So here we
are. It's not as cold as it was yesterday. Scotland Broughton St
A friend
and neighbour in Birmingham
He was a
raconteur of distinction, too. I could flesh out the Wikipedia entry by telling
you that his grandfather took the tickets, on the Fife side, for the train
which famously plunged into the Tay.
Or of the time when Bill was in charge of “Art:Western
Europe ” (as he put it) after the war. He
once had to deliver a Rembrandt to a general who was living in a railway
carriage which had formerly been the luxurious nest of his German counterpart.
Bill handed
it over and stood his ground. “I need a receipt, Sir.” And eventually got it.
Knitting
I’ve
reached the heel flap. I wonder if I’ll be able to get around the heel while
watching the match this evening?
Zite came
up with this interesting
blog-entry in which a possessor of multiple WIPs analyses the
characteristics of the things she actually finishes. Good reading, although it
doesn’t touch my situation: I was effectively cured of multiple-WIPery by Greek
Helen when a teenager: “What is that going to be, if you finish it?”
The simple
act of keeping a record of FO’s followed (in a manila file labelled “Knitting
Actually Finished”) – that concentrated the mind wonderfully. And my discovery,
on the KnitList in the 90’s, of the concept of Locational WIPs has been a
boon, too. One for Strathardle – that became possible once we moved from
Birmingham to Edinburgh and were able to go back and forth regularly; a major
one for Edinburgh; and socks constantly to hand for waiting rooms and travel.
Comments
Thanks for
the link to the Sailors’ Society,
Claire. I was touched to discover that they are willing to provide both yarn
and pattern – they really do want knitters to knit. And their photographs
suggest that lively colours are welcome. It doesn’t matter which sailor gets
the hat I intend to knit next week. Someone certainly will.
Thank you
for the pointer to the Sockupied App, Bonnie. I read your message this morning
on my iPad as I sat at the kitchen table with that precious first cup of coffee
(in my Calcutta Cup mug, of course), and went to the App Store at once. I’ve
bought the whole thing, and like it. Should I get Cat Bordhi’s ebook? I have
always resisted the fancification of sock-knitting, but I wonder if there might
not be something I could usefully learn about heels.
I'm intrigued by the sweet tomato heel so I think I'll knit the Flutterby socks and then think about the Cat Bhordi eBook
ReplyDeleteJenny
I try to knit a pair of socks every month and have done so for many years. I knit them the way my mother did years ago (top down,heel flap, turned heel, gusset). I was always fascinated by new patterns and ways of doing the heels and even doing toe up socks. I tried them all and always found them lacking. They were just not comfortable. A couple of years ago, my friend wondered why I didn't do short row heels as they were so simple and that is the way manufactured socks are made. That simple comment about manufactured socks made me realize that the way I was making them was far more comfortable for my feet and why I didn't like store bought socks.
ReplyDeleteRon in Mexico
I haven't tried it yet but a number of my knitting buddies have tried the Sweet Tomato Heel and really like the fit of it. They are of mixed opinion about the usefulness of the ebook though.
ReplyDeleteI bought 2 of Cat B.'s books. Couldn't understand her directions at all, even after note taking and page marking, ( this page for that instruction, that page for size, another page for actual pattern.)
ReplyDeleteI sold both of them.
My father, who knows almost nothing about knitting, said of toe-up socks, "It seems to me you should knit something in the same direction as you put it on."
ReplyDeleteDifferently shaped feet lead to differently shaped heels and toes on socks. Different ways of walking require different places to be reinforced. Experiments can lead to a better fit; if all you've ever worn were short-row heels, you won't know whether a square heel or a Dutch heel or some other kind will feel better, until you try one. Some of Cat B's experiments will work for someone.
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