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Drawing Weaves
Weavers have some great software that draws a design when a user enters a weave structure and colours for the warp/weft threads. I could see the value of a similar tool in my design work — so my December project was creating this software for my personal use. The following pictures give you an idea…
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Two Rabbit Holes
For many years, I have thought of weaving as my next craft. I delayed the start of my weaving adventures for fear of abandoning all adult responsibilities. Well I’m taking Weaving I now & I’m signing up for Weaving II when registration opens later today. Strangely I’m not driven to weave a great length of…
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What am I Chasing?
One of the first things I ever tried to design was reversible chemo cap for a friend. It didn’t work and I didn’t know if it was possible to knit reversible fabrics. I didn’t intend to become a designer but as I found different things I could do with reversible fabric, creating knitting patterns became…
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Baby Blanket
I love it when during a Fission Knitting class, a student says “I’m going rogue”. It means that the person has a full understanding of how Fission Knitting works. They then go about creating their own design on each side of the fabric. One of my goals when I teach Fission Knitting, it to show…
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Knitter Gone Rogue
I was truly tickled to get an email from Dianne Littleton. Here is a bit of what she said about knitting the Reversible Honeycomb Hat: “I started the hat with the instructions given and then pulled it out and started it again using the modified method. Was just so much easier for my brain –…
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Next Steps in Reversible Knitting
Last week I taught 3 classes with the San Diego Knitters Guild. I started with Intro to Fission Knitting and Intro to Fusion Knitting. The next day I taught Next Steps in Reversible Knitting. The last class was designed to cover topics such as: understanding the notation & chart symbols, tricks for reading the chart, fixing mistakes, choosing…
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Goodbye to….
After releasing the Honeycomb Conjecture Collection last week, I discontinued the Reversible Honeycomb Cowl and the Love It or Leaf It Cowl.
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Ode to Test Knitters
Before I started designing, I didn’t know any other Knitters (capital K knitters). Test knitters that volunteered for my test knits were the first serious knitters I met. I quickly learned that they were not only generous with their time and knitting skills but also their ideas. The testers for the New Leaf Wrap provided the inspiration for…
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Happy Holidays
I was testing a new weave structure when I knit this swatch. I was also testing a new to me yarn. The green & white was looking very Christmasy to me so I added a wonky little tree on the back.
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Working Cables over Purl Rows
I am often asked why my reversible designs require so much purling. The answer is that working cables between purl stitches makes the cable/design stitch pop up from the surface of the fabric. This also makes it less visible from the back.
Mary W Martin 