Twist Collective
An Introduction to Double-Knitting: The Four Winds Hat
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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 February 2013 17:24
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Published on Saturday, 10 October 2009 22:35
By Alasdair Post-Quinn
I imagine the unknown originator of double-knitting sitting in a snowed-in cottage in front of a roaring fire, holding a swatch of 1x1 ribbing and idly compressing and releasing it. As she looks at the compressed fabric and turns it over and over, an idea forms in her head. Doesn’t it look like stockinette stitch on both sides? If she could keep it from relaxing, the compressed ribs would make a really warm fabric. What if. . .? READ FULL ARTICLE
Clotho Visits the Local Yarn Store
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Published on Saturday, 10 October 2009 22:35
Poem by Paula Berman
Illustrations by Derya Davenport Just once, I would like to spin sheep's wool.
I want to feel soft fibers in my fingers,
hold merino to my cheek . . .
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A Round Yoke by Other Means
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Published on Sunday, 16 August 2009 01:34
While I do know a thing or two about fitting sweaters to the body, I’m not exactly an expert on round yoke sweaters. And perhaps, if I’m being perfectly technical, you can’t call the yokes in my designs Come Together (Twist Collective, Fall ’08) and Vaganova (in this issue) proper round yokes at all. My new favorite yoke isn’t constructed like the traditional Icelandic sweaters. True, it follows the classic cone shape from underarm to neck, but. . . READ FULL ARTICLE
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The Problem Ladies - Fall 2009
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Published on Sunday, 16 August 2009 01:34
The Knitting Tourist
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Published on Sunday, 16 August 2009 01:34
Watching clouds drift over the surface of a perfectly round pond, stumbling upon the quietly crumbling bricks of an old hut or chancing on a curiously fashioned iron railing are the sorts of scenic moments you commonly experience walking in the English countryside. If you knit outdoors, you may take up your knitting for a moment and complete a few rows while taking in the splendid sights. What you may not have noticed before, however, are the connections between the yarn in your fingers and the shape and feel of those surroundings. READ FULL ARTICLE
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