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Crochet experts - help!!! Crochet edging question

 
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:07 pm    Post subject: Crochet experts - help!!! Crochet edging question Reply with quote

I don't know if you can remember but I finished Beth at the beginning of January and all it needs is a crochet edging. The jacket is either in moss stitch or stocking stitch. Will a crochet edging stop the st st curling?? I'm just wondering whether to risk ruining it by having a go at dc all the way or whether to pick up and do a knitted edge of some sort Confused Any thoughts?



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.knittersreview.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=84103

Hope this helps!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's very helpful thanks!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had a terrible curling problem with my pinwheel blankets, I did a round of SC, then 4 rounds of a stitch I don't know what its called but it looked prettier than a DC.

I wrap the yarn as for a double crochet, but instead of making a stitch to remove 2 lots of 2 loops I pulled the whole lot through in one go.    Totally stopped the curling and finished it off just nice as well.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Cathie!! Trouble is I don't know how to crochet yet Shocked  Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pictish...look here
http://www.nexstitch.com/v_crochet_videos.html
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks good  Razz  Razz Might have a go this weekend!!! Thanks Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cathie, that's called a half treble (or half double if you're using American terminology Wink )



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