Comments on: Another Way to Graft Toe http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/970 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:33:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: pocket change » links for 2006-04-28 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/970/comment-page-1#comment-7366 pocket change » links for 2006-04-28 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 06:24:41 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/970#comment-7366 [...] Another Way to Graft Toe @ The Knitting Fiend (tags: knit) [...] [...] Another Way to Graft Toe @ The Knitting Fiend (tags: knit) [...]

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/970/comment-page-1#comment-7071 lucia Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:37:37 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/970#comment-7071 I've read Kitchener had his wife create leaflets to educate the soldiers on how to graft toes so they could make themselves comfortable socks. That's how the stitch supposedly got it's name. (I don't know if the story is true.) I think I'm going to this with a few more rows -- then I'll be able to fold the extra knitting in. With two, you have to unravel, and it's a bit pesky. It is easier to see what you are doing than working on the needles though. (On the needles works too-- but you need to go on faith that it's right.) I’ve read Kitchener had his wife create leaflets to educate the soldiers on how to graft toes so they could make themselves comfortable socks. That’s how the stitch supposedly got it’s name. (I don’t know if the story is true.)

I think I’m going to this with a few more rows — then I’ll be able to fold the extra knitting in. With two, you have to unravel, and it’s a bit pesky. It is easier to see what you are doing than working on the needles though. (On the needles works too– but you need to go on faith that it’s right.)

]]> By: kim http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/970/comment-page-1#comment-7066 kim Fri, 14 Apr 2006 04:25:35 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/970#comment-7066 the technique you describe is very similar to Lucy Neatby's in "Cool Socks, Warm Feet". I took a class from her a couple months ago and she walked us through the technique - much easier for me than Kitchner (Lucy told us to call it "grafting" since Kitchner was a military guy and knew nothing about knitting). If you ever have a chance to take a class from Lucy, jump at it. She is just fantastic. Here is a link to my blog entry about it - http://kimrue.typepad.com/knitterama/2006/02/i_lucy_neatby.html#comments the technique you describe is very similar to Lucy Neatby’s in “Cool Socks, Warm Feet”. I took a class from her a couple months ago and she walked us through the technique - much easier for me than Kitchner (Lucy told us to call it “grafting” since Kitchner was a military guy and knew nothing about knitting).

If you ever have a chance to take a class from Lucy, jump at it. She is just fantastic. Here is a link to my blog entry about it - http://kimrue.typepad.com/knitterama/2006/02/i_lucy_neatby.html#comments

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