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Setting Steeks, and Handling Decreases »  Steeking Chronicles:
Introduction  Introduction; Setting Up Steeks; Handling Color
Changes • Planning and Placing Steeks; Handling Decreases in
Fair Isle KnittingThe Traditional, Unreinforced SteekThe Hand-
Sewn SteekThe Crocheted SteekPutting It All Together; Working
Sleeves; Blocking; FinishingA Word On Norwegian Steeks  To begin
at the proper beginning -  Why bother with a steek in the first
place?     Is steeking only for Fair Isle or other colored
knitting? No. The basic principles may be applied to any
knitting that can normally be done in the round. There are a few
things to consider, though: first, the frequent interweaving of
two strands within the steek itself is an important part of what
makes the traditional, unreinforced steek work. Careful thought
should be given to the stabilizing method used to compensate for
the single thickness of plain knitting. Second, not all sweaters
are better for bein