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cyclonefence

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4. This guy lost my interest when

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 07:02 PM

Sep 6

he showed an all-purl design (essentially the *back* of a stockinette sample) and identified it as stockinette. If they can't get something as basic as what stockinette looks like, I can't take anything they say about knitting seriously.

I know, I know; it's about physics or something, and I'm sure it was enlightening, but it just griped my ass that they would make such a stupid error.

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The science of knittng [View all] alfredo Sep 6 OP

OK that was pretty cool. Batshit_Bruin_CA Sep 6 #1

direct opposite for me. I never could get the needles co-ordinated. yellowdogintexas Sep 6 #3

That was fascinating! ShazzieB Sep 6 #2

This guy lost my interest when cyclonefence Sep 6 #4

That was way cool, Thanks!! nt mitch96 Sep 6 #5