I don’t plan on steeking in this lifetime but I love you guys so much that I would even watch you washing dishes or shoveling snow. Arne, I love your shirt. So colorful.

Arne, that sweater is gorgeous....even 40 years ago, you had some mad knitting skills....but of course, like a fine wine, your knitting skills get better with age....keep it up, friend....you're amazing

No matter what you talk about, no matter what you show us...I always feel happy when I watch you two! I can feel your good energy in my heart. ❤️ Thanks for all you do!

And that is the only disadvantage about wool: it shrinks when not being worn. 🤣

I'm waiting...I'm patient...I have all the time in the world. Arne just cracks me up.

What a beautiful sweater! It is obvious that you were a great knitter even when you were young Arne. I hope to find a handknitted jumper in a charity shop that I can learn to steek on, I have too many UFOs to start knitting one 😁Tak. Be well, Sally 🌹

Now I need to find a pattern for a sweater to steek! Love the mantra “ it’s easy when you know how to do it”. Thank you for being you 💕

My goodness….for knitting that at 17 years of age that sweater is awesome….great job and thanks for sharing….Donna🇨🇦

I loved the portion of the show, where Carlos went searching for the sharp scissors and Arne, who had “all the time in the world“ just sat and waited for him. A bit of light comedy, I think. Sweet.

So that’s what happened to the wool sweaters that have been hanging in my closet! They shrunk! 🤣😂 Thanks for the great (as always) tutorial. I’m still not excited about steeking, but you’ve definitely made it more approachable. 😁 Glad the storm is over and you guys are safe! Looking forward to next week!

This video should have been done for Halloween. It was terrifying. When Arne was waiting for the scissors I was hoping Carlos was running away with them. I'm a new knitter and if I drop a stitch I yell, " nobody move." I love your show.

I love your programs! I catch up when I am able to sit and watch and knit or sew. I have knit many Dale of Norway sweaters with Dale of Norway Heilo yarn and Sandnes Garn using Peer Gynt yarn for my husband and children. Now the grandchildren are wearing the sweaters. My 16 year old granddaughter has requested a new one and I’m going to use your yarn and we will choose a pattern she likes. I still have all the knitting patterns books I bought from a Norwegian knitting friend. She would purchase them for me on her annual visit to Norway. The yarn I was able to purchase either from her or a shop in New Hampshire, USA. The oldest sweaters are 45 years and they look as good as new. I have knit too many hats, gloves and mittens to count from the pattern books. I am indebted to my friend for teaching me the best skills for a knitting life. Best Christmas Wishes to you both!

I discovered both of you by chance on KZfaq. Such an inspiration. You have had an amazing life and still do. I sit here (from NYC live in Frankfurt, Germany) do my crocheting and listen to you on KZfaq. I am so glad to have found your podcast. Thank you both so much for sharing your life and experiences and talents with us. I am learning so much from you.

The first time after I steeked (a hat with an all-over geometric pattern) I had a large glass of merlot. When I calmed down I realized I felt TRIUMPHANT. Steeking is akin to turning a heel on a sock: when you do it you are amazed at your own self 🙂 Thank you, Arne and Carlos! 🧶

Hello, Arne and Carlos!! So happy to have you two in my life! I love to sit and knit a bit with you two! It looks to me like you’re lovely new Janome machine has a “free-arm” feature where you can remove a piece underneath the feed-dog area. This might be nice to use when you are steeking to keep the back of the sweater out of your way easier. But, as you say, there are many ways to do the same thing and your results are beautiful! Thank you for sharing your love of knitting with us!!

Bag Balm Udder Cream. Yes it's good for our hands, too. Fun to see you do this. It was popular in the 70s here in the states, to make over old sweaters by sewing a strip down the front and around the neck. Of course we always added fabric, added buttons or took them away. We did it on any old sweater or sweat shirt, just to give it that 70s look. Not nearly as lofty as your re creation, of course. Many of them were thrift store finds, and that is a good suggestion for practice. Ours weren't always wool, but now I know what to look for. Thank you guys for your great videos. Happy Thanksgiving to those in the states.

