Comments on: In Praise of Plain Knitting

By: Birgitte

Birgitte — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:47:32 +0000

Thanks for a very interesting post, Karie. You’re absolutely right and thanks for pointing to these facts – they can never be thought over too many times.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:22:45 +0000

I am one of your ‘fans’. And there is no doubt that what stands out IS the ‘simplicity’ of identifiable stitch patterns (garter, moss etc); encompassed in a GREAT garment pattern with beautiful yarn! And the seemingly endless possibilities that exist right there! It’s also helpful for those of us with less than stellar imaginations to actually SEE changes and mods to patterns, that we wouldn’t have thought of. Anyway, we really really like your stuff !!

By: bells

bells — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:17:08 +0000

yes! Well said. My most worn knits are the simple ones, too. Garter Yoke cardigan being a good example.

By: Poisonkitty

Poisonkitty — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:39:14 +0000

This sounds a lot like me, at the moment I’m knitting a relatively plain top-down sweater with reversible cables in the ribbing. I think it tells people “I can do cabling” without saying “I’m obsessed with cabling”. Besides, complicated things take longer, who wants to start a sweater that it will take two years to finish!

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:33:56 +0000

Amen. Really, that’s all there is to say.