tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15698216963950341252024-03-06T00:37:17.181-06:00Chameleon Scarf, Anklewarmers, and SuchStill looking for Bill Murray, I have a prize-winning first chapter of a book, with a starring role for Bill. If you can get me a lunch date with Bill, I'll try to get you a bit role in the movie.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-89450503966865725632023-12-27T17:38:00.001-06:002023-12-27T17:38:53.544-06:00BASIC STOCKINETTE<span> Now that we are past the season of Christmas knitting, I'm back to a personal project: a cardigan sweater with blue and yellow stash. It's being done in basic stockinette stitch, which is one side in knit, and the other side in purl. Purling is a bit more difficult for me, I think for most people, so I am slower with the purl rows than the knit rows. Knit or purl, it is 165 stitches a row. Oddly enough, I have just discovered that errors are more likely to reveal themselves in purl rows. </span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-74468561874934254062023-12-22T06:54:00.000-06:002023-12-22T06:54:01.884-06:00NEXT GENERATION OF KNITTERS<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span> </span>I taught a little girl to knit. Finally. For years I've been carrying around in my knit bag a bit of spare yarn and a pair of knitting needles made of chopsticks. The tips of the chopsticks need to be carefully sharpened in a pencil sharpener -- well, I suppose the tips could be shaped by a knife if a pencil sharpener isn't available. Buff off any rough spots with a nail file. Wooden knitting needles work best for beginners because the friction from the wood keeps the yarn from sliding. My student did very well, finished an entire row. I let her take the project with her, came home and converted another pair of chopsticks to knitting needles. I'm ready, should another eager student wander along.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-68009396120954313912023-12-15T12:00:00.001-06:002023-12-15T12:00:51.818-06:00WHERE CREATIVITY LIVES<span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Much as I hate to admit, because I have forgotten a great deal of what I once knew, I taught Spanish. I had some great students, whom I desperately loved, and some not-so-great students whose presence in a classroom was a continuing challenge.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> Morty was one of the worst, did everything he could do to be disruptive. I decided that one day we would take a break and spend classroom time making what Hispanics call "God's Eyes", those colorful symbols made of two crossed sticks and bright yarns. I had painstakingly gathered from my yard sturdy twigs; I had plenty of yarn stash for the projects.</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span> </span><span> While two students distributed the materials I explained the project, my eye constantly glimpsing at Morty. What inventive way would he find the disrupt the classroom?</span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span> </span><span> Amazingly, quiet prevailed. Inspired by the assignment, every student was totally absorbed in creating their God's Eye. Especially Morty. I found it hard to believe the concentration he brought to the task. His eyes, normally scanning the room for what mayhem he could cause, never left the twigs and bright yarns on his desk. And when the class period came to an end, no one was prouder than Morty of what he had created with his own two hands.</span><br /></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-56337055799216286452023-12-15T11:42:00.000-06:002023-12-15T11:42:12.751-06:00UNKNITTING<p> <span style="font-size: large;"> Unknitting -- aaarrrrggghhhh. I'll swear I've spent more time unknitting this afternoon. No, not frogging -- that's unraveling back to Skein One. Unknitting is undoing every single stitch one at a time, getting back to the mistake. Takes a whole lot of time. I'm knitting a hat with stripes and keep failing to change the color with each new stripe. To make a mistake even more likely, both yarns are shades of pink.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> The good news is I've managed to finish a poem about a Friendship Fountain from the U.S. to the Ukraine. The task now is to try to submit it to a publication (which uses a very weird method of submitting). Still have a few days before the deadline.</span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-88462431416715065672023-11-27T10:48:00.001-06:002023-11-27T10:48:34.749-06:00MINDLESS KNTTING<p> <span style="font-size: medium;"> Mindless knitting can sometimes get you into trouble. St. Luke's Hospital requires that scarves for the women's heart program be a good solid red; they don't even want a dark red, a winy red. It struck me that I could combine slight variations of red in a chameleon scarf. But even though every stitch of a chameleon scarf is a knit stitch, the pattern requires knowing which direction you ae going, you can't be plotting your next novel. I currently have two red scarves still unfinished, with serious errors. Will l be frogging both of them?