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The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, though the technique was practiced long before. [1]
A key factor in knitting is stitch definition, corresponding to how well complicated stitch patterns can be seen when made from a given yarn. Smooth, highly spun yarns are best for showing off stitch patterns; at the other extreme, very fuzzy yarns or eyelash yarns have poor stitch definition, and any complicated stitch pattern would be invisible.
President Bush tweeted out pictures of sock that Cronin had sent him and wore socks he gave him to the funeral of his wife, Barbara Bush. [ 4 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Cronin has been recognized as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year [ 23 ] [ 24 ] and the Long Island Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization named him Young Entrepreneur of the Year ...
The term "crazy quilting" is often used to refer to the textile art of crazy patchwork and is sometimes used interchangeably with that term. Crazy quilting does not actually refer to a specific kind of quilting (the needlework which binds two or more layers of fabric together), but a specific kind of patchwork lacking repeating motifs and with ...
The sock is stretched over the curved top of the mushroom, and gathered tightly around the stalk to hold it in place for darning. A darning gourd is a hollow dried gourd with a pronounced neck. The sock can be stretched over the full end of the gourd and held in place around the neck for darning.
John's Crazy Socks is a New York-based social enterprise selling socks. [1] It was founded by a father-son duo in 2016 [ 2 ] and is known for hiring disabled people, donating to charity partners and their customer service.
The Origin of Stitch [b] is an animated short film included on the DVD release of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch. The short has a total running time of 4:35 minutes and serves as a bridge between Stitch Has a Glitch and Stitch! The Movie (as well as Lilo & Stitch: The Series). In the short, Stitch discovers Jumba's secret computer that ...
The Prime Minister H. H. Asquith appointed Kitchener as Secretary of State for War in August 1914. [2] Kitchener was the first currently serving soldier to hold the post and was given the task of recruiting a large army to fight Germany. Unlike some of his contemporaries who expected a short conflict, Kitchener foresaw a much longer war ...