tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post4014266106324554210..comments2024-03-11T11:38:56.028-07:00Comments on A Fisherman Knits: Video clip of A Better Way to KnitAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-2431277913674711392012-02-05T14:10:44.679-08:002012-02-05T14:10:44.679-08:00Hi, found your site a few weeks ago, now making my...Hi, found your site a few weeks ago, now making my way through all the posts from the beginning. The video was really helpful in understanding how to use a knitting sheath. Thanks for sharing your work.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-85315921338414895372011-02-23T18:47:30.758-08:002011-02-23T18:47:30.758-08:00hi, new to the site, thanks.hi, new to the site, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-46401428819295850702008-12-10T07:25:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:25:00.000-08:00My current thoughts are that knitting came to Euro...My current thoughts are that knitting came to Europe through the Arabs in Spain then to Portugal, then the Channel Islands and the rest of Europe. <BR/><BR/>My reason is that Portugal by the 11th century was fishing the Neufound Banks for cod. Those fishermen/sailors needed some technology to stay warm. <BR/><BR/>Long steel needles used with a knitting sheath is the only way that I know, to produce such warm garments rapidly enough to be commercially practical.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-51152031936478837512008-11-16T04:45:00.000-08:002008-11-16T04:45:00.000-08:00Thank you so much for posting this! I've been rese...Thank you so much for posting this! I've been researching the use of knitting sheats in Portugal (Europe), where they were used until the early 19th century.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16810269454395538590noreply@blogger.com