Monday, July 21, 2008

More on Pit Knitting

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Look at her go! (I have been watching knitting videos—again!) Pit knitters can be wicked fast. And, they can knit tighter without damagin...
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Knitting Warm Woolens

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My rules of thumb. Not yet edited up, but just as a data dump. "Spinning in the grease" does not make warmer woolens. The old fish...
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Monday, July 14, 2008

Belts v. Sheaths

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I keep going back to the question, “Why did knitting belts survive when knitting sheaths died out?” There are three basic answers that keep ...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Pit Knitting

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Holding a long DPN under your arm as you knit (“pit knitting”) is a way to control long DPN and to obtain additional mechanical advantage fo...
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Monday, June 02, 2008

Knitting sheath designs that work

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I keep being asked for designs of knitting sheaths that work. This post summarizes knitting sheath designs that I like. First, there is the ...
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Sunday, June 01, 2008

Why Don't We See Knitting Sheaths in Old Art?

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Historians ask me, “If knitting sheaths were so common, why don't we see more evidence for them?” Why do we not see them in period Art? ...
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Friday, May 30, 2008

Current knitting

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My current knitting situation in a pile on the patio. The blue socks are the infamous $200 hiking socks after their final fit and before all...
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Spring is Sprung

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It was late season and my buddy was getting a last day of skiing in. Me? I was just testing hiking socks. The blue gansey kept me warm. Real...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Not to put too fine a point on it.

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There has recently been a lot of back and forth about the shape of needle points. This morning I got told about all the reasons why "go...
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Sit up straight!

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I have a friend who is a spinner. She was tall, graceful, and athletic. Then, she bought a spinning wheel that causes her to hunch over it. ...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Wassit? Wassit? No clew on the Internet!

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Some have been surprised not to find how to use a clew on the Internet. They would not find much on wassit either. Wassit was the inexpens...
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Friday, March 21, 2008

Get a clew!

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Over on Ravelry, there is a discussion on centerpull vs. using yarn from the outside-in. The outside-in school talks about yarn barf and bal...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Needle Case for Steel Needles - Advanced Technology

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The flexible plastic risers used for irragation systems make good needle cases for steel needles as they are ligher and can be screwed toget...
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Monday, March 17, 2008

Come-on! Knit like a Man!

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Some gansey yarn came in the other day, and I realized that I wanted to knit ganseys in public (KIP). I have long knitted socks and other sm...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

A sock kit

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Here is a photo of a pretty good sock kit that sat in the bottom of my sock project shoe boxes last fall. It is light, and does not take up ...
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Using gansey needles for socks, mittens and sleeves

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Here is an advanced technique for knitting sleeves, socks, mittens, and mobius cowels fast and tight. Is this how it really was done? Maybe...
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Saturday, March 08, 2008

The Wrong Way to "De-pill" a Sweater

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The orchard was pruned. Mom wanted ALL the clippings burned NOW. So, I did. However, twigs, even green twigs burn very hot. At the end of...
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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Video of Gansey Needles with Knitting Sheath

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Gansey needles are a very powerful if somewhat specialized knitting tool. However, gansey needles are the tool to knit a gansey without ruin...
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Video clip of A Better Way to Knit

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Here at long last is my first VIDEO of knitting using a traditional knitting sheath with thin steel needles. It is a first cut, this is afte...
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Mamie Diggs Socks

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Mamie Diggs is a historian in Williamsport, PA (where I have been for the last few days.) I was sitting outside her classroom finishing a ...
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