steeking
n.— «I’m looking for advice on “steeking,” which is the traditional technique of knitting a fairisle garment in the round and then cutting into it for armholes, neck, etc.» —“Advice for steeking?” by web-goddess Ask Metafilter Nov. 3, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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