tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post880761255883273533..comments2024-03-11T11:38:56.028-07:00Comments on A Fisherman Knits: Knit like a ProfessionalAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-80112558080928759422012-08-06T11:35:02.019-07:002012-08-06T11:35:02.019-07:00You wrote: With finer (softer) fibers, a knitting...You wrote: With finer (softer) fibers, a knitting sheath will help one knit something fit for a queen.<br /><br />The British Queen was freezing nearly to death during the ship parade at her jubilee in June - it was a pity that this old lady got only a lace shawl over her light silk coat in the really bad weather(lots of cold wind and sprays of rain, standing it for more than 4hrs in the bow of the ship).<br />I'm sure she would have appreciated a warm gansey underneath, with the silk coat over it for decoration....*gg*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-27810159379259406462011-02-03T16:45:36.722-08:002011-02-03T16:45:36.722-08:00jellybean7,
Knit a stitch more than once? Do you ...jellybean7,<br />Knit a stitch more than once? Do you mean "frog" and reknit, or increases and bobbles where the same stitch is knit several times?<br /><br />For the first, knitters with knitting sheaths do not make mistakes and therefore never have to frog!! : )<br /><br />Now, I do increases by knitting through stitches twice and bobbles at normal tension. In softer fabrics, this might leave a lump, but it is not an issue in my firmer fabrics - ie, the whole fabric is firm.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-54367558607176648612011-02-03T15:27:50.112-08:002011-02-03T15:27:50.112-08:00Alison,
I have made up some more stock and will pu...Alison,<br />I have made up some more stock and will put in Etsy next week.<br /><br />There were a lot of knitting belts in Yorkshire, but they were tools for the chore of knitting, and discarded when that chore was no longer required i.e., end of WWI. <br /><br />Knitting sheaths were also tools for a chore, but after 1600, knitting sheath replaced something (spoons?) as a preferred love token, and thus many knitting sheaths were kept for sentimental reasons. While it is clear that the love tokens were used for some knitting, my estimate from rate of wear that I see on my knitting sheaths is that they were not used for daily commercial knitting.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-52362099593362798562011-02-02T17:39:27.636-08:002011-02-02T17:39:27.636-08:00So when are you going to have some of these tools ...So when are you going to have some of these tools available in your Etsy store? <br /><br />According to my mother, my grandmother (from the North East of England) used a knitting pouch when knitting socks. It was no longer around when I was a child but I finally obtained one recently. I am amazed how easy it is to use. It relieves a lot of strain. The knitted fabric is sturdier than when I use the same needles without it. <br /><br />I would like to try the needles and knitting sheaths you describe! <br /><br />I note that the Beamish Museum (NE of England)has a collection of knitting sheaths but no knitting pads or pouches, so either both were used but the sheaths are more durable and survived to enter the museum's collection, or my grandmother was unusual in her choice of tool.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815849235621379932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-69472383447118081582011-01-03T08:23:21.428-08:002011-01-03T08:23:21.428-08:00Interesting article. Read book by Richard Rutt--w...Interesting article. Read book by Richard Rutt--wondered about some of the very things you mentioned; but at least he made a start on some very intriguing history. Re knitting sheath: My aunt, who was born in the very north of Italy in the early 1900's and passed away just a few years ago, always used a knitting sheath and thin needles; she always urged me to do the same. Someone made a crude one for me out of a piece of broom handle with a hole drilled down the middle--which actually worked quite well. I gave it up after awhile, especially when knitting in public. My mother remembered when knitting was a cottage industry , in Italy, although her family was not involved in that work--however thin needles, tight work and perfectionism appeared to be the standard.<br /><br />By the way, I was taught by others to knit loosely,<br />which I still do, the reasoning being that for fancier work you might have to knit the same stitch more than once, and it is better done if the stitches aren't too tight. Any comment?<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for posting your information.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200362233741557833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-67833245515765280422009-05-18T09:26:00.000-07:002009-05-18T09:26:00.000-07:00Thank you very much! I am going to review your not...Thank you very much! I am going to review your notes and try them!<br />EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-33112017623827428772009-05-17T10:50:00.000-07:002009-05-17T10:50:00.000-07:00It was a plain boot sock, but knit tight from MacA...It was a plain boot sock, but knit tight from MacAuslands and Knit to fit. Measure the foot every couple of inches, and increase and derease to fit. Fisherman's rib across heel for hiking, not for ski. Ribbing done the top of the foot for rubber fisherman's boots, not for hiking or ski boots.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-48149219136006296432009-05-14T16:30:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:30:00.000-07:00Thank you for your updates! I appreciate them so m...Thank you for your updates! I appreciate them so much. <br />Any chance you will publish your $200 sock pattern?<br />EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com