</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-68882273611812649562023-11-24T13:02:00.001-06:002023-11-24T13:02:34.348-06:00I THINK IT WILL WORK<p>I <i>THINK</i> IT WILL WORK</p><p> Trying a new approach. Normally, I cast on 64 stitches for a hat. Either knit a ribbed brim, or choose a roll brim. Knit until it looks long enough and then switch to double-points to start decreasing for the crown. Very poor about estimating. I have to quit adding depth while I still have enough yarn to finish the crown? But how much will that be? Generally on safety's side I over-estimate. But wait . . . if I knit the crown first, knit from the crown down I should be better able to come out at the brim. I cast on 24 stitches, put them on double points. Increased in reverse to the decrease. A little snug when I first switched from double points to circular, but as I added rows it eased up a bit. Don't have enough beige for complete hat, so I need to go look at my stash for a color suitable for alternating stripes. I <i><u>think</u></i> it's going to work.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-8279160727069255032023-11-15T09:20:00.000-06:002023-11-15T09:20:23.524-06:00NOT FAR TO GO<p> <span> </span><span> A word to the wise: If you buy a kit at a knit shop do not delay in knitting it up. I bought a slouch hat kit with denim ReBound yarn. Kept it with my stash of yarn for over a year. Finally started, I used the large version because, well, I have a big head in more ways than one. Cast on 88 stitches. Used long tail cast-on. Got to within needing 12 more rows and the crown before the end of the yarn. No problem, I remembered the yarn shop had extra skeins of the yarn. The key word here is HAD. Like they once HAD, but now no longer. I admit I broke my own rule. I went online. Totally, a few choice search words, and the internet will take you to the only remaining spot in the entire world where there is one remaining skein of denim color ReBound. You think. You can't be sure of a color match until you have both color samples in your own hands. Forced to wait several days on the US Mule. By fate didn't have the new skein until after </span>nightfall, worst time to looking at color matches. Information all matches, same color number, same dye lot, same number of meters of length. Take a chance everything is still accurate. Start working in the new skein. YooHee, by daylight it still matches. Finish the last rows, double-points for the crown, weave in the ends, maybe I'll wear it to the book club today.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-59527007101197892722023-11-04T13:31:00.000-05:002023-11-04T13:31:01.792-05:00"The Only Pattern You'll Ever Need"<p> <span> </span><span> Using the pattern my knitting aunt gave me decades ago, I've gotten to the hardest part of creating a sweater: finishing the neck band or collar. The pattern is top-down, so it begins with the neck. I'm making the cardigan version. I think there may be a way to make the neck band easier, but it has to be done at the very beginning. Finishing the buttonholes will be a challenge, and I won't be able to do that until I find the buttons. Yellow and blue, this is my Ukraine sweater -- yellow and blue.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-33222826204706098102023-10-31T09:45:00.002-05:002023-10-31T09:45:54.103-05:00The Reason Why Knitters Keep Stash<p> <span> </span><span> I don't know a knitter who doesn't have a closet full of left-over yarns. Or skeins once bought, but never used. Knitters are like painters, who always want a paintbox full of colors.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-17013106849447954312022-10-20T15:44:00.002-05:002022-10-20T15:44:56.935-05:00I'm not even a Chiefs fan<p> <span style="font-size: large;">So why am I knitting Chief's scarves?</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> Someone, perhaps a member of the Sunflower Knitters Guild, knit over 200 hats. Most were of a solid color, but about 40 were red-and-gold Chiefs hats. Members of the SKG were asked if they would knit coordinating scarves for the Christmas Bureau.</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> It occurred to me that red-and-gold chameleon scarves would be a perfect match. So far I have delivered eight scarves to the project, have four more almost completed, will probably end with having knit thirteen. Deadline is November 2. How do you make a chameleon scarf? Scroll down below for some directions.</span></span><br /></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-50544252118394920002022-10-01T09:48:00.001-05:002022-10-01T09:48:18.037-05:00What Am I Doing: Writing or Knitting?<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span>While I am sitting here, knitting, I'm actually writing in my head, which is the reason there are so many mistakes in my knitting.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-7550854364723512062022-09-10T21:16:00.001-05:002022-09-10T21:16:40.007-05:00Chameleon Scarf<p> <span style="font-size: large;">No way I can knit forty scarves before November 1.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some knitter, perhaps a member of Sunflower Knitters Guild, has knit 200 hats for the Johnson County Christmas Bureau. Other members of SKG have been asked to knit coordinating scarves. Most of the hats are solid colors, but some are Chiefs red-n-gold. I decided to knit Chameleon scarves in red-n-gold.