i love this

[arguchik]

xtingu posted this vid awhile back. i really liked it and forgot what it was called or how to find it (without going back through all of xtingu's old posts, anyway). today i was looking at a couple of knitting instructional vids on U-tube (for the magic loop cast on and for knitting on two circular needles, in case you're curious. i had already figured out the latter over the weekend, but wanted to see how a "pro" would teach it, in case i might have missed a tip or a trick; the former is just a really cool way to start a closed tube rather than an open one, which is how circular knitting usually goes--it's good for the toes of socks and such.)... anyway, this vid came up in the "more" list. i watched it again, and it resonated in a way that it hadn't, before, because my knitting obsession post-dates my first viewing. (i learned to knit when i was 18 or 19, but did not become obsessed with it until september-ish. since that time, i have nearly doubled my lifetime total of completed projects.) here it is for your viewing pleasure, in case you haven't seen it before. even if you're not a knitter, or if you're not the least bit interested in knitting, the animation is cool. i just wish they'd rendered the mechanics of knitting more accurately...

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whawhawhawhaaaat???

[ms-violet.livejournal.com]

I never even thought of looking on you tube for knitting instructional videos. holy crap, it's a whole new world. maybe I will learn to make socks!

Re: whawhawhawhaaaat???

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

yeah, it's crazy! i discovered it because of this site:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/

some of her videos are posted on youtube. today i googled "knitting two circular needles," and it directed me to youtube. i have to say...that cat bordhi woman is INSANE--if you ever watch one of her vids. man, completely fucking off----her----meds! LOL. in a good way. watch her magic cast-on vid. it's a scream. she makes the needles talk to her thumb and finger. oh, the one where she demonstrates using two circular needles, too, she goes on and on about the "udder" position of the "sleeping" needle, and then the "alarm clock" goes off when it's time to wake that needle up again...

[xtingu]

'Twasn't me who posted that video; tonight is the first time I've seen it. But I'm so happy you shared it!

I would have thought for sure that ms_violet originally posted it, but alas...

It's a mystery!

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

ohhhh, weird! i coulda sworn it was you! shit, there's no way i'm going to be able to figure it out and credit the right person.

good thing i didn't try to go looking for it amongst your back entries, huh?

and to whoever it actually was, posted the thing: thanks!