I had said earlier that I was having trouble finding an example of the Inverted Gull stitch in life. OK, I know that I’m a little “mad” and I realize that knitting should maybe just be knitting – interesting stitches etc. It really doesn’t need to be part of any grander scheme; but I can’t […]
Sometimes when you think about something too much, it takes on a life of its own and becomes connected to way more things than it should. Such is the case with the knitting stitch “dry bones cable.” Now I can see why it was included in the Found Poetry of Knitting Stitches, it has a
If Day Lilies could speak, what stories they could tell. Maybe this is why their blooms last for just a day, secrets must be kept – so sad. I have two beautiful patterns from two very talented designers using the day lily stitch. Here is Day Lily Shawl from Judy Marples. and here is Lalique
This is a really delightful stitch and I can see why it was added to the list of knitting stitches with poetic names. Here it is from the Barbara Walker site. We have a lot of Hydro poles in Toronto that go a little crazy in summer because people plant climbing vines at the bottom
Here is another stitch with roots in Greek Mythology. According to myth, Phyrigia was without a ruler, so it was decided that the first person to enter the town with an ox-cart would be their next king – randomness might have originated with the Ancient Greeks! Time passes and along comes Gordias with the requisite
This is another stitch that I left until the end because nothing sprang to mind immediately. Actually I did think of taking pictures of houses, or something, on a street that’s about 5 mins from me named Donegall. Well time passed, as it is wont to do, and I realized that I was getting towards
I took a long time to think about this stitch because it didn’t really appeal to me at first. Here it is from the Barbara Walker site. It does, though, remind me of low stratus clouds and that usually means rain – as in “mackerel sky – rain by and by.” Maybe this is why
Another knitting stitch in the found poetry of knitting stitches is “Wings of the Swan.” Swans, as you can see by an earlier post, figure prominently in the Arts. Perhaps it’s their aesthetic appearance – beautiful white feathers, graceful long necks, regal bearing, elegant carriage – that make them the perfect model for works such
Another stitch from the Found Poetry list is “tilting ladders.” However, I have seen it in other stitch dictionaries called “chinese lanterns.” Here it is from the Barbara Walker site where it is called “tilting ladders.” This is a fascinating stitch and one that I have always wanted to use in something…. It is really
Another stitch in the Found Poetry of Knitting Stitches is Parenthetical Rib. This is a stitch that has never really spoken to me at all. So now I have to take a really close look at it and try to relate it to real life through some of my photography. Here is the stitch from