Getting my Courage up to start a sweater! Steeking would be a fun way to get a quicker cardigan to wear. Love how you compared the knit wear to fabric, that really helps me to picture the end product

You guys are so much fun to watch! Love the shrinking wool story and the steeking tutorial. Thank you ❤️🧶❤️

You’re right! I do feel more confident to steek after watching your tutorial. Thank you!

Another great tutorial as usual. Maybe Kate can learn and finish her sweater now too along with the rest of us.

Great video on steeking. Arne was quite the knitter when he was young. I think it was great that you were knitting while waiting for the cows to be milked. Better than playing video games which weren't available back then. Looking forward to future podcasts and the count down to Christmas. Thank you!

I have to pack up my mountain cabin over the winter. When I come back, everything has shrunk. I blame it on the cold weather. This was an amazing tutorial. You make it look easy - that is your confidence and talent! So inspiring. Many thanks. Glad you are safe after the storm. Xxx

Thanks for bringing this back around. I am so encouraged. 🎉

Great ideas for steeking practice. When I taught steeking in my knitting classes, I had the students make a mug cosy and then steek. Worked great and it was a small project where they did gain the confidence needed for other projects.

Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. I am glad that all is well post storm. I am looking forward to the new Advent episodes.

Always learn, always enjoy. ❤️

Thank you for this information. My husband is confined to a wheel chair and is always cold. He also does not do buttons well, even large ones are a problem. You have given me the idea to knit a shortened cape with a grosgrain band down the front and Velcro closures that will make it easier for him than putting on a sweater for warmth. I can knit the cape in the round and steel it for the band.

I saw some of Hazel Tindall's tips for repairing and extending the life of sweaters in Shetland. there is a long history of remaking and restyling sweaters that is so practical, thank you for some good ideas for my shrunken sweaters, not only practical but fun and stylish

Thank you for the video! What a great idea of practicing steeking on a sweater you don't care about.

Yea! Steeking is how I discovered you guys❤️ Always enjoy your podcasts🤗

Loved the revisit of steeking. You give confidence in your tutorials. Thank you 😊 💓

Thanks for the tip of practicing steeking on anything that you can find that you don't care about. I sometimes forget those simple ideas. Wool for $5-$6 a skein is amazing. I would love to fill several suitcases full of yarn to take home when I finally travel to Norway. To make a sweater at the prices we have in the US for wool would be a significant cost, like about $130-$150. Then you still have to knit it without a hitch. Meaning you want it to fit well and be a good style on the person it's made for. Then the ribbing on the sleeves and bottom needs to be the right length and stretch. Also the neck needs to look good on the person who receives the sweater. Even the weight of the yarn could make a difference. I'd be willing to rip out stitches but I'd hate to overwork the yarn. I've been worried about making a sweater for an adult because of the financial investment. Eventually I want to make sweaters for my entire family, though. I'd like everyone to have something of they can use for years to come. Maybe even hand down to the next generation as well. I'd like to complete this before I can no longer knit. So far I don't have arthritis and my hands work well, so I have some time to get this done. Also I have a stock pile of yarn that I could practice with, so to 'practice' with stuff you don't care about can apply here as well. Thanks again. Excited to see the placket video next year.

So enjoyed this! What a beautiful jacket it will be. I love the pattern section of the sleeve. The image of Arne knitting in the cow barn during milking is priceless.

Thank you Arne and Carlos, awesome video!!!

Glad to hear (from your newsletter) that you are both well after the storm in your area. I hope that your power is now restored. Thank you for choosing to share this tutorial with us in place of Sit and Knit. Stay well.

Thank you for all the information you provided!

This is unbelievably exciting! I love it! Glider Meg til Jul. Håper dere har det bra.