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Chameleon scarves, well, one color dominates one side, the other color dominates the other side. The fringe on one end is one color, fringe on the other end is the other color.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">How do you make a chameleon scarf? Using a circular needle of some length, cast on 280 - 300 stitches. Use a crochet cast-on. Do not use long-tail cast-on. After the cast-on, knit the first row. Change to the other color. GO TO THE OTHER END OF THE NEEDLE. Knit two rows. Change to other color. GO TO THE OTHER END OF THE NEEDLE. Leave a loop that can be cut into a fringe.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Knit to the desired width. The last two rows can be either color. Of the last two rows, the last is the bind-off. I'm not entirely happy with the bind-off I use, but it does not need a stretchy bind-off. But anyway, do not bind-off tightly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cut the loops, tighten up the stitches, and double knot. Spectacular!!! And you've done it all with totally knit stitches.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-48971157472288667012022-08-08T17:07:00.002-05:002022-08-08T17:07:49.745-05:00Elizabeth Zimmerman Tea<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span> </span>What's the best way to honor the memory of the patron saint of knitting -- Elizabeth Zimmerman?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> You have a tea in her name, which is exactly what the Sunflower Knitters Guild did on Sunday. It's a lovely return to a more normal life, after so many months of dealing with a vicious pandemic.</span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> We had a delicious buffet, with tea, naturally. It was also a chance to collect items that the guild will be donating to the Christmas Bureau. Mostly, the knitters had been making hats, but there were a couple of other baby items, and I was just finishing a red -- make that burgundy -- scarf.</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> I also had complimentary copies of <b><i>Sidewalk Sale Across America</i></b> for everyone.</span><br /></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-3505514912364895852022-08-03T16:46:00.000-05:002022-08-03T16:46:17.399-05:00I Should Stay Away<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span> I really shouldn't go to the monthly meetings of my knitting group. Having lost our long-time meeting place, we gather at a Panera's, kind of off in a corner, where we hope management will not realize that we are occupying their chairs and tables well beyond the time it takes to consume a cup of coffee and a cranberry-orange muffin.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> We include a share-around and inevitably some other knitter's project is more exciting than mine and I am instantly plotting how I can be a copy-cat without finishing my boring project.</span><br /></span></p><p><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> There is a large men's group next over from us, taking up chairs and tables as we are, but all they do is talk, they produce absolutely nothing. It's amusing that in order to reach the restrooms they have to walk past our group. I like to sit on the side where I can watch their expressions, some disdainful, never envious. I'm tempted to put up a sign offering free knitting lessons.</span></span><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-36837552198048438402022-07-30T21:12:00.001-05:002022-07-30T21:12:58.425-05:00I Didn't Knit A Stitch<p> <span style="font-size: medium;"> I had a chance to hitch a ride to Joplin recently. Of course I took my knitting with me, but it never came out of the bag. And on our way back home, I acquired one more thing to take care of. I'm supposed to be downsizing, not upsizing.</span></p><div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> It's a coffee mug with a wrap-around photo of Old Riverton Store, a store that has been operating since the beginning of the Mother Road, U.S. Highway 66. There are only some thirteen miles of the historic route that go through Kansas, but it's to the credit of Kansas, those thirteen miles were among the first finished. It runs from Galena on the eastern end, to Baxter Springs, the western terminus. Riverton is about midway.</span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> There is nothing on the bottom of the mug to indicate where it was made; I would not have been surprised to see the ubiquitous 'Made in China' where so many of our souvenirs are manufactured.</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> At the refrigerated display case we ordered a sandwich. Usually I order liverwurst (which causes any companion to shudder) and the strongest cheese available. This time I ordered ham, made by a famous Emporia company. Not to lose time, we took our sandwiches with us. We could have lingered, however, perched at a table on the patio, and watched the world roll by. Could even have taken my knitting out of the bag.</span></span></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-21223072582868186212022-07-22T20:18:00.001-05:002022-07-22T20:20:04.131-05:00It's the Wrong Shade<p> <span> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Recovering, as best as can be expected, from squamous cell carcinoma surgery on my right eyebrow. My right eye, contrary to what Micah told me, is red, not black. An ugly red. Scrounged around for a pair of sunglasses, to shield the painful site from the view of others.