 years ago I knit that, at least.

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thanks I found it : Bristow by Melanie Gibbons knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTbristow.html I checked your notes, thanks, it will be helpfull when I choose to knit that cardigan. I sure will remember to concentrate.

[@renatastec5212]

thank you!

[@ooohlaa13]

i love this refinement tool ... can you tell me if you are casting on up to 100 do you allow 1" per stitch or is there a formula ... I am always holding my breath to not run out, but then I get annoyed if the remaining tail is way to long and have to cut it ... any hints how to go about the cast on guesstimating?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The 1'' per stitch only applies for mid-weight yarns. You end up with way too much tail if using fine yarns, and not enough if using bulky yarns. I did a video a couple of years ago about different approaches for estimating, based on the size of the project, as well as casting on without having to estimate at all. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6OrmYxjlr6dgdk

[@ooohlaa13]

@@RoxanneRichardson thanx so much rox I love all your videos but somehow I meant this comment for one on another channel, dunno how I got this on here ... I think watching too many yt tutorials going cuckoo! but thanx so much

[@ooohlaa13]

this link keeps taking me to ooops something went wrong, it does not connect with anything??? I will try it again later, but I tried 3x so it may be squirrely.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

@@ooohlaa13 I fixed the link. Sorry about that!

[@ooohlaa13]

@@RoxanneRichardson thanx for your kind attention ... i love and appreciate your dedication to meticulousness and excellence!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

This seems like a lovely pattern, is it available ?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Not sure what you're referring to? The knitted items are swatches knit for the purposes of this video.

[@ellendavis1957]

I use this technique for drop shoulder sweaters but I have problem keeping the seam flat. even after blocking. Notice how your blue peice (would be body) tends to roll and make a higher surface than the yellow Would be sleave), It make makes a ver bulky join especially on baby and child sweaters. Very loose knitting or an open stitch does not cause as much problem but when using a proper tension stockinette stitch the seam is bulky. do you have any trick or techniques to fix the problem

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The vertical edge wants to roll, so that is one reason for that raised appearance. You could try seaming using 1/2 stitch on the vertical edge, rather than a full stitch, and to graft from the horizontal edge. You can avoid grafting with live sts by working a row or two in contrast yarn before binding off, and then seam through the center of the final row of the MC, then frog the contrast yarn after the seam is complete.

[@ellendavis1957]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you Roxanne I will give it a try

[@moirastevenson4567]

Is this technique invisible on the reverse side too?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

No. It is meant for projects that have a RS and WS.

[@moirastevenson4567]

@@RoxanneRichardson It was recommended by Wool and the Gang for the hood pattern I’m following. Ah well I will di my best 😊

[@markoug13]

What if you do it with a crochet hook?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

If that works for you, then go for it!

[@markoug13]

@@RoxanneRichardsonit works beautifully ;)