Archive for November, 2007



STEEK means FEAR in knit-ese!!!

Published on November 7, 2007

I’ve read about steeking for years. And trembled. It’s enough to make a knitter hyperventilate. It’s a knitting technique that goes back to the beginning of knitting, or about 28 minutes later. Early garments were knitted in the round, faster, easier. And then came patternwork, and working with several colors. If its a 2- or […]


Eureka!! or a Book Review, or a History Tale, or…

Published on November 6, 2007

Oh, what a dumb shit I am! I’m reading a book and really getting a lot out of it, and I’m really impressed and amazed by what I’m reading, and then in a flash, I had one of those Eureka moments, where the lightbulb in the bubble over my head finally suddenly lit up. And […]


Serendipity again, #3

Published on November 5, 2007

  Serendipity again, #3, originally uploaded by Petunia. I’m not gonna pull them out again. I love the yarn, I love the colorway, and most wonderfully, all the knitting and frogging hasn’t changed the yarn strands. Sometimes they get kinda wonky after the 3rd go-round!  I still hope to cast on for a sweater in […]