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part textile engineer, part assassin armed with two pointed sticks and infinite patience
means A person who makes fabric or garments by interlocking loops of yarn with knitting needles.
from From the verb 'knit,' which comes from Old English 'cnyttan,' meaning to tie in a knot or fasten together — a close cousin of the word 'knot' itself. The agent suffix '-er' simply turns the doer into a noun. So a knitter is, quite literally, one who keeps tying tiny knots, the sense having softened over centuries from binding cords to looping yarn.
- binary code
- knit and purl are essentially ones and zeros
- war effort
- WWI knitters were urged to make socks for soldiers
- spy craft
- resistance women hid coded messages in knitting
- speed record
- fastest knitter exceeds 250 stitches per minute
- brain perks
- repetitive stitching lowers stress like meditation does
debbie bliss — british knitting designer who created the cashmerino yarn line and has published 30+ knitting books since 1980
stephen west — american knitter known for complex colorwork shawl patterns with over 200 designs on ravelry
tin can knits — canadian knitter whose beginner pattern 'flax' has been knitted by hundreds of thousands worldwide