Knitlog [2025-09-23 Tue]

Tips for flicking purl

During the long, endless process of knitting flat stockinette, I learned some purling tips from Hazel Tindall, the world’s fastest knitter. She’s also a flicker, and the way I observed is that the right index finger has to flex downwards when pulling out of the needle. This way can avoid the stitch slipping off, which happens a lot for purl stitches. It’s a bit challenging at the beginning and required high level of dual hands coordination, but I got hang of it quickly! I won’t say it’s noticeably faster than my previous method, but it definitely improve the quality of purl stitch and now they are rarely slipped off, which was why I slowed down during purl row.

Johanne cardigan

This is going faster than I thought. I have already finished the back and almost the last short rows, and the only session left is the pocket plus its length, and the neckline. If I’m investing few hours a day consistently, I think I might be able to finish it before October.

There are appx 182g yarn left and I can already tell those are too much. When I ordered the yarn I was planning to knit the No Frills cardigan, which by default is a lengthier cardigan (of course, I wasn’t planning to knit THAT long). After calculation I thought 300g (~1200 yards) yarn is probably too risky for a cardigan. The yarn website did not provide sample gauge so it’s hard to tell how much weight the yarn is (2ply can range from fingering weight to DK), so I went with conservative route and ordered 4 skeins.

Sign. Now I have to think about what I can do with the stash, because I hate yarn hoarding and almost all skeins in my stash has a purpose when I bought it.