New entrelac joins for entrelac cube

[fuzzyjay]

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Trying out different ways to join the squares in an entrelac cube. This came out OK... I was trying to avoid the distorted stitches that come about when you slip the first stitch of each row.

This cube uses sliding-loop joins instead of decreases to join selvedges to raw stitches.

To pick up stitches from selvedges, I had to figure out how to find the thread between the last stitch of one row and the first stitch of the next.This is not trivial, since the edge stitches become the infamous knots-and-looseness. Through experimentation, looking at the knitting, putting it down in disgust and returning to it hours later, I have become somewhat adept at scooping out that particular bight of yarn.

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Comments

[rob-nickel.livejournal.com]

I find this knitting stuff quite interesting!

[jpeace.livejournal.com]

Is it true that there's some type of knitting convention happening here in PDX this weekend?

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Sock Summit. I heard about it just a few days ago and registration is closed. Snif. But I can still go to the vendor booths, and I plan to do that.

[jpeace.livejournal.com]

Fucking insane. Anyway, some guy from b411 is going. Also my friend TJ would love going to such a thing but he hates knitting socks. ~denied~

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've never knit a sock in my life. But sock people are gentle and brainy and worth seeking out as fellow travelers.