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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
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    • Lace
    • Various projects and patterns using these methods
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Two Books: The Knitter’s Book of Socks and Sock Knitting Master Class

Posted on December 16, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I recently read The Knitter’s Book of Socks by Clara Parkes; I’m lucky that my public library has a good

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A bit of my design thought process.

Posted on November 29, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

  I’m knitting one thing at the moment, but I’m considering how to make a variant that will combine knitting

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A little update

Posted on November 21, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I just updated all the internal links in my secret code posts so they don’t link to my old Blogger

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Yellow fish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Posted on November 16, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I was trying out following the fish with the camera as I took the photo – I really like the

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Sea Anemone at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Posted on November 16, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

from http://flic.kr/p/aFdcp1

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In progress

Posted on November 16, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I got myself some lovely yarn from Verb for Keeping Warm and bought yarn for present-making/pattern development. I’m almost done

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red mushroom and downed branches

Posted on October 27, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

from http://flic.kr/p/aztp64

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unknown wildflower leaf

Posted on October 25, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Which is to say that I know what this is and it’s on the tip of my tongue. Ah well.

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emerging mushroom

Posted on October 24, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

from http://flic.kr/p/ayA6Yr

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Pine Bark

Posted on October 23, 2011November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

from http://flic.kr/p/ayfDAa

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