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I'm trying knitting sheaths
Dear friends,
I am going to try knitting sheaths. The speed Aaron has talked about in the group has enticed me in to giving and all out try. I will keep the group informed. I enjoy the continental way of knitting at this time, the only way I have ever knitted. It is the way I learned back about 25 years ago. I enjoy the Sweater Machine for fast stockinette sweaters. It is a blessing for a sweater or lap throw for a fast gift. What really makes me feel good is people still ask me if I knitted it by hand. One of my knitting friends questioned me once once a sweater I knitted by hand. She is about 20 years older than me and informed me she had knitted since she was a child and that that sweater was knitted on a machine. Thank God, she trusted Gail. I do not think I will give up double point needles for socks, I believe you can you use the knitting sheath with them if they are the same size. Maybe Aaron can ad lib on this. If any of you decide on a sheath project, please post you progress and ideas. Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail |
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With a knitting sheath, you still use (5, or more) DPN, you just have an
extra point of support. Or, you can knit back on two needles and forth just like you do with SPN. Sometimes it is just faster to knit the Aran patterns as written for 2 needles. The knitting sheath keeps them from being so "spidery", stabilizes the work zone so you can knit faster, and provides leverage so you can knit tighter. (With the stabilized work zone, you can also knit drunker : ) Aaron "SpikeDriver" wrote in message ... Dear friends, I am going to try knitting sheaths. The speed Aaron has talked about in the group has enticed me in to giving and all out try. I will keep the group informed. I enjoy the continental way of knitting at this time, the only way I have ever knitted. It is the way I learned back about 25 years ago. I enjoy the Sweater Machine for fast stockinette sweaters. It is a blessing for a sweater or lap throw for a fast gift. What really makes me feel good is people still ask me if I knitted it by hand. One of my knitting friends questioned me once once a sweater I knitted by hand. She is about 20 years older than me and informed me she had knitted since she was a child and that that sweater was knitted on a machine. Thank God, she trusted Gail. I do not think I will give up double point needles for socks, I believe you can you use the knitting sheath with them if they are the same size. Maybe Aaron can ad lib on this. If any of you decide on a sheath project, please post you progress and ideas. Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail |
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