{"id":7754,"date":"2020-01-12T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7754"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:57:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:57:34","slug":"conundrum-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7754","title":{"rendered":"Conundrum&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m back to coupled writing! After a break for the holidays, my writing partner and I have again begun giving each other words for posts. My word is &#8220;conundrum,&#8221; taken from the latest book by Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers &#8211; more on the book later.<\/p>\n<p>I love conundrum. It sounds like the bumbling fools we are, when we&#8217;re trying to work out the answer to a problem. In fact, I was faced with a number of conundra (It also has Latin roots &#8211; what&#8217;s not to love.) over the last few weeks. I have been re-knitting some of my patterns for shawls and scarves in DK weight yarn, which is a little heavier than the fine lace weight I originally used.<\/p>\n<p>Well, all knitting is different and the same knitting worked, say ten years apart and in different yarn is still very different. Here were some of my problems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiekGPRmfHUfaAQOnNu9HBJzkjWuMBSGhgPE5ibeNRItIt3KOm_rNuLehUnotyGIpwi7v0mWvZW1u1TjGD9SbsjKCFbArKUoLuQRBxO4NYbzRav7M37lzuXheeicUkzTKzgjM535g\/s320\/blossom+mittlets+-+1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"512\" data-original-width=\"512\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiekGPRmfHUfaAQOnNu9HBJzkjWuMBSGhgPE5ibeNRItIt3KOm_rNuLehUnotyGIpwi7v0mWvZW1u1TjGD9SbsjKCFbArKUoLuQRBxO4NYbzRav7M37lzuXheeicUkzTKzgjM535g\/s320\/blossom+mittlets+-+1.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>1. Ten years ago I had knit Blossom using a rayon yarn and a small lace flower stitch, called Quatrefoil. &nbsp;I used the stitch as shown in a stitch dictionary and knit it like this. (A)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 \/<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 \/<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 \/<\/p>\n<p>Well, while knitting a scarf, headband and matching mittlets (fingerless mittens) ten years later, I realized that the stitch could also be worked as follows: (B)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 \/<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0<\/p>\n<p>or like this. (C)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  0<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 \/<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 \/<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nNow which one to use, was the conundrum.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nActually both A &amp; B worked well for the scarf because one side of the scarf could be worked as A and the other side of the scarf could be worked as B. This would keep the &#8220;0&#8221;s aligned, when the stitches shift for the second half of the scarf &#8211; some people who knit actually have PHDs in math, engineering and\/or political science. I&#8217;ve never trusted the poly-sci ones, though \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjHPLum1i_CQulQqCh6j2b9ldhOSPuxWMHDZmj-Gid6IW1Zt9vCYGfLwonKT6jqJ5v6ALK_PdnjgUhmoHwNEC9B9gESXbwN3Z-zrahDSCFCiQAai9V_G-pIg6f42a1z3bgt3SOZlQ\/s320\/blossom+scarf+-+1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"512\" data-original-width=\"415\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjHPLum1i_CQulQqCh6j2b9ldhOSPuxWMHDZmj-Gid6IW1Zt9vCYGfLwonKT6jqJ5v6ALK_PdnjgUhmoHwNEC9B9gESXbwN3Z-zrahDSCFCiQAai9V_G-pIg6f42a1z3bgt3SOZlQ\/s320\/blossom+scarf+-+1.jpg\" width=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nI used C for the headband and mittlets because they needed to be balanced, unlike myself \ud83d\ude09 So you have it!! Conundrum for a lace motif, solved.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nHave a problem free day!!<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nPS I have finished 3 other lace sets, each with its own special conundra. More on them later.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m back to coupled writing! After a break for the holidays, my writing partner and I have again begun giving each other words for posts. My word is &#8220;conundrum,&#8221; taken from the latest book by Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers &#8211; more on the book later. I love conundrum. 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