Week 33 = Knitting Facts
Day 4 = August 16, 2014
Tonight I have facts 36-40 from 46 Interesting Facts About... Knitting.
36. It is important to knit a sock with “negative ease,” which means the circumference of the sock is smaller than the circumference of a leg and foot to keep the sock from slouching or shifting.d
37. Knitting can create a relaxation response, which can decrease blood pressure and heart rate and help prevent illness.b
38. For the first four or five hundred years of knitting’s history, the most common knitting materials were cotton and silk, not wool.h
39. Some scholars argue that further proof that knitting was invented in the Middle East is found in the way knitters work their stiches: even though English speakers write from left to write, knitters work the stitches from right to left.h
40. In the 1350s, “knitting Madonna’s” began to appear in Europe, depicting the Virgin Mary knitting. These include Our Lady Knitting (c. 1325–1375) and Visit of the Angel (1400–1410). These paintings are important markers that indicate when knitting entered Europe and how knitting was done.h
37. Knitting can create a relaxation response, which can decrease blood pressure and heart rate and help prevent illness.b
38. For the first four or five hundred years of knitting’s history, the most common knitting materials were cotton and silk, not wool.h
39. Some scholars argue that further proof that knitting was invented in the Middle East is found in the way knitters work their stiches: even though English speakers write from left to write, knitters work the stitches from right to left.h
40. In the 1350s, “knitting Madonna’s” began to appear in Europe, depicting the Virgin Mary knitting. These include Our Lady Knitting (c. 1325–1375) and Visit of the Angel (1400–1410). These paintings are important markers that indicate when knitting entered Europe and how knitting was done.h
References
b “Celebrate Knit in Public Week with 10 Knitting Facts You Might Not Know.” Craftsy. June 11, 2013. Accessed: November 29, 2013.d Gardner, Sue, ed. 2007. A to Z of Knitting: The Ultimate Guide for the Beginner to Advanced Knitter. Woodinville, WA: Martingale & Company.
h Nargi, Lela. 2011. Knitting around the World: A Multistranded History of a Time-Honored Tradition. Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press.
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For today's Knitting Question of the Day,
Knitting in Paintings,
Victoria
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