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by Naomi Parkhurst, Gannet Designs

  • Embedding Meaning in Your Knitting (or other crafts)
    • Secret code summary
    • Converting Words to Numbers
    • Making a grid
    • Simple secret code rib knitting
    • Converting grids to stitch patterns
    • Asymmetry or Symmetry?
    • Other methods of encryption
    • Cables
    • Lace
    • Various projects and patterns using these methods
    • Further Resources
    • Embedding Meaning in Your Knitting (or other crafts)
  • Stitch structure posts

Finished object! Another pair of Ellerbe Mitts for myself. Warm and cozy!

Posted on January 26, 2013December 7, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst
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Loop increases

Posted on January 26, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

A long time ago, I accidentally put my needle between the next two stitches, pulled a loop through, and then

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Interesting fibery links

Posted on January 24, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Random fibery links I found online. These mostly came from Pinterest, but I’m probably going to gather up links from

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the Lark in the Morning

Posted on January 22, 2013December 29, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

And now we see why I showed you how to do the lark’s head stitch in my last post! Here’s

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Sensible way to cope with sideways sweaters

Posted on January 21, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Cuff-to-cuff: dealing with the body stitches.. I’m not sure I’ll ever knit sideways sweaters, but it helps stretch my brain

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Of double yarnovers and lark’s heads.

Posted on January 18, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Some lace patterns contain double yarnovers, which are used to add two stitches in the middle of the work as

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Pinion error fixed

Posted on January 17, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

All should be well now; please update your files from Ravelry. Thanks, and sorry for the difficulty!

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Pinion Errata

Posted on January 17, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

There is an error in the Pinion chart from round 32 onwards. The written instructions are correct. I’ll be issuing

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Settling in

Posted on January 16, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I certainly started out with a rush of posts this week, didn’t I? Well, I don’t know if I’ll have

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Triangle lace cast-on

Posted on January 15, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Sometimes I come up with ideas and then never get around to doing anything with them. I was reminded of

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I'm a knitting designer. I have three basic categories of things that I do.

I publish stitch patterns on the blog. Most of them are what I call secret code patterns: I encode the letters of words as numbers, chart the numbers on grids in various ways, and turn the results into lace knitting, mosaic knitting, other kinds of knitting, and needlework charts. I also publish a variety of other random stitch stitch patterns as they occur to me.

I also have patterns for sale on Payhip. These are mostly patterns for knitted accessories; there is also one crochet/knitting hat pattern

Finally, I write about knitting: I experiment with various knitting techniques, explain existing ones, and talk about fabric structure. I review knitting books. Most of all, I encourage you to try things out and see what you learn from them.

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  • Knit one through the back loop: stitch structure
  • Elongated stitch: knitting stitch structure
  • Bliss: a needlework chart for any craft
  • Bliss: a lace knitting stitch pattern
  • Ribbon Diamonds

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