tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post116913943212363201..comments2024-03-18T20:56:05.132-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Each One, Teach One, Part TwoFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-22908056911251475942007-02-06T19:05:00.000-05:002007-02-06T19:05:00.000-05:00You forgot to add a giggle after the word elongate...You forgot to add a giggle after the word elongated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169586117002064612007-01-23T16:01:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:01:00.000-05:00The things I learn from you. No, I do not mean abo...The things I learn from you. No, I do not mean about rims and orifices (stop that giggling!), I mean Norwegian purl. (OK, so technically that was all your totally smart commenters, but you're the one who attracts them.)Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344151648498823945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169494976225920672007-01-22T14:42:00.000-05:002007-01-22T14:42:00.000-05:00The inlay looks like an upside-down owl. I'm just...The inlay looks like an upside-down owl. I'm just sayin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169355214400365852007-01-20T23:53:00.000-05:002007-01-20T23:53:00.000-05:00I knit the continental style and use my thumb when...I knit the continental style and use my thumb when purling instead of bringing my wrapped finger down, if that makes sense to you you'll get it. You'll see it done at the end of this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6iEX_-m00k<BR/><BR/>-YarnsnobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169304272654556742007-01-20T09:44:00.000-05:002007-01-20T09:44:00.000-05:00That same guy told me in the 1970s that San Franci...That same guy told me in the 1970s that San Francisco was "Sodom by the Sea" and that's why it will be destroyed by the earthquake.<BR/><BR/>Gomorrah the merrier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169240571318606612007-01-19T16:02:00.000-05:002007-01-19T16:02:00.000-05:0024" addi? No dear, use a 32" or 40". More room t...24" addi? No dear, use a 32" or 40". More room to maneuver and get a good strangle hold.<BR/><BR/>And don't put the body under the Rowan. Put it under some cheap acrylic. It can be made into a good body bag or you can just throw it all in the washer later.<BR/><BR/>Strangely, I don't have much trouble purling, but I'm a left handed thrower, not picker. I hold the yarn in my left hand, but throw it around the needle rather than pick it. This makes doing purl actually pretty easy. I've tried to do continental, but my hands just go into fits and won't do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169238786225231632007-01-19T15:33:00.000-05:002007-01-19T15:33:00.000-05:00Franklin, check out the Spinning Wheel Sleuth news...Franklin, check out the Spinning Wheel Sleuth newsletter - you could post a picture of your wheel there for free, and see if anyone knows more about your wheel. It's a pretty cool site actually... it's at spwhsl.com.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with it! The wheel looks like a honey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169235457974804122007-01-19T14:37:00.000-05:002007-01-19T14:37:00.000-05:00This is too bizarre. I am being filmed for a Disc...This is too bizarre. I am being filmed for a Discovery Chanel special on cancer and I am commenting on your blog. Just to say, this is more interesting than what I am supposed to be doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169228364784966812007-01-19T12:39:00.000-05:002007-01-19T12:39:00.000-05:00I have been thinking about your new wheel since I ...I have been thinking about your new wheel since I saw the pictures. I am ABSOLUTELY jealous with envy. ENVY I tell you. I would love an antique wheel. I mention it to my mother and she AGAIN reminds me that she saw handcarved wheels in mint condition in East Germany all over the place and how was she to know I would become a fiber FREAK. I think she really wanted to buy one, because she even remembers prices, but couldn't justify since she didn't know anything about spinning yarn.<BR/>So just to recap - I am naming a yarn after you this week, in honor of your awesome find. I will let you know when I figure it out.<BR/>Thanks<BR/>HollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169225934403976572007-01-19T11:58:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:58:00.000-05:00Just wanted you to know, as a male knitter, how mu...Just wanted you to know, as a male knitter, how much I am enjoying your blog. I am making my way through the archives and really having fun! I notice that you never mention the one man who should be an inspiration to us all. Kaffe (rhymes with safe) Fassett. You should check him out. He never uses a strand more than 2-3 ft long and has been known to use more than 140 different colors in his work! I think you'll like his stuff.Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169225089511202872007-01-19T11:44:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:44:00.000-05:00And what ABOUT Naomi? I caught the Electric Compa...And what ABOUT Naomi? <BR/><BR/>I caught the Electric Company reference, thank you very much.douliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104034679866024331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169224280946111502007-01-19T11:31:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:31:00.000-05:00I anxiously await the end of the tale. In the mea...I anxiously await the end of the tale. In the meantime, if Doc desires a hat, he can do the Tychus hat off the Knitty website. No purls but intros him to short rows.<BR/><BR/>Today's word is dggfeeuu - your chien roving smells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169222889115510112007-01-19T11:08:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:08:00.000-05:00Waiting patiently for the rest of this tale of the...Waiting patiently for the rest of this tale of the purl, as I too (still. after several years.) do not like the purl. I do not not know if I knit continental or what.. but purling I do not like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169222595277834892007-01-19T11:03:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:03:00.000-05:00Try combination purling! Annie Modesitt taught me...Try combination purling! Annie Modesitt taught me how to knit and i've never understood why people hate purling. She has tutorials on her site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169217961715920502007-01-19T09:46:00.000-05:002007-01-19T09:46:00.000-05:00I have this theory; indulge me for a moment.My roo...I have this theory; indulge me for a moment.