Discovering the Secret to How a Special Sock Was Knit // Casual Friday S05E41

This week's podcast has Tidbits; Hints for getting started on knitting hats without a pattern; Solving the mystery of how a knitter born 120 years ago knit her socks.

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SHOW NOTES
TIDBIT #1 ESTONIAN WOOL WEEK
Twitter thread from Sophie Peng
https://twitter.com/palunmullekohv/status/1593158590520774657

TIDBIT #2 MIK SOCK KNITTERS HELP
Anna Kingstone's blog post: https://annkingstone.com/socks-for-soldiers/

You can see the entire contents of the WWII-era kit on this website:
https://www.prints-online.com/man-khaki-instructions-knitting-socks-ww1-14168998.html

TIDBIT #3 MELISSA VENTOSA MARTIN
Financial Times article: https://www.ft.com/content/3a24f7ae-4d52-46af-a15d-d3781a25b518

HATS - PATTERN FREE
How to measure a head for a knitted hat: https://youtu.be/9f-EmOWpKcE

How to knit a hat without a pattern: https://youtu.be/80kAQmnQU0A
Interweave article: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/improvised-hat-with-stash-yarn/
Interweave article: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/hat-crown-decreases-explained/


SOCK MYSTERY
The double bind off can be found in this blog post https://www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/double-bind-off/

In this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIEZSi0-8BM

And in the book Knitting in the Old Way by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts and Deborah Robson https://amzn.to/3EKSlAg
This is an Amazon affiliate link

Weldon's Practical Stocking Knitter Series 1 and 2 available here:
https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/products/weldons-practical-stocking-knitters-first-and-second-series

If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media.

0:00 Introduction
0:27 Tidbit #1 Estonian Wool Week
1:28 Tidbit #2 Men in Khaki Sock Knitters Help
4:19 Tidbit #3 Melissa Ventosa Martin
5:54 Hats - A pattern-free path
7:27 Sock Mystery

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