I’m a medieval historian with a past life in Web site design and management, a present life in digital history, and a passion for even more history, knitting and gymnastics, though the order is variable. I’m a process knitter, but I also have a strong product-knitter streak, which means I’m very picky about the things I knit that aren’t specifically intended for publication.
A prodigal-daughter Portland native, I spent almost 15 years in Southern California, returned home to great parental rejoicing, and then left again after 4 years for the Midwest, which I now call home.
This new “forked heel” will win over die-hard devotees of short-row and heel-flap techniques alike, thanks to the extra heel room and more anatomically correct shape.
Gauge: 32 sts/48 rows. Yardage: 380 yards for up to size 10 women's sock
This bag, from Knitty's Spring + Summer 2010 issue, mixes knitting and technology. The 10 LED lights act as a row counter and a charted pattern. And more important: just about any knitter could pull this off.
Gauge: 10 sts/13 rows. Yardage: 220 yards in each of 2 colors
Mistake rib creates a warm, elastic fabric and highlights the beautiful shifting colors of hand-dyed yarn. A top-down slouchy hat using EZ’s basic Pi ratio makes for a nice technique change.
Gauge: 10 sts/17 rows = 4". Yardage: 225 yards (130 yards for the hat alone)
This white-on-white short-sleeve sweater was designed for Yahaira Ferreira’s Pure Knits collection. Its sheer chevron center panel is a graceful counterpoint to the simple stockinette shaping in the rest of the sweater body.
Gauge: 26 sts / 38 rows in main yarn. Yardage: 764 - 1528 yd of yarn A (fingering-weight wool), 330 - 990 yd of yarn B (lace-weight silk-mohair blend)
The onset of colder weather and the icy blue of this yarn inspired a lace snow-flurry that sweeps up the instep of this toe-up sock and then blows around the ankle in a spiral cuff. The forked heel means this ankle sock will stay put, thanks to the extra heel room and more anatomically correct shape. An optional ribbed cuff can be added.
Gauge: 27 sts / 40 rows = 4 inches. Yardage: 200 yards for ankle socks, 320 for calf-height socks up to women's size 10.
This brand-new heel turn technique, the “forked heel,” will win over die-hard devotees of short-row and heel-flap techniques alike, thanks to the extra heel room and more anatomically correct shape.
Gauge: 32 sts/48 rows. Yardage: 380 yards for up to size 10 women's sock
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