String Geekery

Knitted sample of Quirky lace in yellow yarn. Alternating almost-circles are outlined by wavy lines of open areas and filled with an abstract design like a letter Y.

Quirky: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Quirky, suggested by Rin and Catnach,

About my stitches based on words

Posted on September 10, 2018November 30, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I am sometimes asked how to see the words in my stitches. The answer is that they aren’t directly visible,

How the Quirky charted design might look as stranded knitting. Vertical columns of separate squares alternate with more complex vertical patterns columns with kind of wavy lines in them as well as squares the same size with prongs sticking out the sides.

Quirky: a charted design for any craft

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

The random number generator picked Quirky from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Rin & Catnach, two of my

How the Enough charted design might look as stranded knitting. There are horizontal bands of white patterning on a dusty pink background with little arcs of white speckles between the bands.

Enough: a charted design for any craft

Posted on May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

Earlier this week I posted a lace design based on the word Enough. I like to provide a separate, more

Lace knit in orchid-colored yarn that's a little fuzzy. The shapes in the lace and the lines between the lace are like some kind of sea creature/ The part that is where the holes are looks kind of like a flying bee.

Enough: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on May 22, 2023May 26, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

A word that’s been increasingly on my mind over my lifetime is Enough, and I thought I’d make it into

knitted sample for Moon lace; it looks kind of like stylized dragon heads in hexagonal frame, with a fancy pointy edge.

Fixing up old posts, part 2

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

This week’s update only has one fixed-up post, because I needed to knit and photograph a whole new swatch for

How Starry Bats might look as stranded knitting: stylized bats with arcs of stars in the form of speckles over their heads.

Starry Bats: a charted design for any craft

Posted on May 4, 2023May 3, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

When I was picking out the charted design for Flow, one of the other possible charts had an interesting motif

How the flow charted design might look as stranded knitting. There are vertical columns of things like railroad tracks alternating with columns that look like short ladders.

Flow: a charted design for any craft

Posted on May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

The random number generator picked Flow from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Catnach and Nim, two of my

Knitted sample of flow lace. There are flowing wavy lines that make almost-diamonds, with ornate holes just inside the flowing lines.

Flow: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on May 1, 2023June 1, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Flow, suggested by Nim and Catnach,

How to be notified of my new posts

Posted on April 26, 2023April 24, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

I’ve finally figured out how to set up email notifications for my site now that I’m not using WordPress.com. If

how the rhinebeck chart might look as a band of stranded knitting. Reds, oranges, and yellows make Xes and diamonds on a background of shades of grey. Above and below, there's grey-blue plain knitting.

Fixing up old posts, part 1

Posted on April 24, 2023May 12, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

I’ve had a general policy of not editing older posts, except when there’s actual mistakes or dead links, because I