No, it was just Kirsten with a ball of wool and a pair of needles!
Here is her October gift Block #49 which the author has named St Ives
Kirsten says
"These were incredibly quick to knit; it's a ten-row pattern,
but astonishingly easy to learn and only five repeats. Plus, there's only one
row of the hated purl to knit, and two of rib, which I don't mind so much."
Rows 1 – 3 knit
Row 4 K2P2 to end
Row 5 – knit
Row 6 - K2P2 to end
Row 7 – knit
Rows 8 & 9 – knit
Row 10 - k1, P to last stitch, K1
Plus a quirky little book - which Bob recognised instantly and said how brilliant it is. Lem Putt is the Specialist - a carpenter by trade, and specialist in Sanitary Engineering. It is the story of how he builds his friend Elmer a 'mighty pretty privy'
Kirsten made herself golden autumnal one. I love my red/purple piece, the colours of breakfast compost! She says she will definitely be repeating this one, perhaps in a less fluffy yarn so the stitch definition is clearer.
The people of St Ives, Cornwall claim this poem, written in 1730 for their town. But the folk of St Ives Cambridgeshire say it was written for them! Who knows? I wasn't planning to go to St Ives anyway
That's a lovely pattern to knit. But, what I want to know is why did the man have 7 wives?
ReplyDeleteIt is a very old English riddle, based on an ancient Greek puzzle. Google it to find the answer!
DeleteThat looks lovely wool.
ReplyDeleteThe riddle is fun!
A good one to try out on year 6 children
DeleteBut did they have seven EACH of the items? It's slightly ambiguous as to whether they each had their own 7 sacks with 7 of everything within it whether they were sharing those seven sacks, e. G. One each...
DeleteBut does that affect the answer?
DeleteHow many stitches do you cast on for the square? I think the pattern would make lovely dishcloths in a cotton yarn. Thanks. Elaine
ReplyDeleteDouble knit, 6" . I think it's 36 stitches
DeleteIf you used arun yarn and larger needles (we're using double knit and 4mm needles) you would get a bigger square. I started to knit a cotton version of this blanket about 10 or more years ago, and now use the squares as dishcloths but they are q bit small.
DeleteThank you Kirsten for clarifying!
DeleteHave you read Tombland by C.J. Sansom in the Shardlake series? I seem to recall you mentioning Shardlake books in the past, it's a great story. When we visit my sister who lives in a small village about 30 miles from Norwich we always spend a day in the city and like to walk around Tombland. The knitting from Kirsten is lovely. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteI love Shardlake. CJ Samson died in 2024, so sadly there will be no more books...
DeleteWhat a lovely pattern, I can imagine what a beautiful jumper it would make!
ReplyDeleteI heard it was the Cambridgeshire St Ives but admit that was told me by friends who live near there! JanF
St Ives Cambridgeshire was a popular medieval market town, so travellers often went there. But St Ives Cornwall is a fishing village, and many people there kept cats to discourage the mice who allegedly nibbled the nets!
DeleteOh gosh ... the battle of the St Ives's. I used to love that poem when I was little. :-)
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