Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Craftsmen

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I use the term "craftsmen" and "craftsman" as gender neutral nouns denoting a person that has spent years learning and ...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Professional spinners

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14 Incredible Archaeological Discoveries Made In 2015 see  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/archaeological-finds-2015_5678360be4b0b958...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

The Gansey World

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Sir Walter Raleigh used the term "gansey knit" in a letter to a Polish Princess to refer to finely knit hose. Gladys Thompson use...
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Saturday, December 19, 2015

I am the Boss.

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I do not let the fuzz from a a sheep tell me how to spin.  However, a number of spinners say that they sit down to a pile of fiber and let ...
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Are you holy?

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Some holy orders live in white wool. Others dye.
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Rooting around at the bottom of the Rabbit Hole

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At the end of the last episode, I was left wanting 4-ply, worsted spun, 2,500 ypp gansey yarn. This morning, I rooted around in the stash...

The table at the bottom of the rabbit hole

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I have been knitting socks from 1650 ypp sock yarn on 1.75 mm needles, and liked the fabric - a lot. I have some OLD commercial 3-ply spu...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Weatherproof gansey fabric

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Many typical modern gansey knitters using US 1 or 2.25 mm needles get a gauge of 32 sp4i by 36 rp4i yielding 1152 stitches per 16 square in...
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Money

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Some say that in the study of knitting, the study of fishing and its history is a red herring. Fishermen and sailors supported many thous...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2015

Durability testing

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I am sure that many of my readers, and perhaps the great majority of my readers have tested yarns with nylon content for durability, e.g., ...

WPI

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As a spinner, I use wraps per inch (wpi) often. If I do a good job of measuring wpi, then the square of wpi is the grist in yards per pound...

Good Socks!

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Good socks last long enough to be worth the effort to knit. Good socks are made from good yarn, and good yarn is made from good fiber. ...
Monday, December 07, 2015

Weldon's

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Weldon's Practical Knitter was a series of pamphlets in the late Victorian era that taught women to knit like ladies -- not like profes...

Stonehenge

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http://phys.org/news/2015-12-stonehenge-bluestone-quarries-miles-wales.html 5,000 years ago those Britons had clever technology, and the ...
Sunday, December 06, 2015

Gauge for Socks

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I tend to make notes in books.  This drives my wife crazy, so I do not write in her books, but I still write in mine. I notice that my copi...
Saturday, December 05, 2015

The climate situation -- understated

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd2uYRJLfpk
Friday, December 04, 2015

Blunt Glover's Needles

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Do not work! I was knitting tabi, and made a set of blunt glover's needles and they are  - well they went back to the shop and got po...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

GO!

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http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/french_tapestries/ Everyone passes through Southern California during the Holiday Season. Give yours...

Fair and balanced

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I have been babbling happy sounds over Shetland knitting belts. And, yes, if you are knitting delicate fabrics with light weight and/or woo...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Shetland Knitting Belts

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My first major knitting project was his and hers Icelandic socks as gifts for my parents on their 50th wedding anniversary. Thus, as a knit...
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