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> My eyesight recovered. Well, my eyesight was not truly involved, except that my swollen eyelid did somewhat interfere with my vision. Went to the "we have everything you actually need" store for scarf yarn and cauliflower. It's hard for me to understand that totally white cauliflower can actually have any nutritional value. But I digress.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> Grabbed the only skein of red yarn in the bin. A large skein. Verified that indeed the tail end from inside the skein was hanging out of the end so I could be assured of pulling the working yarn from inside the skein. Not until I was outside in harsh daylight did I realize I had picked up a skein not red -- cherry red, to be precise -- but burgundy. It will be very difficult to mix left-over burgundy with other left-over yarns.</span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> This is a large skein -- can I possibly knit two scarves, leaving no left-over stash? Can I knit the first scarf to the minimum length, pulling from the inside, put the last row on a holder, begin a second scarf, taking yarn from the outside, and knit until the second equals the first, and then divide the remaining yarn between both scarves?</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> If it doesn't work, will I ever be willing to admit it?</span><br /></span></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-29072943458512828742022-07-19T20:50:00.002-05:002022-07-19T20:50:47.302-05:00Boring, Boring, B-O-R-I-N-G<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span> </span>Recovery from surgery is boring. This morning I had a small squamous cell carcinoma removed from my right eyebrow. This afternoon I am at home recovering. I took up a large part of the afternoon with a nap, but now I am afraid I will not sleep tonight. An aide, Micah, told me I would have a black eye. Told me not to drink alcohol for 24 hours (mercifully, he didn't say coffee). Relax for the next couple of days. Eat a diet of soft foods. Confirmed that ice cream is a soft food.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> I had been told there might be delays in the process, so I should bring food and water, plus something to keep me occupied while waiting. I took a chameleon scarf project, red and blue, University of Kansas colors, actually got a few rows knit. I have a layered bandage. First a transparent bandage (if I read the take-home instructions right) covered by a pressure bandage, meant to control possible bleeding. The pressure bandage covers the top of my right eyelid and prevents me from fully opening that eye. Happily, I am instructed to take the pressure bandage off tomorrow, which should somewhat improve my vision. And let me get a few more rows knit.</span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-91916943770447726532022-07-14T21:29:00.001-05:002022-07-14T21:40:41.017-05:00How Long?<p> <span style="font-size: large;"> If all the red scarves I have knit for the St. Luke's hospital women's cardiac program were placed end to end it would probably stretch from this house to the nearest ice cream store. I am notoriously poor about estimating how much yarn will be needed. I started the current scarf with an almost complete skein, thinking I would have more than enough to meet the minimum. Granted this scarf is four stitches wider than usual, I'm now wondering how far I will get -- or will I have to buy another skein? I used to be able to put pictures on my blog. I need to learn how to do that again.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-46791134824342661602022-07-10T20:25:00.001-05:002022-07-10T20:25:44.248-05:00Mindless Knitting<p><span> </span>I'll never be anything but an intermediate knitter. I like to always have a mindless knitting project at hand, so I can claim some productive work has gotten done while my writing brain has wandered aimlessly through the dictionary.</p><p><span> I knit a lot of red scarves for a hospital women's cardiac program. I try to follow a simple one-line repetitive pattern. Sometimes I cannot even follow that simple pattern. Several rows later I discover I have made an outstanding mistake. Then I stop long enough for an argument with myself -- is the result so obvious I need to froggit it back several rows?</span><br /></p><p><span> Usually I do not deem it so. I used to know how to get pictures in my blog. Maybe I will learn how to do it again. Then you'll be able to decide for yourself how egregious the mistake is.</span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-86576884292296877392021-09-14T21:37:00.000-05:002021-09-14T21:37:21.680-05:00I Haven't Forgotten Felix<p> My writing friends -- not my knitting friends -- will be meeting again in a few days, and I have not forgotten Felix.</p><p>I'm quite prepared. I have several more hats, all from the same skein of variegated blue yarn, in different sizes. I KNOW one of them will fit Felix. Maybe his grandmother should take two -- one to fit him now, and one to grow into.