I can't wait to find sweaters in thrift shops to practice on. You are amazing, thank you so much for your optimistic videos. They are so encouraging!

This was an awesome video Arne and Carlos..love the way you explain things ..so much easier..Thanks a bunch.

This is a great tutorial. I finally understand and am not afraid to try steaking. I also loved hearing about Arne's summertime's with the cows., milking and knitting. Such a lovely image.

My Mum has a Brother machine thar us much like your Jermone, both very good machines. Glad everyone is safe after that storm

Thank you for the lesson. I enjoyed watching this so much. I look forward to seeing this sweater finished😊 I like your shirt too😊 I love colorful prints.

Sweater is pretty, did great job knitting it. I've not done steering on a sweater, done it to a sweatshirt. Now have to try it on a sweater. TY.

You both are so much fun to watch 😊

Thank you so much! Fantastic podcast. I love the idea about a thrift shop sweater for practice. ❤️

You make steeking look way less scary than I imagined. Can’t wait to see the continued tutorials on how to finish this type of project.

Another great sit and knit... thank you, Arne and Carlos❤️❤️

Thank you for sharing this great information about steeling. I will try it on my next project. You both are fabulous.

What a wonderful technique this is.

You two are the best! Thank you for instilling confidence in us❤️

I really enjoyed this episode, The jumper is beautiful you were so talented to knit it at 17. Thank you both for all the time and effort you put into helping us become better knitters 💕

Loved this episode. Such good instruction and very interesting! Can’t wait to hear the Christmas schedule 💕💕😇

I just bought the same sewing machine this summer and I love it!

You guys are the greatest!! I’m knitting a Fair Isle and will steek the arm holes-have never done it but you have given me confidence. Will practice on one of my old sweaters!! Love you guys!! ❤️

Thank you! I enjoy you both so much and look forward to your videos 😍

That is one beautiful sweater. What talent. You both are a gift to this world!

I appreciate the lesson repeat, and I will watch the previous episodes on steeking a sweater again.

Your confidence makes steeking look so easy. Great way to recylcle a sweater. Love the pattern and colours in Arne's shirt!

Thank you! I have a sweater waiting to be steeked and after watching I am ready to give it a try! 😊

Love the demo!

So happy I stubbled across your videos! I love watching the two of you, makes me so happy :)

Your sweater is beautiful, for sure. Thank you for this steeking lesson.

Loved the find the scissors ✂️ bit FFW . 🤣😂🤣😂

I made a cardigan exactly the same as your steeking example from 2016. I never steeked nor made a cardigan the Norwegian way. It turned out perfect. I was so pleased with the result and I can assure you that your tutorial was perfect.

Yep. I bought a Hilda super bulky Icelandic cardigan through an ad in a magazine in the 1980s for $50. It's a medium and I didn't wear it much (in Connecticut winters are pretty mild) and the sleeves have shrunk to such a point it looks like (no exaggeration) a child's sweater. I want to learn steeking so bad and actually I have a brand new Janome Heavy Duty machine. I just need the time and inspiration. This video is the best encouragement. Thank you!

You have taught me so much!! I always wondered what steeling is, and I love tips as well as suggestions.💜 I have been busy practicing so when I cast on the first cardigan, I sm confident in my tension and muscle memory! Thank you both so much!! Also, very happy to read you are all safe after the recent storms. Stay well!!

That was a great description of steeking and I look forward to your further steeking instructions in 2022. Thank you.

Thanks, guys, this cleared up the mystery of steeking for me!

Wow! This is amazing. I can’t wait for part 2!

This is fabulous. I have a few amazing Norwegian knitting books but have never dared to try anything due to steeking..also, steeking to remodel what you have. Brilliant!! Thankyou Arne and Carlos x

I... Didn't know that's was a way of doing it! It is amazing! And it makes it look good!

Hi Guys! Thanks for the instruction! Needed this.

