… of the widget variety. Yeah, I’m no graphic designer, and good heavens, I was surprised to see that I could zip a file with no effort (um, did every version of OS X have that built in? because I … Continue reading
Update to the list of articles written for Knitty: Ravellings on the knitted sleeve – Part III (because I really want to hurt you all, yes, it’s a worked example of how to calculate set-in sleeve shaping by hand) plus, … Continue reading
The leading/trailing edge thing on this page has been corrected. I blame the same thing as before. Bah.
[click] In response to a question… “Rowing out” is a term used to describe the uneven appearance of adjacent rows of knitting. It’s most obvious in stockinette or reverse stockinette, since there aren’t any textural features in the knitting to … Continue reading
Considering that I’ve subjected everybody else to the delight of grafting a row of both knit and purl stitches together, you might be deluded into thinking that I’m an expert at it myself. I most definitely am not. From what … Continue reading
Based on the comments, I think that it’s the negative synergy theory that wins out. The plastic feel is probably amplified by the yarn structure. All round, a winner, until you discover what real fibers feel like. There’s a new … Continue reading
I am guilty of making crass assumptions about that class of knitters that probably constitutes the majority of my readership. You see, I’m not like you, and not being you, I don’t understand you, and not understanding you, I make … Continue reading
I’ve been asked quite a few times about suitable yarn substitutions for these two designs (one from Knitty and one from Stitch ‘n Bitch). Both of these sweaters, since they had their genesis in the same design concept, use the … Continue reading