Peace to your family. Leave a comment; Share; Flag; niaskywalk; March 21st, 2006, 11:34 am; WIP and FO from Knitting Olympics. Have you identified your knitting style yet? Such a confusing time. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOL.....hold on a sec, I've gotta catch my breath over that knee slapper.....sheesh, I try to lay some goods ones on ya sometimes don't I? Yesterday was dreadful. I’m coping, sort of, by knitting a lot of little projects, so I definitely see progress. Continental knitting is colloquially referred to as picking because the working yarn is just picked up with the needle. I perfectly understand your feelings. The other option is Eastern or clockwise mount. Or does he occasionally go by the nickname, Pongo? I immediately assumed you would be making Cloisoneé mittens when I saw the wool, but I would love to see any of the Saltwater patterns in those colors. Author: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Its a mystery to me. Grey reminds me of the rain, which always feels renewing to me. If you are knitting sleeves two at a time, why are you doing them separately on different sets of circulars? For Western-style knitters it looks as if Eastern-stylers are knitting into the back loop of the stitch when, in fact, stitches are formed by working into the leading leg. I re-read all your books earlier in the crisis, and enjoyed them ever so much. Game changer! Rationale?? With lever knitting, you don't need to put down your knitting every time you wrap yarn around the needle tip. It also appears that he may have grown some while away at his first year of college. Susanna Winter is a knitwear designer, creating timeless and elegant pieces with clean lines. Ken is so lucky to have you as a friend. If you're a right-handed knitter, the right-hand needle is your working needle and the working yarn is in the left hand. What if you mixed your stitch mounts? Continental combination knitting is the usual way of knitting in Russia, which is why it's sometimes also referred to as Russian knitting. Woven in those colors-how beautiful would that be? Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter moves beyond instructions and patterns into the purest elements of knitting: obsession, frustration, reflection, and fun. How you hold your yarn is just one aspect of knitting style. Maybe something like the ones from Saltwater Mittens? She is without a doubt a Knitting Rock Star. Cheryl. (Yes, the yarn purchase was in a little fit of pique after a bad moment/afternoon with my mom, but I’m not writing about her today. There’s still plenty of chilly left in Canada. The 'yarn harlot' leads a knitting revolution. Those colours look lovely. Via historical photos detailing a timeline of knitting, she explained how knitting sustained families and how British families accomplished knitting 2 pairs of socks per week per person back when. One of the best things about the world having turned upside down, is very frequent Yarn Harlot posts! That's not the whole truth, though, but let's start with the most common ones. That's what I want to find out! Grey is the feeling of a cold breeze on my face when I’m rugged up and warm. It seems to me that it’s really more about keeping the stitches near the end of the needles and combining movements (i.e. Apr 30, 2008 Lily rated it it was ok. So doors shut it is . Millie, I feel sorry – quite specifically – for Ken’s arms, lengthening and shortening at the mercy of your mood. Shetland knitting (also known as Scottish knitting, the Old Style, or from the hip knitting) is very similar to lever knitting. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's humorous and poignant essays find humor in knitting an enormous afghan that requires a whopping 30 balls of wool, having a husband with size 13 feet who loves to wear hand-knit socks, and earns her "yarn harlot" title with her … I've put together a short, 5-question survey on knitting styles, right- and left-hand dominance, stitch mounts, and knitting direction. My mom always said “everything has a beginning, a middle and as end”. For those of you un-enlightened, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the Harlot's real name. Through every difficult time when I look back it doesn’t seem as bad as it felt in the middle. Hat? Those will be some pretty mittens. I also really want to be back at work, but am at the same time terrified by the idea. It’s rarely like this and I’m trying to soak it in while it lasts (Ok maybe not literally!) I did all the right things, went for a walk and a run and got some sunshine on my face, and I made a nice dinner and I knit myself silly, and took lots of deep breaths, remembering that for better or worse, all states are temporary. Just a thought. Not that there's much movement required — speed knitting master Hazel Tindall uses the Shetland knitting style. Purl stitches, however, are done in the clockwise direction, resulting in an Eastern mount on the needle. I used to use two circulars