tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4206149778243530469..comments2024-03-28T18:15:56.064+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-77456298213960048552014-04-04T19:16:59.395+01:002014-04-04T19:16:59.395+01:00"Every round begins with knitting those two s..."Every round begins with knitting those two stitches, and every round ends with them. Does that mean that they get knit more often than other stitches, or not?"<br /><br />If you do it the way I envision it, every round begins by slipping the wrapped stitch (unknit!) and knitting the next stitch. The slipped stitch is the last stitch to be knit in that round.<br /><br />If you knit the wrapped stitch at the beginning and the end, that corner will be very different from the other three, and will probably never lie flat, because it will have twice as many rows on those two stitches as the rest of the shawl has.<br /><br />Does that help?<br /><br />I hope you have a lovely time in Strathardle; we'll miss you every morning!Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863241891948280552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-1745127883429618892014-04-04T15:06:02.159+01:002014-04-04T15:06:02.159+01:00My mother was a high school drama teacher, and was...My mother was a high school drama teacher, and was producing the play "The Diary of Anne Frank". A man who taught with her came to rehearsals to help manage the students. It turned out that he had been in the army in WWII, and had been one of the liberators of Auschwitz. He showed us a "yearbook" the Germans printed about Auschwitz. The pictures showed their "accomplishments" proudly...and I'll never forget them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-42105372117679325372014-04-04T13:46:18.451+01:002014-04-04T13:46:18.451+01:00No, if you're knitting both stitches, there sh...No, if you're knitting both stitches, there should not be the problem I mentioned. I thought the purpose of the two stitches was to allow you to knit the first and wrap the second at the end of every round.<br /><br />Don't know what happened to yesterday's comment. You're right -- I did not delete it.Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-48684583052636147532014-04-04T12:15:07.473+01:002014-04-04T12:15:07.473+01:00I suppose I can see your point on the Holocaust me...I suppose I can see your point on the Holocaust memorial days etc. but I can find Nov 11th hard each year because the emphasis is so firmly on the soldiers and it is right to mark their sacrifice, but so many civilians have lost their lives in these wars, not just in the Holocaust and you can feel that there is no space to commemorate them. It is also a reminder of the awful banality of evil and how easily it can creep up on us.<br /><br />Hope Strathardle goes well and that you have the strength you needThe Foggy Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052717128048264313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-31874833767933732452014-04-04T11:17:21.047+01:002014-04-04T11:17:21.047+01:00Knitting the pivot stitch at each turn should hold...Knitting the pivot stitch at each turn should hold the shawl together. A quick sketch (knitting not being to hand) suggests that if you knit the pivot stitch at the end of the round and slip it at the beginning of the round it should be knitted once every round (or knit at beginning and slip at end). Knitting it at beginning and end will lead to it being knit twice per round. I'm not sure that it will be noticeable after blocking.<br /><br />I hope that you enjoy Strathardle - carpe diem is even more important as we get olderKarenEnoreply@blogger.com