I’m looking for some advice! I just finished a sleeveless top & it came out too wide. The length is fine and the neckline/sleeves are fine. I think it’s the nature of the yarn (Rowan tweed) that it doesn’t have elasticity& stretches too much. I am presently blocking it, but suspect that I will have to block it every time I wear it. My thought is to take it in with darts or a seam. It is knit in one piece, fastened with a crochet tie at the front, so no seam now exists. I have a serger & could serge the edges & take it in. Has anyone done anything like this? I’d welcome any advice or ideas. Thanks! Karin
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I take in all kinds of knits with my serger. It really comes in handy as I have a large bust and often sleeveless tops are too big above the bust line. I don't knit but I have done this with a wide variety of knits and it works well. I usuallly take a needle and run the thread back through the overlock and that is it.
Nancy
I'm going to try basting in some shape at the side seams before I take the plunge & serge :)
That is exactly what I do. I pin and try on to see how much I need to take in.
Nancy
Do you still have your tension swatch? If so, you might do a test run with your serger on it and see how it looks. You could also use it to adjust your serger tension. Just an idea.
What a great idea! Yes I do, and I have some extra yarn I could play with. I'm still working on the heat blocking -- had good results with blocking using my dryer shelf, but I think it will stretch out as soon as I wear it. Thanks!
Have you had any success with your garment? It must take a lot of courage to take it in like that but if it works, what a useful thing to know about. rjf
rjf,
I didn't have the nerve! But... after blocking to shape, I deduced that it's only the crosswise stretch of the knitted garment - the yarn has no elasticity at all! I am in the process of hand weaving sewing elastic into the ribbing at 1/2 " intervals to give it some "memory". I slipstitch- crocheted around the knit part of the armcye to eliminate that stretch. The elastic seems to be working nicely. Not quite the fitted garment I imagined, but looks quite nice on. Someday I will try to take the serger to another sweater I knit when I first learned & thought I could knit without a gauge check! Karin
What about experimenting with a thrift store sweater of similar yarn weight? Nothing lost and a great learning experience. Good luck!
That's one of those great ideas that I think why didn't I think of that?! :-) I am going to try that. Thanks!
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