Today I sat down at the table with the finished body, sleeves and hood of my Aran Coat and prepared to cut my knitting.


crocheted steek using Eunny Jang’s tutorial
The crocheted chains in place, I took out my scissors and carefully cut each ladder thread, working my way up 28 inches of coat. Then 12 inches of hood – worked separately to give you a chance to breathe between the two sections. I cut the last thread, examined the entire coat and slumped back into my chair exhausted. Keeping in mind that I practiced on swatches twice yesterday, I must say the crocheted steek is surprisingly comfortable, beautiful even. Next up….garter stitch borders and toggle buttons.