Thursday, March 09, 2006

Knitting my husband understands

The man reads physics texts before bed. So when I pulled out my new copy of A Treasury of Magical Knitting to cast on a Seasilk Moebius [you can just let those words dribble over you for a moment...], I showed it to him.

"Yup," he said.
I said, "this is mental."
He said, "don't try to understand it."

Which is the same advice Stephanie gave me last night. Just follow Cat Bordhi's clear instructions and don't think about it too hard. I have not the slightest idea how any human being could expand their brain sufficiently to grasp the spacial concepts required to create a Moebius Cast On and make it work. But Ms Bordhi has done it. Is "genius" too strong a word?

If I'm very lucky and this does actually work [aka I don't mess it up], I'll be knitting Seasilk/crack as I tip a Strongbow back at the Duke tomorrow night with the Team Canada folks. I figured I'd better get the hard part done tonight.

Friday. Blessed Friday. Some weeks it seems further away than others.

posted by amy [Knitty] @ 7:02 PM 18 comments

Comments:
I love that book too.
# posted by Blogger Scoutj : 7:17 PM, March 09, 2006
 
I want a seasilk moebius. I promise I won't over think it.

Can't wait to see yours.
# posted by Anonymous Dr. Steph : 7:55 PM, March 09, 2006
 
its a great book - I've been facinated by the mobius baskets in book 2 as well... yummy. (and, I agree, don't think about the cast on. It works - that's all you need to know!)
# posted by Blogger Melissa : 10:24 PM, March 09, 2006
 
that book sounds so fun! are the boots as cool looking as they sound in the book description?
# posted by Blogger helen : 10:29 PM, March 09, 2006
 
OMG your husband reads physics texts at bedtime too? How many Richard Feynman books do you have on the floor by your bed? Three? Four? Both volumes of the Physics Lectures?

I knew we had SOMEthing in common. I just never dreamed it would be this . . .
# posted by Anonymous Ann : 10:41 PM, March 09, 2006
 
uh, count me in as a "me too" in this category. also. owns telescope. i have theories as to why these things are prevalent among the cohort.

and the mobius: "join, not being careful not to twist." how can you not love that? and the sea silk? swoon.
# posted by Blogger kristi : 8:18 AM, March 10, 2006
 
Ann -- I am plotzing. Not only Feyman books, but podcasts. He's obsessed. They'll have to meet one day and we'll just stand back and watch their brains fuse into one.

Kristi -- ditto on the telescope. Ann? Does that mean geek knitters attract geek science guys as mates?

Insane.

helen -- everything in this book is amazing.
# posted by Blogger amy [Knitty] : 9:08 AM, March 10, 2006
 
Feynman. Sorry.
# posted by Blogger amy [Knitty] : 9:09 AM, March 10, 2006
 
I've salavated on that book, but could decide which of the two to bring home.
# posted by Blogger kaphine : 9:39 AM, March 10, 2006
 
if you only buy one, get the first one. it has all the instructions you need to do the technique for the rest of the projects. jillian got the 2nd one at TNNA and loved it, but needed the 1st to be able to do all the projects.
# posted by Blogger amy [Knitty] : 9:52 AM, March 10, 2006
 
Gah! My boyfriend is a nuclear engineer, so we've got the crazy Physics books too. Hmm...there's a theory about physics and knitting in there somewhere, but I'm not gonna dwell on it.

Incidentally, did anyone see the recent article in Discover magazine (I think two or three months ago) about the woman mathmetician who figured out a supposedly "impossible" theory through crochet? Neat stuff.
# posted by Blogger rogueknitter : 10:29 AM, March 10, 2006
 
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# posted by Blogger David Demchuk : 12:03 PM, March 10, 2006
 
I made a mobius out of Fleece Artist silkspun, and it turned out very well. (It was one of those projects where I started out thinking "Oh, this isn't going to work at all," but I just kept at it and was delighted at the result.)

I found that with the unique cast-on method I sometimes had a bit of muss where the work began but, after I was a few rows in, it was easy enough to use the tail to hooch things up a bit in a way that was practically undetectable.

Both books are great but you really need the first one to get the basics of the technique. Enjoy!
# posted by Blogger David Demchuk : 12:03 PM, March 10, 2006
 
i'm trying to find out the $ of the tuscany trip. can you give me some info. the click for details doesn't have the $. thanks.
# posted by Anonymous laurie : 1:12 PM, March 10, 2006
 
Laurie, I don't handle the money part. Just drop Evan a note at italy AT angelicaffe.com

She's really sweet and I expect she'll get right back to you!

[hope you can join us!]
# posted by Blogger amy [Knitty] : 1:20 PM, March 10, 2006
 
I did a Moebius scarf as my very first non-potholder knitting project, because I'm a masochist that way. (I used a Jo Sharp tweed in this excellent so-purple-it's-nearly-black.) The first couple rounds are a trial. They take forever, because you can barely move the needles; and you feel like this thing can't possibly work as advertised, but it does. I still love it dearly, and wear it all winter.

Have fun.
# posted by Anonymous Andrew Willett : 2:09 PM, March 10, 2006
 
Silk and seaweed? Who'da thunk it? It looks fabulous -- can't wait to see your FO. Post some WIP pics, will ya? ;-)
# posted by Blogger Mary : 11:52 PM, March 10, 2006
 
i wrote a whole blog entry on knitting geeks and their perfect mates. because i didn't want to bloat your comments. but it's there for your reading pleasure.
(domesticsphere.blogspot.com)
# posted by Blogger kristi : 9:39 AM, March 16, 2006
 
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