I love yo watch these videos. Please keep up I enjoy them so much.

Wow ! This is a great tuto, I always tought of steeking when you knit salvage stitches knowing ahead you would steek later, never tought of it as a way to make a garnment bigger. This is a great mind openner.

OH OH OH! Gorgeous sweater! I want to knit that pattern in the future. You've also given me ideas about re-inventing some beautiful color work sweaters of mine that are too big. I may actually get out my sewing machine and give it a try with your technique. Happy knitting and creating.

Beautiful sweater! Thanks for encouraging us to be courageous steekers! I can’t wait to see how you do the placket and collar.

Thank you so much....you really do build confidence in me...im going to do it....

Nice job Arne. The sweater is beautiful and you knitted it at such a young age. My mom knitted, but I never learned the Craft, wish I had. 😒 So fun to watch you guys. Can’t wait to see the finished garment. ❤️

Another tip when sewing something so stretchy is use a "walking foot" which pulls the fabric from the bottom AND the top!

I'm in awe that you knitted a sweater as teenager. Such talent! Just found you guys a few videos ago. I'm learning to knit, making a pot holder as we speak. As a crocheter I would have had it done in an hour but knitting is so hard for me. Hope to learn from you guys. You are lot of fun even if I never fully understand all of it. I will keep looking to see if you have any absolute beginners lessons.

Wow that sweater is adorable ☺️ and you were only 17 when you knitted it … please keep us posted on this tutorial for the placket , I’ve bought a 100% wool traditional Swedish Jumper from EBay and want to restyle to an open cardigan more boat slash neck , so don’t keep me hanging too long . I’m off to get my machine ready to sew 🪡

Great tips for timid steekers, wonderful episode! Looking forward to seeing the progress on that lovely sweater over the next few weeks!

So fun. Just about to cast on a steeking cardigan... a popular new release in 2024

Thanks guys that was a great tutorial, I have steeked before but still learnt something new.

Steeking looks good can't wait to see it finished. Maybe a photo on the lake.

Looking forward the finished sweater. It was mesmerizing watching the steeking process.

I love how clothes “shrink” in the wardrobe when not used… I find that regularly after holidays and festive events! 😀

Hi guys. I did steek a sweater I had for 30 years. It was when I had seen your video. It turned out good. Thank you for sharing xxx

First of all I’m amazed at the age of the sweater ,how did you store it because it looks like it was a new knit ! I enjoyed your technique and so far it’s not looking too hard and can’t wait until the button band video. Thank you from Cape Breton 🇨🇦💕

thanks so much for this and your previous episodes on steeking. I was wanting to try steeking for ages but frightened. But watching Arne's technique enabled me to give it a go. I knitted a two colour sweater and steeked it quite successfully. Thanks to you two, I was able to be brave and it felt like you were holding my hand as I did it.

This was very exciting to watch! Your videos are always entertaining and educational. Thank you for explaining the steeking process so well.

I think you two are just great ! I would watch you talk about nothing ! You always make my day with your videos...thanks so much !

That sweater is beautifu. Loved this video.

Thanks for showing this technique, I really love the way you do it with the sewing machine. It looks very easy. I will have to try it. 😊

thanks for the steek revisit - I think I have enuf courage now to try it out on a too-tight sock 💞the lice sweater is really gorgeous!

Thank you for doing this video I've always wanted to do this but have been to scared to try,you make it look easy Arne think after knitting for 50years it's time 😱Have a lovely week xx

Gorgeous!!!! After watching your Setesdal series, I ordered my black and white Norwegian wool and I have your book Norwegian Knits With A Twist to guide me! Thank you for this cool video!!!

Wonderful tips guys. Thank you 🙏

Well done guys ...great tutorial. I will try it out. You guys are so inspirational. Thank you. 🥰🥰🥰🥰💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Cutting! Amazed to watch Arne cut around the neckline! I'd love to try this on a thrift-store sweater.