tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777173934986328509.post7978109191074309606..comments2007-07-08T21:50:56.586-07:00Comments on Over Abundance: Such Great Yarn..RodgerPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15391712450273497935noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777173934986328509.post-82459433922231411042007-05-18T10:41:00.000-07:002007-05-18T10:41:00.000-07:00Bee-ooo-uuu-tous hat! I can't wait to see it in p...Bee-ooo-uuu-tous hat! I can't wait to see it in person!<BR/><BR/>Patterns - I happen to be one of THOSE people who happens to be comfy following written instructions of whatever genre -- but as you know, I knit mostly from my own ideas (actually the yarn talks to me and tells me, nay, orders me what to do). But when I'm knitting into 'uncharted' ;-) territory, I often refer to Zimmermann writings or either of Ann Budd's books with tables of measurements and proportions for all sizes. And I read through patterns to see how someone worked a particular thing out. I think there's value in pattern-following and I also love to know of intuitive knitting by others. We've only had written patterns for what - 150-200 years? - so knitting without a written pattern is DEFINITELY part of the larger knitting tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com