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28 Apr 2018 03:23 pmI am still sick and coughing. Also, I went to KAFF on Friday.
I took Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's class "Knitting For Speed and Efficiency" on the recommendation of a coworker. it was amazing, and I highly recommend taking it. SPM is an engaging, hilarious, and encouraging lecturer and teacher.
There was history (did you know knitting was invented in the Middle East, which is why knitting is right to left?) and technique, specifically lever knitting, which is what I wanted to learn.
I took notes, and suddenly am too tired to transcribe them here. I think I will fold them up and stuff them in with my knitting patterns to discover them in surprise at some future date.
ETA:
Vendors of note:
Una's Wooly Walkers - punch needle rug hooking, which will be my retirement hobby
JaMpdx - absolutely adorable porcelain
Eugene Textiles Center - there's a textiles center in Eugene?!?
Apples to Oranges - a yarn store in Silverton with an extensive array of Cascade Yarns and reasonable prices
Graces Cases Designs - very practical knitting organizers and bags
Creative with Clay - irresistible mugs and ceramics with knitted textures
ETA:
I'm cleaning off my desk, finally! I'm therefore transcribing my notes!
Canadians knit 10sts per minute faster on average than Americans
There are three kinds of knitting: picking, throwing, and lever
There are two kinds of knitters: knitting for money vs. not
In picking, knit stitch is the easy stitch to make, and the needle picks up the yarn.
In throwing, knit and purl stitches are easy to make, and the hand moves the yarn. The left arm and hand supports the weight of the work.
The things you knit are dependent on the technique you use, ie knitting all in one piece vs. knitting front, back, and sleeves and then seaming.
Knitting is right to left and was invented int he MIddle East 1000 years ago.
For production knitting:
- sit up straight
- elbows at 90°
- hands palm up in a "C" shape
Digit hierarchy - tension your yarn on stupid fingers and hold needles in smart fingers
In the past, one would use a center pull skein - one day's worth of yarn - on an s-hook hanging from belt
Find a way to keep your project handy - in your car, desk, purse.
Have a variety of projects to work on at one time - easy, medium, hard, fine and chunky
***hard projects prevent dementia***
A makkin is another thing to use instead of a knitting belt, and if one was made for you, it would be along the same lines as a mix tape.
Courses = rows
Wales = vertical line of stitches
I got a high five from SPM when, after calculating my stitches per minute, gave my result with a decimal point - 23.3. :)
I took Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's class "Knitting For Speed and Efficiency" on the recommendation of a coworker. it was amazing, and I highly recommend taking it. SPM is an engaging, hilarious, and encouraging lecturer and teacher.
There was history (did you know knitting was invented in the Middle East, which is why knitting is right to left?) and technique, specifically lever knitting, which is what I wanted to learn.
I took notes, and suddenly am too tired to transcribe them here. I think I will fold them up and stuff them in with my knitting patterns to discover them in surprise at some future date.
ETA:
Vendors of note:
Una's Wooly Walkers - punch needle rug hooking, which will be my retirement hobby
JaMpdx - absolutely adorable porcelain
Eugene Textiles Center - there's a textiles center in Eugene?!?
Apples to Oranges - a yarn store in Silverton with an extensive array of Cascade Yarns and reasonable prices
Graces Cases Designs - very practical knitting organizers and bags
Creative with Clay - irresistible mugs and ceramics with knitted textures
ETA:
I'm cleaning off my desk, finally! I'm therefore transcribing my notes!
Canadians knit 10sts per minute faster on average than Americans
There are three kinds of knitting: picking, throwing, and lever
There are two kinds of knitters: knitting for money vs. not
In picking, knit stitch is the easy stitch to make, and the needle picks up the yarn.
In throwing, knit and purl stitches are easy to make, and the hand moves the yarn. The left arm and hand supports the weight of the work.
The things you knit are dependent on the technique you use, ie knitting all in one piece vs. knitting front, back, and sleeves and then seaming.
Knitting is right to left and was invented int he MIddle East 1000 years ago.
For production knitting:
- sit up straight
- elbows at 90°
- hands palm up in a "C" shape
Digit hierarchy - tension your yarn on stupid fingers and hold needles in smart fingers
In the past, one would use a center pull skein - one day's worth of yarn - on an s-hook hanging from belt
Find a way to keep your project handy - in your car, desk, purse.
Have a variety of projects to work on at one time - easy, medium, hard, fine and chunky
***hard projects prevent dementia***
A makkin is another thing to use instead of a knitting belt, and if one was made for you, it would be along the same lines as a mix tape.
Courses = rows
Wales = vertical line of stitches
I got a high five from SPM when, after calculating my stitches per minute, gave my result with a decimal point - 23.3. :)
