Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Spinning fine to replicate traditional yarns

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I acquired my copy of  Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys, and Arans by Gladys Thompson  (GT), shortly after I posed the question of : "H...
Sunday, August 29, 2021

4-ply sock yarn knit on 1.3 mm needles

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 more on handspun  4-ply sock yarn, again the plies are ~11,200 ypp but this time they are only 12 tpi and 12 ply twist per inch  an unfinis...

The Historical president of 4-ply/2,500 ypp yarn being knit at 12 spi by 20 rpi

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 In making my 4-ply / 2,500 ypp yarn, I was thinking in terms of the classical 11,200 ypp sock yarns that were spin at 17 tpi. They must hav...

Old school sock fabric

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  It is not dry yet, so it still wants to curl. It is under the needles used to knit it. The inspiration is knitting done circa 1900 includi...
Saturday, August 28, 2021

Testing, 1, 2, 3, 4

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 Sure there was the 5-ply, 1,000 ypp gansey yarn. There was also a 4-ply, 2,500 ypp "gansey" yarn. The last commercial relics of t...
Friday, August 27, 2021

Plying for warmth and pretty stitches

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 Alden Amos liked 3-ply yarns because the 3 strands in the yarn fit together and made a strong, cohesive yarn. That is the view of a weaver ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

My Technique

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  Yesterday, I wrote a summary of my knitting techniques for fine yarns, and sent it off into the either. This morning it seemed  disgusting...
Monday, August 23, 2021

The nature of woolen and worsted spun yarns

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 Judith MacKenzie McCuin (and others) tell us that worsted spun yarns are finished when they leave the wheel, but woolen yarns need addition...

Weatherproof sock fabric

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I knit a good swatch from 3-ply, 1,680 ypp yarn on 1.3 mm needles at 12spi & 20 rpi, fulled it, napped it, oiled it, put it on the count...
Sunday, August 22, 2021

Knitting as adventure

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I like adventure.  I was a good rock climber. I was a good skier.   I include solving problems and finding solutions as adventure - finding ...
Saturday, August 21, 2021

Stitch markers

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 I love the idea of stitch markers.  Over the years, I have bought, made, used, and lost hundreds of stitch markers.  I just started the mos...
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Bobbles with flat tipped needles/knitting pins

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 I had not knit bobbles since I moved entirely to flat tipped knitting needles. Some lace stitches are difficult with flat tipped needles, s...
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

A super resource

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  Ganseys (northfolk.org) A great Resource! I note that these fine, tightly knit fabrics, were knit with minimal wearing ease - hence the st...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Open Your Big Blue Book to Page 385!

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Yarn gauge.  It works!! It works best with worsted spun firm. Oh, Yes! And you MUST pack to refusal.  This is not some promotional craft cou...
Sunday, August 08, 2021

A hank of 4-ply fingering

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 I do not mark spinners by their entry into contests, such as The Longest Thread , but by what they can sit down and spin, today. I think a ...
Tuesday, August 03, 2021

Fresh Wool

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 I have said several times that I like freshly prepped wool. Spinning 12,000 ypp singles outside on the patio, has pushed this to an extreme...
Friday, July 30, 2021

Sheringham

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 I have known this day was coming since I bought Gladys Thompson's book on Patterns . (and I spilled red wine on page 82.) I have cleane...
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Sock fabric!

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Elastic, durable, good moisture control, with minimum bulk Early last spring, I set a goal of learning to knit "sock fabric". I wa...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Fresh Fiber

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 I am sure, that by now, you are sick unto death, of my saying "Fresh fiber is good". Here in California, we have been having some...
Saturday, July 17, 2021

Spinning and Swatching like a demon

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  What I really want  is a "gardening gansey". Something like a "rugby jersey" but in finely knit wool.  The fabric shou...