Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Knitting sheaths

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The gansey in Fisherman's Wool is at some 40,000 stitches. Considering that a typical fisherman's sweater knit with worsted weight ...
Wednesday, February 08, 2006

A Yarn Snob Recants

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Sometimes a wonderful yarn is right under your nose, it is just mislabeled. In the past, I had tried Lion Brand “Fisherman’s Wool.” And, I d...
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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Experience revised, and methods compared!

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Surprise surprise! This gansey is a mess. 10,000 stitches knitted on 4 different systems: Old circular (#1), new circular (#1), continental...
Friday, January 27, 2006

Fixing Old Wheels

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I have been asked, “Why are you reinventing the wheel?”, referring to my making traditional steel double pointed needles (DPN) when they are...
Thursday, January 26, 2006

Short and Sweet Works

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My main knitting project now is either fisherman's gansey or figuring out how fisherman's ganseys were traditionally knit. In the la...
Friday, January 20, 2006

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The gansey is under way - sort of. The pattern will be “Steps and Cables,” similar to the Filey Pattern V in Gladys Thompson’s book. I wim...
Thursday, January 19, 2006

Cabling On

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Back when I was chemistry major, all the “pre-med” students wanted “chemistry for majors” on their applications to medical school. There wer...
Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Knitting Sticks or Sheaths

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The title refers to an old knitting implement used to anchor one end of the right knitting needle in the traditional method of knitting in E...
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Golden Needles

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I resumed knitting in September of 2003. And from then until January 6, 2006, I was frustrated. I could not reproduce the fine stitch patter...

My Best Wooden Knitting Needles

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When I was in school, I had a chance to touch and feel a set of knitting needles made by Faberge. With their rubies and emeralds set in gol...

Making Wooden Needles

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When my Dad was in school, his roommate was putting himself through school by knitting fine lopi ski socks. Every evening, my Dad’s roommate...
Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Getting Tight

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Sailors are famous for getting tight on rum, fighting, and getting damaged. Knit a tight gansey or two (for each of your 6 sons) and your wr...

Yarning

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Every species has its survival mechanism. Cod like places where the fishermen are exposed to wind, fog, and cold. In response, fishermen h...

On Pins and Needles

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Good tools and materials make knitting dramatically easier. Good tools and materials turn the chore of kitting into a mediation of love; and...
Monday, January 16, 2006

Starting Again

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I knitted in college, and then dropped it. Thirty years later my wife and I were buying “fishermen’s” sweaters in Canada. As a discount, the...