for socks but have discovered the 9” circular. I’m glad your days got better. I love the way the “ladders” (rungs really) between the stitches DO NOT TELL LIES. Sorry you had a carpy day yesterday and glad today is better. Just wondering. And for a look at that beautiful yarn. I mean, just look at your chair! There are about 56 pages of actual useful content in this book. On the knitting front, I can never quite believe that what seems so little yarn can make what seems like such a large item of clothing?? In fact, left-handed knitting is sometimes also referred to as mirror knitting or reverse knitting. Even knitting sometimes seems unappealing. Now more than ever we need your cheery, interesting knitting thoughts. I’m sure Ken will fully appreciate those long sleeves and a new sweater to keep him warm. I thought Signal Hill were great too….and they have 4 colors…no rigging necessary. Knitting: Working on a Bistro Shirt, which I really should be doing in a cotton/linen blend, but I’m so iffy about working with cotton that I just impulsively bought some good ol’ Patons Classic Wool and started knitting. She is a remarkable lady, and I've learned a lot of things from her besides the Knitting Stuff -- how to take the moral high road is one of them. That's what combination knitting is: combining both Western and Eastern stitch mounts. This helps with efficiency because you don't need to start and stop as you knit just to add more yarn. Moreover, it rained on the weekend and so all four of those little skeins are finished, and now I’ve just got to figure out what they want to be. You are a light to us! Lever knitting, also known as pivot knitting or Irish Cottage knitting, uses the same flicking motion. Jodi is correct in sugesting the Kanagawa mittens. Used in coastal England (and also in some countries across the North Sea) in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, gansey wool is a worsted-spun, high-twist sportweight yarn constructed of five plies. When your stitches are on the needle with the right leg in front and left leg behind, that's the Western mount. Anyway, all of this is not to say that you should suddenly love gloom and grey just because I do. Blocking will take care of that, right? I’m glad you’re almost through the sleeves – sleeves are so difficult in the best of times! So I stopped working on the dk garter stitch project which is so calming it’s a good go-to when feeling stressed, and began to knit the felted sushi wallet I scored on etsy. No stitches are twisted which is why Eastern style knitting is also known as the Eastern uncrossed method. That brings to me another reason for lever knitting - left leaning decrease is so much easier with this method and the English throwing method than with the Continental style where the yarn is in the left hand. In Portuguese knitting the working yarn is tensioned by wrapping it around the back of the neck or on the lapel with a Portuguese knitting pin. There's a neat YouTube video of her demonstrating the technique. My favourite pattern for mittens/gloves is Sebastian by Kristin Nicholas. Oh, they’re lovely, and would be so good with the colours of that yarn. Ooh! In fact, left-handed knitting is sometimes also referred to as, When patterns refer to working stitches off the left-hand needle and onto the right, left-handed knitters are obviously doing this in the other direction. Oh my yes. Congratulations for battling up the arms and having this sweater nearly done. Thank you for posting frequently, Stephanie. Great job on the sweater!! Who knows. I am planning one. =). From the Yarn Harlot: "This pattern is quick, easy, has only one row to learn, is reversible, looks good in any gauge, is easy to make wider or narrower (making it awesome for handspun) and looks (I believe) fabulous." I so like the colors, however can’t imagine knitting that type of complicated beautiful mitten. She talks about this style of knitting in a podcast interview she did here. Weird! I think I was just crabby. I spent some of my work time out on my porch. , Uncomfortable!!! putting the needle through the stitch and throwing the yarn in a single movement) than about doing it EXACTLY as the Yarn Harlot does. Feeling your pain on the sweater. It was a perfect little moment. How common are different knitting styles? For me, working from home is so draining. It will come to me, I hope. This is so exciting! The Harlot's blog was one of the first knitting blogs I started reading regularly. I am a stranger to you but I do think of your family often. I love the grey too. Genius!! The hard part is when you are in the middle, knowing when the end will be. I'm a right-handed Western-style continental knitter with a Norwegian purl. And I usually like being at home! I’d be catatonic were I you – or at least overly obsessed with my kid’s dealing with stuff. