Crocheting seams

A quick answer for Belinda, who asked: "I saw your comment on YarnPirate's blog and was wondering how you seam the clothes together using a crochet hook? Is it a single crochet that goes through both pieces?"

Hee -- I'm not even sure if what I do is actually crocheting. But I do it with a crochet hook. I'll try to get a demo with pics up on the site soon. Basically, what I do is pull a single loop through both pieces that I'm seaming together (I like to go between the first and second stitches, just for stability's sake) at the first row (or last row, depending on which direction you prefer to travel. Doesn't really matter.). I leave that loop on the hook, lift it up, grab the yarn from the other side of the seam and pull it through the original loop. I still have only a single loop on the hook. With that loop still on the hook, go up to the next row, stick the hook through both pieces, and pull the yarn through both pieces and the loop. Lift the loop, reach across the seam, pull the yarn through the loop. Continue on until you're done. You should only ever have one loop on the hook. When you're done, just cut the yarn and pull it through the last loop and weave the end in. Presto! Seam finished.

You can actually even leave out the bit about pulling the yarn over the seam and through the loop and just do a single loop per row when you pull through, but I find that second loop gives the seam a little more finish and stability.

HTH -- let me know if it's confusing. As I said, I'll try to get a picture tutorial up on the site soonish (I haven't anything to seam together right at the moment, but should in the next week or so).

And I'll also post about other stuff in the next day or two, like sock heels and why I still love my afterthought heels best, a name change for The Player to be Named Later, maybe some spinning, maybe some knitting...you never know.

posted by Laura Y. @ 8:10 AM