MANY FAIR Isle knitting patterns use steeking, a technique which can strike fear into the hearts of knitters who have never used it before. Steeking involves cutting your knitting open – which, when I first heard of the concept, seemed utterly ridiculous and terrifying at the same time! However, steeking is a fantastically useful skill to have in your knitting repertoire, particularly if you want to knit stranded colourwork projects in the round. Here at The Knitter, we regularly feature patterns which are steeked, and we want to show you that this technique is not something to shy away from!
So, what is a steek? Essentially, a steek is a ‘bridge’ or a column of stitches which has been added to projects knitted in the round, and which are cut…