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's deepest wish is that everyone understand that knitting is at least as fun as baseball and way cooler than the evil looped path of crochet. I’m sure there are ways to make your blog pay, which would be perfect while your other job is on hiatus. They are already for multiple colurs. But for Eastern-style knitters, such as knitters in the Eastern Europe, Arab countries, Spain, and South America, it's just a regular mount. Start your review of Knitting Rules! But lean in to the grey, channel your inner me, and it’ll be over before you know it . I think I’ll pick up my second sock and do some stitchin’. I second the wish to see Ken showing off the beautiful finished product! 65.5k Followers, 495 Following, 3,107 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (@yarnharlot) The cumulative effect of little bits of your ‘doing all the right things,’ often helps. https://www.kulabradesign.com/, I think your hand spun yarn is lovely and would make a cozy Peeping Cowl by Joji Locatelli, Gee, Steph, though when you said they matched the couch that they were destined to be accent pillows! As this is the polar opposite to the Western mount, most Western-style knitters refer to this as the, But wait! Portuguese knitting requires only minimal movements with the thumb which is why it's great in helping avoid repetitive stress injuries. Or a knitting tutorial you'd love to see? Note: There is a zero tolerance policy for trolling, spamming, bullying or harassment of any kind. Get tutorials and blog posts delivered right in your email inbox. I’ll show you sometime, but it’s how I make sure things that come in twos are the same.). What if you mixed your stitch mounts? She learned the method from her grandmother and teaches classes on it. I stopped in shock, turned around and went back in to get my winter jacket, gloves and hat. A Very Harlot Poncho Yarn Harlot 7 1721 465. I’ve wanted to take one of your classes for a while now. 5 skeins for $32. You more than most at the moment have every right to be crabby and yet here you are, still doing for others. It’s soft and calm and wraps me in warmth if that makes any sense at all. Both a celebration of the craft and a sourcebook for practical information, Knitting Rules! However, the sun is shining beautifully now so all is well. I have 6 rows to go on a shawl using some gorgeous Wellington Fibres 2-ply 60/40 mohair/wool in Chestnut. If I could give you a good, hard hug, I would. Stitches are mounted in the Eastern way (left leg in front) after knitting them and in the Western (right leg in front) after purling. Just signed up! Personally, I think the photo of your skeins answers your question: weave them into a scarf, if you have enough. I like mug-up and signal hill. Oh, that yarn definitely needs to be mittens! Especially when everything is crappy. Continental knitting is colloquially referred to as, English knitting is commonly referred to as. I do my sleeves two at a time but on two circulars like the way I knit socks .. doesn’t picking up and putting down different sets of DPs waste time? Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knittermoves beyond instructions and patterns into the purest elements of knitting: obsession, frustration, reflection, and fun. In the meantime, that sweater is going down. A place for fans of the Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, also known as the Yarn Harlot, to come together. : The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Glad today is a better day! The needle can also be supported on the hook between the thumb and index finger, which acts as a pivot point (or lever, hence the name). Will you help me? This knitting style is often done on straight needles with the blunt end of the needle secured in the knitter's armpit. It's been long established that around 9 in 10 people are right handed. My sister, who started knitting after turning 65, loves Magic Loop and can’t bear dpns. 7:54 PM I look in daily to re-read old posts and comments. Its an admirable distraction. Look at Mountain Mist hat by Tincan knits Ken: not weird arms. If you’re up for mittens then surely the sequel, Saltwater Classics should be considered as well – the Hello Goodbye mittens look really beautiful and a fraternal pair using two colours for each mitten would be gorgeous! When patterns refer to working stitches off the left-hand needle and onto the right, left-handed knitters are obviously doing this in the other direction. That's what I want to find out! i’m having trouble finding any enthusiasm for anything lately. In searching for the perfect gansey yarn, the type of yarn traditionally used in these hardy fishermen’s sweaters is relatively rare. (He’s not. You’d need some yarn from your stash… The “Dobby Hat,” as I like to call it, is a lot of fun to knit, and was very well received. Sam's Blanket Yarn Harlot 3 2074 124. Especially if you pair them with a good solid cheerful color like red or purple. Knit on! Things will get better, eventually. So good to see how far along those are already. