Knitting3 min read
Unravelling the jumper was the smartest thing I did
Dear version of me who refuses to unravel the sleeve,
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Knitting2 min read
The tiny swatch that ruined my very confident plan
The swatch looked harmless. A small knitted square, a few measurements and no ambition to become the main event. Then I compared it with the confident plan and discovered that the confident plan had been
Yarn5 min read
The twist inside a strong thread
A spun thread holds together because its short fibers grip one another. Twist increases that grip, but too much turns the fibers away from the line of a pull. The strongest yarn balances both effects.