<BR/><BR/>My roommate (who also taught me knit, by the way) introduced me to your blog a few weeks back. After a bit of reading I have to say that I think you're too awesome to be a real person. <BR/><BR/>The solution: you're obviously a joint creation of several fairly awesome people (I'm betting it's a ladies' knitting circle somewhere in Oklahoma or thereabouts) who have combined to make one Really Awesome Person and then Write A Blog. <BR/><BR/>This does not, however, explain the obviously masculine legs in the recent green socks photo. I'm still working on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169217836214270942007-01-19T09:43:00.000-05:002007-01-19T09:43:00.000-05:00If you will contact me via email, I may have the n...If you will contact me via email, I may have the name of someone who can make bobbins for your wheel who may still be in Crown Point. This is all speculation, mind you, but it might be worth a try.<BR/><BR/>claudig12atyahoodotcomCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261893926089501887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169209152643017002007-01-19T07:19:00.000-05:002007-01-19T07:19:00.000-05:00I don't know any hippies that make bungholerimjob ...I don't know any hippies that make bungholerimjob jokes and own a rug like that Chinese wool thing (which we do as well, but my excuse is that it is a handdown and keeps the cold wood floor a bit warmer). Rather, I would say you are a "modern man".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169199570240880962007-01-19T04:39:00.000-05:002007-01-19T04:39:00.000-05:00I use a quasi-Continental method (more like a left...I use a quasi-Continental method (more like a left-handed throw, no scooping of yarn but a very short finger movement) and when purling I hold the yarn like Mel; between the thumb and forefinger and "throw" it. For knitting in the round I have some Portugese needles I got from Lacis which are hooked on one end and pointed on the other. You use the crochet hook end to knit with (just like doing a crochet hook bind-off)and the stitches slide off the pointed end. LOVED them for socks and they make purling a breeze. Your friend might like them for his beanie, or you might for socks...Sue FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169191194239115492007-01-19T02:19:00.000-05:002007-01-19T02:19:00.000-05:00Or, you should do a Knitting Designer interview fo...Or, you should do a Knitting Designer interview for MY podcast :) (thanks, Cheryl, nice opening!) http://podcast.christagiles.com<BR/> <BR/>But, what I actually came here to write was this: the standard continental purl (as described by Gayle up there) can be adapted or over-exaggerated by rotating at the wrists to move the tips of the needles towards your chest (or eyes, depending on the angle you look at your needles) and the ends of the needles away from your chest (or eyes) - this makes it a) less "blind" as Jessica puts it.. and b) a more natural angle for the left forefinger to turn into and push down against the tensioned yarn<BR/><BR/>I've had decent success with this adaptation for many frustrated Continental purlers! Good luck!<BR/> <BR/>(oh, and I love the green socks.. makes me wish I was more of a sock knitter)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169179602719723322007-01-18T23:06:00.000-05:002007-01-18T23:06:00.000-05:00you really ought to do your own PODCASTyou really ought to do your own PODCASTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169179260533085322007-01-18T23:01:00.000-05:002007-01-18T23:01:00.000-05:00Darling, I concur with the suggestion of the Norwe...Darling, I concur with the suggestion of the Norwegian Purl. Or the purl with the yarn in back. It is the only way I purl anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169171957002909922007-01-18T20:59:00.000-05:002007-01-18T20:59:00.000-05:00That sounds like my reaction when I was learning t...That sounds like my reaction when I was learning to knit. I started out teaching myself continental, and after pulling most of my hair out trying to learn to purl, I tried English and never went back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169170428182281322007-01-18T20:33:00.000-05:002007-01-18T20:33:00.000-05:00I had the exact same thing happen teaching my son ...I had the exact same thing happen teaching my son to purl. But he is 8. Have you tried the Norwegian purl? I found that some people have a really difficult time with continental purling because you're going at it blind. The needle is blocking your view of the working yarn and the loop you're trying to work through it. Good luck.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715537379383450701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169169462499375912007-01-18T20:17:00.000-05:002007-01-18T20:17:00.000-05:00I'm with you on the shield. Below that I'm gettin...I'm with you on the shield. Below that I'm getting Kaiser Willhelm, especially the mustache.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1169163276921858952007-01-18T18:34:00.000-05:002007-01-18T18:34:00.000-05:00::giggles:: Ok, between the beady-eyed hatred, his...::giggles:: Ok, between the beady-eyed hatred, hissing through teeth, and the shield on your new baby... and the nom de plume, let's not forget that... I'm having visions of Willibald going berserk over purling. Which inevitably had me thinking of 'bare sark' and even more giggling. Actually, the berserk part is quite possible, if he's already bending steel needles.<BR/><BR/>I can sympathize on the Continental purling. I think there's always something, no matter what method you use. Heck, I knit English, but I don't hold my yarn the way all the books show. Draping it over your forefinger and letting it just lie there, even with the rest of your fingers tensioning it? Yegawds, who the hell can control it that way? I sure can't; it always escapes me. Plus my forefinger starts hurting, holding it out as they show. It's unnatural. Screw that. ::refrains from giggles:: Definitely sounds like Willi needs something of an alternative. Good luck! (And cool on more info on the new baby.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com