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…
Sox Therapy, Technique Speak
The Double-Stitch Short Row Heel – aka the “yo-yo” or “jo-jo” heel
So — a few weeks ago, I wrote about sock heels. How I don’t really like flap-and-gusset style heels, and how the EZ afterthought heel usually seems too small for me, and how I’d been checking out all kinds of short row heels, in my search for the Best Short Row Heel of All Time. I…
Patterns, Technique Speak
Twisted 3-st Cables, the Japanese Way
So, flipping through a Japanese knitting book of pattern stitches one day, I came across a twisted rib and cable pattern that I thought would make a VERY handsome sock for DH…which it did. If you’ve never seen a Japanese knitting book, let me tell you — very sensible system they have, those Japanese. Everything is…
Patterns, Sox Therapy
Kenkyo Socks
OK, once again my lack of recent blogging is due to me having to work on other stuff. (Lately I’ve really been forced to admit there are only so many hours in a given day, or week. And some of them are required for sleeping, or else I get even more really cranky.) But big…