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Knitsplaining

Just Ask!

'I don't get it. The body is a perfect fit. Why is it so tight around my arms?!?' The reason turned out to be a...
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The long and the short of it

"It's a bit like when you're reading one of those Russian dynastic epics. You mustn't put it down for too long, or you'll lose the...
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Apples and pears with Sophie

Knitters count and they do it a lot: we count ourselves all around necks, yokes, bodies and sleeves, we count our way through elaborate lace...
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Unwinding the unspun yarn

The Manchelopis arrives here in large, shiny black plastic tightly wrapped bundles that put me in mind of the bales you see wrapped in the...
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Who’s Afraid of Positive Ease?

"But what does the actual measurement mean? And what even is a measurement that isn't actual? Does that mean sweaters have a pretend measurement aswell?"...
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Block and Roll

In my knitting-as-a-story sense of a project, there's a pleasing simplicity to the way that the beginning, middle and end, map so nicely onto swatching,...
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Bobble Trouble

For the most part, us knitters have plenty to feel good about - our pastime is good for our mental health, it keeps us and...
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You *can* do the maths

A few days ago, this came in an email to the shop.. 'I would love to make the Burgos with the João but I don't...
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The Madonna of the Yarn Winder

Is there really a Madonna of the Yarn Winder? Well there's a painting with that name by Leonardo Da Vinci that shows the Madonna, her...
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When is a sweater not a sweater?

Perhaps when it's a light weight top which isn't about keeping you warm? Or when it's got short sleeves? When it looks nice on its...
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A Circular Argument

'It's a just a hat - why do I need 2 different sorts of needles?' 'Finally reached the sleeve decreases and now even my 40cm...