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KCShaw
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
393 Posts |
 Posted - 01/04/2007 : 05:53:27 AM
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As a kid i liked cat's cradle, a best girlfriend and myself would experiment with ways to take CC to new heights. I love the mathematical magic that happens with the most rudimentary of tools. Yarn is flipped, twisted, snagged, tucked and knotted and whala....Im beautiful, warm, protected or comfy. I love my knitting in my lap warming my legs as I knit and the way a project in progress looks like in the basket by my chair.
I like getting in that rythmic groove that makes my ocd purr happily...seeing all the little stitches lined up neat and perfect. When it is error free it speaks to more then just a utilitarian object.
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lucienh
Honorary Angel
919 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 06:43:23 AM
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| I like the way my breath slows down and my shoulders relax as I get into the rhythm. |
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RoxieKatz
New Pal
11 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 07:21:21 AM
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You're all so right! Knitting is a sense-driven act -- from choosing the yarn by feel, color and smell(yes, smell); to finding your rhythm in the pattern; to creating something with tactile and visual texture, to wearing the garment. It's also like jazz: everyone might be "playing the same song", ie: doing the same stitches, but we all bring a little something unique to it, and when you get in the groove, you don't want to stop, like when a good jazz band hits a groove and plays on and on...
Even when the project isn't in my hands, I sometimes find myself running the repeats in my head, particularly if I'm doing something with a SSK or a ripple or wave.
I also practice Reiki and I often find myself infusing my projects with a little white light energy. I see it as a little extra added to the gift I'm making. |
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mkfromKansas
Chatty Knitter
339 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 07:25:34 AM
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| As a kid I always wanted a baseball glove and an erector set but a girl of the 1930s didn't get such things. Now, 2 sticks and string and I can knit the world - my erector set. Tactile? Yes, because I also see a ballet of fingers and yarn moving in response to the music of my humming heart. |
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Imknittin
Chatty Knitter
USA
171 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 08:26:06 AM
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I love the feel of the yarn! If it doesn't feel good to me, scratchy, etc. It doesn't work for me. Also, I seem to think different colors feel better than others! 
Angie |
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conchobara
New Pal
USA
1 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 11:03:02 AM
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| My favorite tactile experience is seaming with mattress stitch. I just love the perfection of it. Just move the yarn through a few loops (okay, more than a few!) and zzzipppppp. The finished product is so elegant and magical. You've taken two separate pieces and made this one; connected them so smoothly. I love that! |
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Kathleen-NYC
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 11:40:55 AM
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I guess my favorite experience is feeling the smooth invisible seams after I finished weaving the pieces together. Both a visual and tactile delight for me!
Unlike many people, I really enjoy the finishing process. |
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Solaris
Permanent Resident
Canada
4156 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 1:25:07 PM
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Besides the feel of a yummy, luxurious yarn, I also like the feel of nice, smooth, slightly weighty needles, on which the yarn just glides effortlessly, eg. KP Options; not too crazy about plastic.
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scraffan
Permanent Resident
1844 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 4:36:09 PM
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I like doing the YO with ssk yo p2sso yo k2tog. I just finished a dishcloth like that and that helped from a chain of hearts. Feeling the smooth cooton and feeling the bumps and abd then watching the slits forma nd move on is incrediable.
Feeling a finished project is a great reward..to know it started off as a smoth strand of yarn rolled on a cone or in the ball and then feeling the texture of a completed washcloth, baby romper, scarf, is just incrediable..
Scraffan aka Karen |
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knitwitt
Seriously Hooked
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 4:40:44 PM
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My absolute favorite thing is decreasing. I love the smooth line of decreases on a raglan sweater body, or the swirl of decreases on the crown of a hat; it is a subtle visual contrast, it feels a little different, too. I have to join the SSK crowd, too, because the first time I ever did them, I was like.... how in the heck do you do this? And once I got it, it was great. I still feel like a nimble-fingered genius every time I do them.
