Monday Musings
Was Pythagoras a Knitter?Often during my school years I got strange looks from people as I chatted about my studies "you're majoring in what - maths?!?" It seemed inexplicable to many people that I could be really into the humanities - music, languages, English literature, - with mathematics on the side. Now I am vindicated. Hehe.
I started my first garment design project last week. A shrug with a basic eyelet stitch and lace edging worked afterwards.
*Bows low to all past maths teachers*
Knit a swatch in stocking stitch. Calculate guage. Calculate gauge again in imperial. Repeat for lace pattern. Measure body parts. Find a friend to measure body parts impossible to reach by oneself. Convert to imperial. Divide measurements by gauge. Round up/down. Adjust to fit stitch pattern repeats BUT NOT BY TOO MUCH. Calculate lower back shaping. Knit a bit. Calculate sleeve shaping. Spend ages trying to figure out how to increase 72 stitches evenly over 54 rows - how much is too much anyway???. Make sure pattern is centred. Check measurements in case copious amount of chocolate consumption has affected fit. Knit a bit. Eat more chocolate. Check measurements again.
Sometime I'm going to have to figure out how to fit the lace pattern to the cuff and edging stitch count. Potentially before I have knitted that part of the shrug.
I think I need some more chocolate...
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posted by dianemulholland @ 12:05 pm
4 Comments:
Lots of groovy math! There are a lot of 'traditional' womenfolk chores that all involve much math which makes the gender gap for mathematics that much odder. Oh well.
I used to hate maaths in school but loved music ..took a little time to realize the maths of music
its a strange world.. thinking all the projects that you have on the go..I'll let you know that I am currently working on a quilted spiderman wall hanger, quilted christmas stockings x 6, and a father christmas wall hanger as tall as me, along with alt. s for customers (paying) and alt's for me
funny I was rubbish at maths at school despite my dad being a maths teacher. Turns out that I'm actually not bad at mathematics having done rents, finance work, worked in a shop behind the (steam driven) tills. Nowadays have to calculate deductions from customers invoices when deliveries are wrong (including working out the vat).
Funny how necessity makes us capable!
I hated math! It took me a long time to admit that its really everywhere! My hs math teacher was right. urgh!
Good luck with your shrug, I want to eat more chocolate after reading what all you've been though *L*
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