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When I decided to knit a shawl based on sunflowers, I really had no idea what I wanted to call it. Shortly after starting work on this shawl, it was International Women’s Day, and I was reminded that my great-grandmother had been a suffragist in Kansas as…

Suffrage: new shawl pattern

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Here’s the fixed up version of Permutation 3 from two weeks ago. I’ve named it something that might be confusing if you’re used to putting beads in your lace. There’s a reason for it, though. I used to work in a fabric store. One of the standard forms of…

Lace Beading: a free lace knitting stitch pattern

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Here’s the fixed up version of Permutation 3 from two weeks ago. I’ve named it something that might be confusing if you’re used to putting beads in your lace. There’s a reas…

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It occurs to me to mention that I have a bundle on Ravelry that lists all the patterns I know of that use my stitch patterns: Naomi’s stitch patterns in use. So far, it’s just nine patterns, but I know of four more that will be coming in the next few…

Designs using my stitch patterns

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It occurs to me to mention that I have a bundle on Ravelry that lists all the patterns I know of that use my stitch patterns: Naomi’s stitch patterns in use. So far, it’s just nine patt…

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I’m gradually rewriting my knitting “secret code” posts. I’m publishing the new versions as blog posts. This is the next in the sequence; once I’ve written everything up, I’ll update the old version. Once I’ve charted the numbers onto a grid, my next task…

Charted numbers and symmetries

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I’m gradually rewriting my knitting “secret code” posts. I’m publishing the new versions as blog posts. This is the next in the sequence; once I’ve written everything …

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The word of the month is heatwave, suggested by Susan on Patreon. I usually develop a complicated knitting stitch pattern for each word, but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. This…

Heatwave: a free chart for any craft

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I’m making good progress on the big project that’s got my attention at the moment. I thought I’d take a few moments to spotlight the patterns I’ve published for sale this year (and an extra). Here is a link to all my patterns. Meeting of the Waters These…

Some patterns

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I have a big project I’ve been working on for a long time, and I need to carve out some time to sit down and finish it. (You’ll know what it is when it’s done and published.) I think what that means is that I need to take a few weeks off blogging, except…

Blog hiatus

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I have a big project I’ve been working on for a long time, and I need to carve out some time to sit down and finish it. (You’ll know what it is when it’s done and published.) I th…

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Life. Don't talk to me about Life. </Marvin the Paranoid Android>

In other words, I totally understand! ^_^

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September’s stitch pattern word is raven, suggested by Ron on Patreon. I really wanted to knit this one in black, for obvious reasons, but it’s hard to photograph black lace so as to show all the details, even when it’s beautiful. I had to console myself…

Raven: a free lace knitting stitch pattern

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September’s stitch pattern word is raven, suggested by Ron on Patreon. I really wanted to knit this one in black, for obvious reasons, but it’s hard to photograph black lace so as to show all…

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The kinds of chart layouts produced by reflective symmetry (as described in my last post on the topic) can make the columns along the line of symmetry look a bit clunky. This post explains a way to fix that. If you find anything confusing about it, I…

A final note on reflection in symmetry

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Étude no. 15: permutations. Rolling up 3 stitch lace patterns with dice.

I’m designing a pattern which needs a little simple lace in a multiple of 3 stitches at the beginning. I didn’t want a secret code lace. I wanted a multiple of 2, 4, 6, or 12 rows. In the end, I used simple diagonal lines because it flowed nicely with the…

Étude no. 15: permutations

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I’m designing a pattern which needs a little simple lace in a multiple of 3 stitches at the beginning. I didn’t want a secret code lace. I wanted a multiple of 2, 4, 6, or 12 rows. In t…

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Immediately after I posted about using a subset of rows from a complex chart as a coordinating stitch pattern, I started wondering about a subset of columns. This is naturally more complicated, as the decreases and increases have to be balanced out, which…

Étude no. 14: Vertical excerpts

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Fiber arts lover and peripatetic reference librarian. Information dilettante.

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I don't necessarily add people back automatically; I'm more likely to add you if I know you from elsewhere.

To new folks finding me: I don't just post about handcrafts, but also link to news and political posts I find interesting as well as sciencey stuff and things that amuse me. I am a progressive, liberal Democrat and post accordingly. Nor do I segregate my politics by only posting it for a single circle. (What I do limit tends to be more personal events or private thinking.)

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A Woolly Discipline: Go Ask Alice
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Since I had that knitting epiphany I was talking about last week, I've started choosing my projects differently (which only follows after al

Think Progress
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Hard-hitting political news and analysis.

Simon's Cat
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Simon's Cat on Google+

ProPublica
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Journalism in the public interest.

Plu.sr - Unofficial Google Plus Mobile Page
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Want to create a mobile page for your Google+ Profile? Just enter your profile number after http://plu.sr/ and link it on any website.

Triple Town
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Triple Town, by Spry Fox, is an original puzzle game in which you try to create a great city!

On the road to Weehawken | slacktivist
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Or consider the role and duty of a ferry boat captain. Her job is to pilot a ferry boat from Point A to Point B and back again according to

Harena's Handmade Soap (And other things too!)
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I make soap, and lipbalms, and things from yarn!

Stop Censorship — Take Action Before Senate Vote
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Click here to stand with the handful of senators who are going to the wall to block the Internet censorship bill: Ask them to read your name

What does it mean to be 'privileged'?
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Adapted from a few tweets I sent last night. Earlier this week, I sold my old TV to a friend. But late last night was the only time I had to

Conservatives will rue the decision | NC Policy Watch
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Why yesterday's vote is more likely to hasten marriage equality in North Carolina than delay it. Assume that a couple of years back you

cocoaeyesthestitcher: Un petit lapin for Katherine
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Katherine is an animal lover and actually has a pet rabbit that she rescued from a random parking lot. (What a white, pink-eyed bunny was do

cocoaeyesthestitcher: Big Yes! Chaos Theory Scarf by Lesley Starke
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“I'm using a code that has 8 keys to it-- each produces a single answer: black or white, to create a random/chaotic image of black and w

Handmade
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Previous experience not required.

Senator Bernie Sanders
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Senator Bernie Sanders is the longest serving independent in congressional history.

About Action NC
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Action NC is a grassroots community organization that empowers low to moderate-income communities to take action and win victories on issues

OneAngryQueer: DOMA Is Still Alive, Folks
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DOMA Is Still Alive, Folks. If you have any doubt that there needs to be a lot more work regarding the benefits of marriage for LGBT America

My name is Brother Karekin, BSG | My Name Is Me
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My name is Brother Karekin, BSG. Brother Karekin. My name is BROTHER Karekin, BSG. Brother is not what I do. It is who I am. It is the way i

Sexual Harassment at Technical Conferences: A Big No-No - O'Reilly Radar
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We've been contacted recently about issues of sexual harassment at technical conferences, including at Oscon, which starts tomorrow in Portl