Talk:Knitting

message: To prevent discrimination, I vote for putting pictures with knitting men.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.176.194.10 (talk) 09:33, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: YES! Though I don't know precisely where in this article I'd put them. As a male knitter, the history of knitting, and the fact that it was predominantly a male "thing" should be mentioned. I'm looking to revive this article so any help is welcome!--Kobuu (talk) 17:18, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: There should be men

message: Knitting with roving is common amongst peoples that do not have spinning equipment.  I have seen it done in Andean knits as well as having done it myself.  Knitting with locks is the oldest form of knitting.  It requires neither combs nor spinning.  It requires only needles and the fingers to lay successive locks in place.  But niether of these forms of knitting is mentiontioned in the literature, so it would not be permitted here.  As the oldest form of knitting, knitting with locks should be mentioned. My Flatley (talk) 04:27, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Knitting with roving and knitting with locks

message: I know a thing or two about knitting, so I thought I'd give this article a review:
* There doesn't appear to be enough references and cites in this article. It is commonplace to quote page numbers when quoting from a book and is unclear where large chunks of the infomation comes from. A good example of a well referenced article is Iron Maiden.
* I think it is inappropriate to mention Yahoo groups, ...but I could be wrong. It seems like the article is advertising a social group and it's not common for all knitters the world over.
* There appears to be no mention of casting on and not enough references to the different names used for the stitch styles throughout the world. (BTW: Personally, I am looking at this from a British perspective and it doesn't seem neutral enough)
* The History and Culture section seems to be quite short for a function that was traditionally enjoyed by both men and women for thousands of years.
I have put the article On hold in hope that you will have time to fix the above.
Fluffball70 20:46, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for taking the time to do this! It may take me a little bit to get to this; I hope you'll allow me a few days before you pass or fail this article. I may require the full seven day maximum, as I am rather busy, unless someone else steps in to do this, as well. Again, thanks! – Dok(talk|contribs) 00:05, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Totally understandable. Thanks for your help! – Dok(talk|contribs) 12:44, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA On Hold 

message: I'd like to added the following link to this page 
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The pages in this section give examples of knitting from the V&A's collections (many early examples), articles about knitting and various free patterns. VAwebteam 08:44, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New external link

message: Note: I moved the message of User:Newbohemianknitwear from Talk:Knit stitch that the main page has been redirected here. Dekisugi (talk) 15:34, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Knit stitch 

message: According to every source I've ever read, Garter stitch is when one simply knits or purls. Stockinette alternates between purl and knit. This article has them reversed.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.66.251.205 (talk) 17:39, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Confusion of Stockinette and Garter stitch

message: This sentence is very hard to read "A sequence of stitches in which each stitch suspended from the next is called a wale". Is it grammatically correct? It seems to be missing a word somewhere. -67.160.246.224 (talk) 05:05, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You are correct.  It does not parse.  I do not use the term, wale.  I will not correct the grammar for fear of an inaccurate definition.  My Flatley (talk) 04:27, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Was missing an is between "stitch" and "suspended" - fixed. - 2/0 (cont.) 16:14, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  huh? 

message: The picture of the ribbing sample is not that clear.  I can tell it is ribbed, but the variegated yarn obscures the ribbing.  The picture ought to be replaced with a a sample done on a single color yarn.
E.Zajdel (talk) 18:50, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Ribbing

message: It seems obvious to me that, at least in the Anglosphere, knitting as a hobby is strongly associated with women and/or the elderly. Of course there is nothing about knitting per se that requires this, and no doubt many males and young people practice and enjoy knitting in reality. But the cultural perception, at least, is strong and it's very strange to me that the section of the article titled "History and Culture" doesn't at least mention this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.119.10.182 (talk) 05:46, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: My own experience is that a) the association of knitting with women is weakening, and b) over the past fifteen years or so, at least in North America, "knitting as a hobby" is very strongly associated with younger people:  witness the popularity of "knitting kits", learn-to-knit books, and project books marketed directly to teenagers and even pre-teens. Cactus Wren (talk) 20:32, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can find a reliable source that discusses it, then go for it. — DroEsperanto (talk) 03:43, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Cultural Aspects?

message: There is a section heading "Courses and Wales" which defines a course but then makes no mention of a wale other than in a caption to a picture.  The word is not included in the OED in connection with knitting, so I am wondering where the term originated.  The OED does have the word as a term for a ridge in woven textiles and a horizontal band binding off in basketry.  MidlandLinda (talk) 22:08, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, though it still doesn't explain the shift from horizontal to vertical alignment.  It's not a term I've ever come across in over 50 years of knitting.  Perhaps it's a regional term not used in the UK.MidlandLinda (talk) 19:24, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: After further reading around I have come to the conclusion (and yes I know this is original research) that no one else uses the term wale and it is an idiosyncratic usage by Richard Rutt which has not been taken up by other experts.  Unlike Mary Thomas' suggestion of "combined" as the term for knitting western, purling eastern, which has been taken up by everyone using and describing that technique. MidlandLinda (talk) 10:58, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is a wale? 

message: I think that we should have a knitting and chrochetting pattern avaliable... where various knitting patterns are avaliable. Jose Pablo S. Martinez (talk) 20:14, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. Ravelry.com is where you can find all the patterns you need. I don't think that a Wiki article is where those belong. --Kobuu (talk) 15:00, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Knitting Patterns 

message: Hi. Could someone have a look at this orphaned article and try link to it or merge it or afd it? Gbawden (talk) 06:45, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey Gbawden, done. Merged this morning. Good call on that, by the way. We need some more sources in the "Types" area and idealy we should breakout Felting from that, but still. Thanks! Kobuu (talk) 13:12, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Arm knitting]] 

message: There have been a lot of edits where large chunks of this article have been removed and put into hand knitting. I think that future large-scale edits should be discussed so that there are not further reverts. Kobuu (talk) 15:41, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section Edits 

message: Per other Wikipedia articles, knitting is a craft handcraft, an art fiber art, and part of the textile industry. 
This article is almost exclusively about knitting as a craft; the other aspects are not well covered.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.81.84 (talk) 16:50, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is Knitting 

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message: Not sure how to go about fitting it in, but the Ravelry site would be a good resource to include for people who are looking for a community and free stitch/pattern guides. Medises (talk) 14:01, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ravelry 

message: Kyle Cassidy donated these
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knitted_Sweater.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Double_Pointed_Needles_(2).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knitting_with_Double_Pointed_Needles.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Circular_Knitting.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knitted_Sweater.jpg
Not my topic, hope they help ;) Midgley (talk) 21:13, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  4 pictures 

message: I added a citation to the beginning of the page. It was a small edit, but I figured I would mention that I did so in this talk page anyway.--NoFace23 (talk) 09:01, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduction Citation