Warning! Parts of this post are verrrrrry graphic and may be disturbing! Where we left off: I had knitted the back to the underarms, the fronts to the underarms, joined ’em up, and worked my way down to the waistline. And I was rejoicing over the fit of the armholes. OK, now for the bad news: …
Month: May 2008
Sox Therapy
Short-Row Sock Heel Experiment
One of the things I noticed while trying out all those different short row heels is that the first half of most SRH techniques, where you are short-rowing “down”, looks a lot better than the second half, where you are short-rowing “up”. So, I thought — why not just do the first half twice? I mean, basically you are…
Sox Therapy, Technique Speak
Roomier Short Row Heels
OK, even I can admit that this short row heel obsession thing may be getting a bit out of hand. But there’s another little gem of genius here worth sharing, in my efforts to eliminate the inelegant flap-and-gusset-style heel from the face of the earth. I’ve seen where some people, especially men, prefer the fit of an F’n’G…
PL: Wrap Cardigan
Wrap Cardigan, Part 3 – let’s get this party started
Well, an update on the stupid wrap cardigan is loooong overdue. Last post, it was late at night and I had just used the wrong size needles to restart the upper back. Remember? I sure do. I had re-swatched on a size 4 needle to try to get a bit firmer fabric, because after steaming, the size-6-needle-fabric…
Reading Your Knitting
Why Do We Purl?
Every so often, as I’m teaching a new knitter, the question comes up: What is the point of purling? Why don’t we just ‘knit’ all the time? This is actually a really, really good question, if you think about it for a minute. Why DO we bother with purling? After all, a ‘stitch’ is…