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Another technique of knitting
Yesterday, I attended Emma Popek's party celebrating the release of her
latest book, and Emma had suggested that I bring my knitting. It was a very cosmopolitan group. The woman sitting next to me leaned to knit in Bombay more than 50 years ago. She showed me a knitting technique that I had never seen or heard about. She held her right needle with her thumb and forefinger, and passed the yarn over the second finger of the right hand. The extra length of the second finger means that the right hand does not move as far as with a knitting style where the yarn is passed over the index finger, i.e. the yarn is looped over the needle with a flick of the second finger and minimal motion of the entire hand. She knitted as fast as any of the continental style knitters at the party, and had better purl stitches than anybody holding the yarn in their left hand. She did truly beautiful work, but she no longer knits because her children like "store bought" better. Aaron |
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looks a bit like French style kniting i do !!!
i have to try it to see if it matches !!!! mirjam Yesterday, I attended Emma Popek's party celebrating the release of her latest book, and Emma had suggested that I bring my knitting. It was a very cosmopolitan group. The woman sitting next to me leaned to knit in Bombay more than 50 years ago. She showed me a knitting technique that I had never seen or heard about. She held her right needle with her thumb and forefinger, and passed the yarn over the second finger of the right hand. The extra length of the second finger means that the right hand does not move as far as with a knitting style where the yarn is passed over the index finger, i.e. the yarn is looped over the needle with a flick of the second finger and minimal motion of the entire hand. She knitted as fast as any of the continental style knitters at the party, and had better purl stitches than anybody holding the yarn in their left hand. She did truly beautiful work, but she no longer knits because her children like "store bought" better. Aaron |
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It sounds like how I knit too only I hold everything in the opposite
hands. I hold the yarn wrapped around my finger in my left hand and kind of push and lift with my middle finger to catch it with the needle. I purl kind of like that too. Yarn wrapped around my second finger and a little push with my middle finger. I move them very little. I didn't think anything of it until I was getting some help in a knit and stitch group and the teacher asked to see me knit (to make sure I was doing it right) and she kept saying "wait, slow down I can't see it." I thought I was going slow but because I wasn't wrapping the yarn I was just bending my finger a little I guess it was harder for her to tell what the heck I was doing. She also mentioned this last night at another knit and stitch group. She said my technique was from learning to crochet first. But she said it very pointedly like my technique was unusual. I like the idea that I knit exotically rather than just an adaption of crochet tho. ;-) Laurie Washougal, WA |
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My theory is: That different climates require different types of knit
garments and that the different knitting styles developed to facilitate knitting the fabric that was best for the local climates. In continental Europe and northern areas such as Iceland and the Faeroes, garments had to protect against fairly intense cold. They needed a flat, thick but not particularly dense fabric that minimized air movement under any outer garments that were worn over the knit fabrics. Here decoration is through color, and additional yarns run behind the fabric to make it warmer. (think Icelandic and Austrian ski sweaters). Thus, knitting styles were optimized to a flat fabric, i.e., Continental Knitting Styles In maritime climates, there is more of a problem getting rid of water vapor that accumulates under the waterproofs that are worn over the sweaters as protection from rain and sea spray. The knit fabric had to be very dense to wick moisture out, but it did not have to be very thick. (Ireland is not as cold as Iceland, but is more humid.) Then the fabric needs to support the outer waterproof garments away from the body of the knit fabric so that ventilation can carry moisture out from under the waterproofs before the water can condense. In these areas, 3-dimensional decorative styles developed which facilitated ventilation under the waterproofs. (think Aran and Gansey sweaters) In these areas, knitting styles (left hand, left index finger, left second finger) developed which facilitated tight alternation of k/p stitches producing a fabric that was thinner and denser than the continental fabrics, but has a significant 3-dimensional structure allowing ventilation. My conclusion is: The best knitting style depends on what kind of fabric you intend to knit. And, the choice of fabric depends on its intended use. Comments? Aaron "Laurie" wrote in message om... It sounds like how I knit too only I hold everything in the opposite hands. I hold the yarn wrapped around my finger in my left hand and kind of push and lift with my middle finger to catch it with the needle. I purl kind of like that too. Yarn wrapped around my second finger and a little push with my middle finger. I move them very little. I didn't think anything of it until I was getting some help in a knit and stitch group and the teacher asked to see me knit (to make sure I was doing it right) and she kept saying "wait, slow down I can't see it." I thought I was going slow but because I wasn't wrapping the yarn I was just bending my finger a little I guess it was harder for her to tell what the heck I was doing. She also mentioned this last night at another knit and stitch group. She said my technique was from learning to crochet first. But she said it very pointedly like my technique was unusual. I like the idea that I knit exotically rather than just an adaption of crochet tho. ;-) Laurie Washougal, WA |
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Els,
I had read that about being able to identify sailors by the patterns in their sweaters. It makes sense to me, since many people in those days could not read or write, and so would not carry identification. Katherine |
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"Els van Dam" wrote in message ... In article aRQ_a.105974$Oz4.24320@rwcrnsc54, "AGRES" wrote: My conclusion is: The best knitting style depends on what kind of fabric you intend to knit. And, the choice of fabric depends on its intended use. Comments? Aaron Aaron I have a little book on Dutch fishermans knitted sweaters......it states that each little village and inlet, had it's own pattern, This was true also of Scottish fishermen. It was said that in a case of drowning the body could be identified by the pattern |
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