String Geekery

The Rush of Teaching

Posted on June 17, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Photo by JackBunny on Flickr posted under a Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). My yarn crafts

More on the Symmetrical Lace Chevron

Posted on June 11, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

Jess asked in a comment on my first post about this if a double yarn over would help open up

Rav Hisda’s Daughter, vol 1: Apprentice

Posted on June 6, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Most novels seem to take textiles for granted; that is, they’re just part of the background and one doesn’t need

Symmetrical lace chevrons

Posted on June 4, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

Woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)

Posted on May 31, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

I’d never seen this native wildflower before this past Wednesday – it’s really stunning! I was at Duke Gardens, in

Knitting variations of lace

Posted on May 28, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

There are two basic kinds of lace in knitting: the kind where you take a break between patterned rows or

Linkety-link, part 8

Posted on May 13, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

This week’s regularly scheduled post isn’t going to happen (due to a confluence of personal events), so it’s a good

Mellow long-tail cast-on

Posted on May 6, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

Edited to add, as of 27 Jan 2020: This is all very well and good if you want an extra

Go read: Big Yes! 99 Names of God

Posted on April 30, 2013November 18, 2021 by Naomi Parkhurst

My friend Sarah designed and knit an awesome shawl using my secret code techniques and the Muslim concept of the

Foundation cast-on

Posted on April 29, 2013May 25, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

Last week, I was playing around with variations on the foundation base chain, and came up with this two yarn