--Jennifer
http://impatientknitter.blogspot.com |
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knittinggal
Chatty Knitter
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 08:04:46 AM
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I love the feel of a good yarn. For instance, I adore the Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran and Schaefer's Miss Priss. I just finished two scarves with those yarns and would get caught "petting" them all the time. I guess I haven't knitted long enough yet to know what stitch patterns soothe me but there are some that do. It is very zen like and totally soothes my soul.
Kay
www.knittinggalnokc.wordpress.com |
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KL
Permanent Resident
6041 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 08:27:17 AM
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As much as I enjoy the tactile- the real joy is seeing color develop-in varigated yarns, the surprise of a color or a pattern taking shape; the shapeing becoming visual in a garment.
I gues, that is because I'm pretty much a visual person. KL |
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LaurieAdlerAnderson
New Pal
USA
38 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 2:28:17 PM
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AAAAAUUUUGGGGHHHH! (Please excuse my shouting!) Yes yes to everything! The increasing, the decreasing, the feel of good (and sometimes inexpensive) yarn through your fingers....knitting does for me what Ritalin chemically does for ADHD symptoms. But what, AuntyNin, is tinking? And Lanea, are you SURE you and I are not the same person in some hopelessly parallel universe? And I know the curse of the love sweater, does such a curse extend to love socks? I would gladly have TV just to have another excuse to keep knitting, and I WILL continue to knit till my arms fall off![:00]
Out of every 10 people polled, 14 prefer chocolate!--Sandra Boynton
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Catlover
Gabber Extraordinaire
371 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 5:36:47 PM
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| I find it a toss-up between the feel of the yarn in fingers and the feeling of relaxation and yet concentration. I find it's much easier to concentrate on what's going on around me unless it's a complicated pattern yet I feel completely relaxed. But then the yarn feels so good too. |
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kmoroziuk@yahoo.com
Warming Up
63 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 9:39:52 PM
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Wonderful topic, and great messages. Knitting is like a dance, and I agree with Molly. I love the feel of 100% wool in my hands. I use Briggs & Little a lot and love how it holds the stitches. I also love Noro. I can not stop knitting because I can not wait to see the colors change. I am still not at the point where I can knit without looking yet, but I am getting there.
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sammyjane
New Pal
24 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 03:13:23 AM
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Knitting to me is a reward to look forward to at the end of a busy or stressful day. It's something that's relaxing and gives me an oppportunity to focus on something happy and productive. When the end product turns out to be what I had hoped for, I just want to shout from the rooftops. If it doesn't turn out to be the way I want it, I feel that I still have an opportunity to correct my mistakes and make everything right again. My favorite stitches are the ones that are textured -- arans are my specialty -- I just love watching the patterns grow. It's hard to put the knitting down -- just one more row!
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Chemcats
Permanent Resident
3337 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 07:20:00 AM
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I love the feel of the snap when the yarn slides between the needles.
I love the decrease (above) too, and I love the k in front, knit in back increase too. It is like a waltz.
I love the feeling of texture. And the way a well made cable has a sort of squish to it.
Speaking of squish, you can't beat plain old ribbing!
I love the way all fiber feels. Even the rough spun and more harsh yarn has a use and a place in my heart.
I truly love the feeling when the last stitch is made and the project falls off the needles
Someone mentioned the mattress stitch. Me too!
Frogging, heehee, I love feeling the vibrations as I rip, rip, rip.
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Lanea
Permanent Resident
USA
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LesleyKnits
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
502 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 5:55:55 PM
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When I took the beginner knitting class at the LYS the instructor told us as far as purling went we'd probably either love it or hate it and I love it! I know many of you won't understand
SSK and Kf&b are pretty high on my list of knitting enjoyments too.
I have a blog! http://honeybeeknits.blogspot.com/
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favorite tactile aspects of knitting
