Knot Knecessarily Known Knitting

I've continued experimentation with the Y increase and hyperbolic knitting. In this case, I started with 8 pairs in the round. I alternated one round 1×1 ribbing, one round Y increase in every pair of stitches (thus doubling). I started with 8 pairs and bound off with 512 pairs. The yarn is Lily Sugar 'n Cream kitchen cotton — sturdy, inexpensive, easy-care yarn that comes in a 2½ ounce/120 yard put-up. Some stores also carry it in a 14 ounce cone. I would love to make a very large hyperbolic poof. I think it would be interesting to be able to fall into one, as if it were some strange hyperbolic version of a bean bag chair. Here is the problem: Powers of 2   2 1   =  2   2 2   =  4   2 3   =  8   2 4   =  16   2 5   =  32   2 6   =  64   2 7   =  128   ...

I know right now is summer, filled with summertime distractions. But, there are knitting distractions coming up in the calendar. This Saturday 15 July is North Georgia Knitting Guild's annual Beat the Heat Retreat in Woodstock. This is a day of knitting camaraderie with workshops, activities, food, and just general socializing. The next weekend on Sunday 23 July is Christmas in July at The Whole Nine Yarns . This is the annual day to acquire lots of gift-appropriate patterns. Many of us who teach at the shop will be there to demonstrate the techniques, too. Intown Quilters in Decatur is bringing Patty Lyons for a weekend of teaching Friday 18 August through Sunday 20 August. Classes are: Friday night lecture: Oops, I Accidentally Knit a Dress (Tales of Lies, Heartbreak and Denial) Saturday classes: Finishing Seams Simple & Best Buttonholes Sunday classes: Secrets to Spectacular Sweater Success & Knitting ER Tragedy & Treatments The September calendar overfl...

A couple months back, I posted a video showing how to work the k-yo-k increase in reversible lace. I mentioned that one of the interesting things about reversible lace is you can knit into the same stitch twice. Each "stitch" is actually a knit-purl pair. You can knit, purl, then back up and knit again, then purl again. I've tentatively named this a Y increase because it is one stitch that splits into two stitches. When I sketch it out as a stitch chart or stitch map, it looks like a Y. I've begun experimenting with this increase. One of my plans for reversible lace is to turn circular shawls into swirl jackets. Circular shawls are fabulous lace projects. But how do you wear them? For so many people, the first thing you do is fold the shawl in half. When worked reversibly, you could insert sleeves and have a swirl jacket instead. I decided to test the idea with a teddy bear jacket. It turns out that an 8-section polygon was a little hyperbolic. The 7-sect...