Slip is a word with many uses, some with quite negative connotations.
You slipped up there, didn't you?
The pavement is icy, be careful not to slip and fall!
The burglar was able to slip in unnoticed through an open door
If you slip me a tenner, I'll sort out the problem
It has slipped my mind for the minute
And then there are other definitions of the word
And then there are other definitions of the word
A slip is an undergarment aka petticoat
A small piece of paper is a slip [eg payslip]
A young woman [slip of a girl]
A young woman [slip of a girl]
Clay and water slip mixture is used by potters
"The slips" are the collars worn by greyhounds as they wait to run
"The slips" is a specific fielding position in cricket
"The slips" is a specific fielding position in cricket
Slips are men's briefs
And in knitting there is a technique known as 'slip stitch' where you slip a stitch from left to right needle without actually knitting it. [often you wind wool round needle twice in previous row, to give a looser loop]
I can’t remember when I last did a slip-stitch pattern. Here is my latest pair of squares for our collaboration. In the book it is pattern 201, "V-stripes"
This
is simply a regular 4-row stripe in stocking stitch, with slip stitches used to create contrasting V-patterns I used maroon and pink. First square I began
with the pink, second I began with the maroon.
Whilst this is OK for a decorative item, I would never use this on a child’s jumper, too
many loops for them to catch on things! The colour not in use for each
stripe is carried up the right hand side. I don’t think I did this very neatly. I must work
on that!
It’s interesting to revisit stitches and practise them just ass you have done. It takes a lot of yarn to do these slip stitches but the resulting garment would be warm. Well done! Catriona
ReplyDeleteWait till you see K's square tomorrow!
DeleteA slip is also a small sharpening stone used for gouges with curved blades in woodworking.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I would definitely have included that in my post if I'd known.
ReplyDeleteSo many slips. I like your squares, I am in envy, my knitting is very plain by contrast, I am not a patient person and I know everything would go out the window trying out new stitches within minutes. I don't find knitting very calming I get more and more tense as does the tension of my knitting! Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteIf knitting makes you tense, then leave it! I am just the same about crochet- I really don't enjoy it or find it as restful as I do knitting, or embroidery. This latest collab. is good simply because the squares are relatively small, so I don't feel bad if I start a square and then realise I do not like it and abandon it.
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