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averymybaby
10-22-2004, 08:29 PM
I've just finished a soaker where I kitchener together at the top of the legs smack dab in the middle of the front. While I can do a good job at the kitch (:banana) and it's not obvious, I'd like to see if I can come up with something where the kitch is in the middle of the crotch between the legs when it's worn. Then I could reinforce it.

Has anyone tried knitting the body in the round, then in essence dividing into a front and back, and knitting those "flaps" for the front and back with flat knitting? Then I'd be doing one flap at a time, decreasing at each end of the flap to make the leg holes.

Does this sound like it would work? Then I'd kitch the flaps together in the crotch area. :chin
Lauira
10-22-2004, 09:00 PM
You are desribing the Holy Sheep soaker pattern. :) (And others too, probably!)

Just curious though - why would you need to reinforce it? I haven't had a kitch area go weird on me yet, but maybe I have been lucky. ;)
FabriConnection
10-22-2004, 09:04 PM
The LTK has the kitchener in the crotch too :D
Lauira
10-22-2004, 09:27 PM
The LTK has the kitchener in the crotch too :D

OMG! DUUUUUUUUUUUUH! That is what I get posting so late at night!! :faint
Susan_WW
10-22-2004, 09:38 PM
Yes! My original pattern had the kitchner right between the legs. Now it is up a few rows higher, but it still falls somewhat between the legs. I don't think you would need to reinforce it either, because it functions the same as the rest of your knitted rows.
JustLookin
10-22-2004, 09:39 PM
Julia was knitting with the LTK, she went to bed, LOL< but she was talking with me about how she wanted it right in the middle of the crotch instead of where it is in the LTK pattern
averymybaby
10-23-2004, 08:22 AM
Julia was knitting with the LTK, she went to bed, LOL< but she was talking with me about how she wanted it right in the middle of the crotch instead of where it is in the LTK pattern

:oops:

Actually I was using a free pattern.. The LTK one I was working on was the one I ripped out because of the short rows :lol:

But I know it isn't a truly original idea, I just wanted to know if it would work.. and I guess it will! I think I'll fiddle with it next time I cast on a soaker :D :banana

Thanks for the input ladies :mwah

ETA I want to reinforce it because I'm paranoid about my kitchener abilities :moon