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-88069121901709306162021-09-14T21:32:00.000-05:002021-09-14T21:32:39.397-05:00Knitting More Red Scarves (sigh)<p> I've knit a lot of red scarves for a hospital women's cardiac program. The scarves have to at least a minimum size, can be any pattern, but MUST BE RED.</p><p>Getting a little tired of knitting red scarves, I decided I would try something else, maybe toddler and smaller hats. I'm learning to put the two ends of a rectangle together using the Kitchener Stitch, which, if done properly, form a seam which can hardly be detected.</p><p>Couple of weeks ago I went to a meeting of several craftwomen who knit or crochet items for charity programs. We met at The Studio, which was closed for the day. We have access to donated yarn, bag after bag of it. A couple of the ladies were going through the bags of donated yarns and every time they found a skein of red yarn, they threw it at me!</p><p>Guess I'll be knitting more red scarves.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-8756498275400532302021-08-23T15:20:00.001-05:002021-08-23T15:20:41.084-05:00The Hat Meant for Felix fits a Doll.<p> My excuse is that I have never seen Felix in person. In my mind he was not far from newborn, but he is actually five months old. I was going to be having lunch with his grandmother, so I took three very small hats. The dear lady never remarked on how small the hats seemed, chose a blue-white made in that weird pattern that fortunately is very stretchy. After she got home, she sent me a picture -- hat barely covers his cranium -- but what a smile he has! I replied that the too-small hat won't see him through the winter.</p><p>I was working on a hat that would have been a much better fit, but, alas, I let the privisional stitches get out of control. I'm contemplating ripping every thing out and starting over. Drat!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-37693503667506331362021-07-26T11:57:00.001-05:002021-07-26T11:57:46.559-05:00More Wine-Inspired Knitting<p> On August 14, the 111th birthday of Elizabeth Zimmerman will be celebrated by members of the Sunflower Knitters Guild at the Stone Pillar Vineyard and Winery, 11000 South Woodland Street, Olathe, KS, 66061.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is it about wine and knitters? Wine makes the yarn flow smoothly?</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-42080902380042828872021-06-12T06:03:00.001-05:002021-06-12T06:03:41.954-05:00Knitting at a Wine Place?<p>Today is World Knit in Public Day.</p><p>So, where are the knitters gathering?</p><p>At a wine place, of course. I've looked at their website, which offers wine tasting opportunities -- and a souvenir wine glass which you can take home with you. The site includes a pronounciation guide -- you wouldn't want to be caught not pronouncing the names of the wines correctly, would you?</p><p> Thanks to the downsizing of a friend, I acquired two skeins of red acryli, with which I knit two scarves with the Stephanie Pearl McPhee one-line patters. The result looks a bit more complicated than it is. I typically fasten the yarn label on the end of the scarf so that the recipient can determine the type of fabric, and thus be guided in how to wash. My knitting group has knit thousands of scarves for a hospital program, and I hope someone with a connection to that program will be at the Knit-In so I can pass them on.</p><p>Wine and knitting? Could produce some interesting results.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569821696395034125.post-8924131373925097082021-05-09T19:14:00.000-05:002021-05-09T19:14:05.032-05:00Can't Keep My Fingers Off the Red<p> <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #373737; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I said I was through, through, through with knitting red scarves for a hospital project, cancer or cardiac, I never knew which. I missed last week’s craft group, during which they had their choice of yarn from someone’s stash, but today there still was a huge basket remaining. One of the crafters told me where it was, and said there was so much red yarn we’d never have to buy red again, I could have all I wanted. So I came home with four small skeins of a coral color, and two big, huge skeins of — you guessed it — scarlet red. I love that one-line scarf pattern by Stephanie Pearl McPhee. Every stitch except one is a knit stitch, although one of the knit stitches is in the back of the stitch instead of the front.</span></p><p>I remember the day at the Knitters Guild when someone told me they had a new scarf pattern for me, was I ready to write it down? Yep, pen and paper ready. "Cast on in multiples of four. Knit one, *knit two, knit in back of stitch, purl one*, repeat until last three stitches, knit three". Then she turned her attention to someone else. I waited, pen poised on paper, for the next line of the pattern. I finally had to remind my friend that I was writing down a pattern. "That's it," she said, with finality, and turned back to her conversation with the other knitter.</p><p>In disbelief, I cast on. Knit one row. Dubious, I knit another row. And another. It's magic. Makes a lovely scarf with a beautiful pattern, looks far more complicated than it really is.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0