A Fisherman Knits

I am interested in hand knit traditional ganseys. They were beautiful and extraordinarily functional garments. Here is my research journal and thoughts on related historical issues

Thursday, June 02, 2016

American Education and how we see the future!

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See  https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostScienceTech/videos/10154086208461083/ The Future can be better when we think! The Future is...
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Friday, May 13, 2016

Vacation time and knitting kits

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A kit for summer vacations including camping and runs up to experience Shakespeare at Ashland. Technique is more "Dutch Knitting Stic...
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Models

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Dr. Long was a very elegant and refined Senior Professor. He could make a stick of chalk last for weeks. Then, he wrote 4 lines on the blac...
Sunday, May 01, 2016

Better Knitting sheaths

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The usefulness of a knitting sheath depends on many things, what one is knitting, the chosen technique, and what one is wearing.  It also d...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Mother Nature

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One of my favorite scenes in Wagner is Wotan accepting the will of Erda. Yes, even the most powerful of the gods must obey "Mother Ear...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Tapistries

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I mentioned a while back that the Getty Center was having a exhibit of tapestries made gold and silver yarns.  However, I have not said any...

YAKS

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Specialized: for 12" sock needles and a belt around the waist as defined by jeans. It works for an over stuffed chair, or knitting ...
Monday, March 28, 2016

YAKS

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I mentioned the other day that it was hard to use my 18" "gansey" needles in the overstuffed chairs in front of the  TV.  ...
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Wool as a Miracle Fiber

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It is a process of elimination: THE TROUBLE WITH CAPILENE http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/the-trouble-with-capilene/ ...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations

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Now published as: Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations tha...
Sunday, March 20, 2016

A Pile of lies

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My last post was a pile of lies. People often come after me, when I tell the truth, so I thought I would tell a pile of lies and see if a...
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