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I alternate between the two sets at the major breaks (cuff, heel, toes). I am sorry. I can’t wait to see it all done and hopefully even modeled! Second dimension: How are your stitches mounted? Portuguese knitting (thumb flicking or Bosnian/Balkan/Andean/Incan knitting) is common in Portugal. Square Shawl Recipe: Three Square Shawl Methods KNITTING RULES! Lovely sleeves. As the name would suggest, this is the most common stitch mount for knitters located in the Western Europe but also in areas with a history of Western European immigrants, such as North America and Australia. And confusing….but then, they’ve been friends for an awfully long time, so maybe not… =). I completely agree, and I’m glad I’m not the only one! I can stop wondering about my counting (and getting different numbers every time) and moved markers (or not) etc.. Well, it snowed here in Ottawa today, so a new sweater sounds like a grand idea. Grey is being in a warm bed in a cold room and not needing to be up yet. Knitting Rules! Join my mailing list and get new blog posts automatically in your email every Friday. Which mittens? mittens: stained glass Would you mind help quench my curiosity by. Perhaps the most famous proponent of lever knitting is Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, also known as the Yarn Harlot. Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter moves beyond instructions and patterns into the purest elements of knitting: obsession, frustration, reflection, and fun. The last class I took at Madrona was from Stephanie Pearl McPhee, AKA the Yarn Harlot, a woman whose blog I’ve been following since 2007.. What a treat to finally take a course from her. English knitting is commonly referred to as throwing because of this motion of throwing the yarn around the needle. We’re all different and that’s a good thing… Can’t wait to see yours. ), (Someone always asks what the strands of yarn are, weaving in and out of my knitting – they’re running markers, how I keep track of rows or compound instructions. Yarn Harlot | Knitting blog by Steph Pearl-McPhee . The Signal Hill mittens are nice. Thanks for the giggle. I am sure it is personal preference and Im not being critical, just wondering…. Those mittens are all so beautiful, I made a much too loud exclamation of awe at them. Straws vs camels’ backs and all that. I flip a piece of yarn back and forth between my needles every so many rounds and it counts where I’m at for me. The style also helps reduce knitting-related injuries. I can be perfectly fine for most of the day, and then some little thing (usually something I hear on the radio, or tv), puts me in the depth of despair. Fortunate family! Maybe he needs to do that whenever you’re grumbling about Sleeve Island! This will eventually end too. Traditional combination knitters produce their knit stitches in the counter-clockwise direction, that is, their knit stitches are done using the Western mount. My solution for the crappy quarantine blues is to cast on something new….we won’t mention that I now have a dozen WIPs. The usual way to categorize knitting styles is to divide them into two camps: Continental or English style. I find that after a loss or another big shock, it’s like you have no resistance for a while to the usual run of day-to-day bs that the universe hands out and the next wee thing can knock you flat and leave you crying in the tub because you have a hangnail and someone didn’t answer an email (instantly) so clearly no one loves you and everything sucks and …. If you're a right-handed knitter, the working yarn is also in your right hand. One of the best things about the world having turned upside down, is very frequent Yarn Harlot posts! The daffodils and myrtle were blooming and I saw the first hummingbird of the year hovering around some kind of pink flower in our garden. Unlike many videos, this one gives you a knitter's view of the needles, so it is very helpful for understanding the motion. Woo hoo. Required fields are marked *. But that's not all! Mummers is lovely but can’t quite picture it rigged for four colours. Have you ever thought about the E.L.F. When i woke from anesthesia, I learned that my 90 year old mum has been quarantined again for 14 days because someone in her retirement home tested positive for COVID (her test came back negative). Shetland knitting (also known as Scottish knitting, the Old Style, or from the hip knitting) is very similar to lever knitting. The rain keeps coming in though and it will ruin my floors. The lost dimension: Right- or left-handed knitting? is a collection of useful advice and emotional support for the avid knitter. But pattern over the entire mitten? The article is so clear, without this post, I won’t be able to understand its use.bestgames4pc. If you look closely, you’ll see that she isn’t using circulars, she’s using double pointed needles. I say go with that pattern. (It's just located behind the needle.) Yes, that is very specific. Looking forward to learning some new things.