String Geekery – Page 5 – by Naomi Parkhurst, Gannet Designs

Knitted sample of Xiphoid lace: complex almond shaped motifs alternate between wavy vertical lines.

Xiphoid: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on May 1, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Xiphoid, suggested by MLW, a Patreon

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several zigzags drawn using hexagonal graph paper and interpreted as knitted lace. Some of the zigzags are thicker than others.

Designing with honeycomb mesh in lace, part 3

Posted on April 26, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

(Not that I numbered the first two, but they’re visible under the hex lace tag, along with the relevant stitch

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How the Fred charted design might look as knitting, drawn in yellow and grey. There are rows of motifs: rounded diamonds are cut in half and have a simple pattern that is darker at the bottom on one row and flipped vertically on the next.

Fred: a charted design for any craft

Posted on April 19, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

Sometimes when I’m working on a charted design, one of my drafts that doesn’t get published will have a motif

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Computer art showing how the Cedar charted design might look as stranded knitting. Geometric four-petaled flowers are surrounded by shapes like leaves in almost-diamonds.

Cedar: a charted design for any craft

Posted on April 1, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

The random number generator picked Cedar from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Enting, one of my Patreon supporters.

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Knitted sample of Cedar lace making a complex lacy zigzag with six pointed flower shapes and arches joining them, alternating with horizontal dashed lines.

Cedar: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on April 1, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Cedar, suggested by Enting, a Patreon

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K1, p1, k1 all in one stitch: a stitch structure post

Posted on March 28, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

This time I’m explaining the structure of the double increase that is often described as (k1, p1, k1) in 1

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Partial stitch structure post: (k1, p1, k1) along another strand of yarn

Posted on March 12, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

So far as I know, this isn’t a real cast-on, but I wanted to show the structure of the particular

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Email notifications of new blog posts

Posted on March 8, 2024March 7, 2024 by Naomi Parkhurst

If you would like to get email notifications of new blog posts, there’s a new form in the sidebar, or

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Drawing of the paths the yarn takes in the double increase known as KYOK. Paths described in post.

KYOK: stitch structure

Posted on March 7, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

I am gradually working through showing the structures of a variety of knitting stitches, to illustrate, step by step, the

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View of the top edge of Honk lace, which has lacey points; the main part of the lace has jagged leaf shapes

Honk: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on March 4, 2024August 19, 2025 by Naomi Parkhurst

As I remarked on Patreon when I drew the word for this post, sometimes my backers suggest evocative, poetic words

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