From the Swiss cameraroll: Tinguely Fountain
I have never steeked and I have never streaked but I imagine both have an urgent do-it-now-or-never kind of rush, like jumping into a pond mid-winter. My understanding is that if streaking was a math equation it involves a lot of subtraction. If steeking was a math equation it is division. One takes their favourite scissors and snips across their knitting, like a sweater, to create an opening (voila, cardigan!). I imagine being a spectator of both activities might very well make us shield our eyes and cry:
“How can they have the gumption to do that?”
The goal of both is to find, or create an opening, zippers or buttons optional.
Before taking to your yarn with shears—to which your wool asks itself: “haven’t I been here before?” your knitting needs to be properly reinforcement to stop any nightmarish unravelling. Many resources exists online and in books, documented by the brave souls who have actually done it, with spectacular results.
The truth is I don’t think I will be doing either activity anytime soon, as no sweater has yet to leave my needles and as a knitter, I am more inclined to layer-up than take layers off.
To close on a more sensible note a wonderful stop-animation film is nominated for a BAFTA and has nothing to do with subtracting or dividing your knitwear but adding to your knits, yourself and those around you through mending. The video should be below, but if not send me a note and I will send the link.
Wishing you a good week ahead, may the remaining workdays flash past.
Sew, until next time, I knit.
Kaitlyn
I sew & Knit & repair almost everthing!too Living in 1608 Chapelle Glâne. Tiny farm community in the southern tip of canton Fribourg. Grew up much like you Kaitlyn and left Canada many years ago to start a new chapter in my life. Greetings Margrit Z-S.