I agree that a cowl isn't a snood. I'm reminded of Inigo Montoya to Vizzini "you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means." But I don't want to be accused of being prescriptive so just call it Harold, words are just made up noises with no meaning 🙄
I'm a relatively new knitter. I was so proud of me when I said, "turn it over and knit." I was mesmerized by your method and see videos about it (levering) in the knitting playlist. Now I'm off to watch those.
I will freely admit to yelling at the TV when Enid called her cowl a snood. I own and wear several snoods (mostly for renaissance faires) and kind of took it personally. Your cowl came out so nicely! The colours are very pretty and the joins aren't visible at all. Honestly that's a great way to avoid massive lengths of purling. I knit continental and have always hated purling, but I really want to knit myself a cardigan, so I spent some miserable time last year re-teaching myself to purl. It's easier and faster now, but I still don't like it.
I did the same thing, saying "That's not a snood!". (My husband was not impressed). Am I a middle aged woman now? Oh no. Also yay knitting! I've been knitting for almost 30 years now and I always go back to it, even though I've been dabbling in historical sewing for a few years. I don't find knitting or purling to be any different, but I know many people who hate purling so I don't think that you're alone with that opinion (can I pull your chain and just say that PURLING IS THE BEST EVER 😂 jk) Looks great 👍🏻 Edit to add: also, the sock disappearing into the laundry void was hilarious!
The sock disappearing into "kitty jail" was the highlight of our week...that was about the fifth sock she nabbed...she went through at least four others before we noticed! 🤣
Now I just need a knitting for dummies video from you, showing me how to hold the needles and yarn like you do. That looks so much more comfortable and efficient than what I learned! Heck, I might have to dig out the needles and give it another go.
I would have definitely turned the work inside out rather than purl as well. My conventional purls have awful tension compared to my knits, so if I need to do a purl round every few rows, I'll knit "back backwards" I think is how Patty Lyons put it.
I confess, watching you knit always make my head hurt. But whatever works for you the best! As a conventional continental knitter I don’t mind purling. Though I despise my cable needle. We all have our dark knitting secrets. 😉
Avoiding pearl is why I am SO keen to knit in the round wherever possible, so I spentd the time to adapt flat knit patterns to knitting i the round to avoid the pearl (and unnecessary seaming)
I have been knitting a cat bordi mobius hat for years, and i always turn to avoid the purl rows. I treat it like a short row wrap and turn. I agree, a snood is a hair net or hair controller for working in a factory during WWII. It is not a cowl. A cowl will not keep your hair out of the machinery.
Your cowl is beautiful as is your snood. You used an interesting cast off method I noticed. I've been wondering also if you have Irish connections, I believe your surname is Irish and you wear a Claddagh ring on your ring finger as is the tradition in Galway.
So sorry about the purling slog. I remember thinking how clever you were to do you heel flaps 'backwards' so you decreased the amount of purling. But it never took with me, i think I only tried it once. Purling is no big deal over here.... Kitties are adorable, as usual.
I really don't like purling, that's why I learned to knit right-handed and left-handed, so I just can switch hands and still go in the same direction, but I must say Norwegian purling made me dislike purling a little less.
@@MaireColclough it feels really weird to have the yarn in the other hand, and really having to check what way you put the yarn around the needle so you don't twist your stitches is annoying in the beginning, but man it feels so nice when you have 90+ stitches in a row that need to be purled.
Alas we cannot fight against language evolution, it's always a lost cause regardless of one's rage and pet peeves. But at any rate I remember 10-ish years ago there was a big trend for this type of garment and I saw the terms snood and infinity scarf used totally interchangeably, and in fact that was my first exposure to the word snood, not being a native english speaker. I wouldn't encounter the earlier meaning of snood until years later when I started watching costube people and I was briefly very confused lol
I think I absorbed the term from my grandmothers when I was a kid as they were both working mothers who may have worn them. My Mum also had a thing for movies of the 40s and 50s. 😁
Oxford dictionary describes snood as: 1. an ornamental hairnet or fabric bag worn over the hair at the back of a woman's head. "her blonde hair was held in place by a velvet-mesh snood" 2. a wide ring of knitted material worn as a hood or scarf. But I still don’t understand using the term as a substitute for a cowl. They are so different in style and practice.
I ALSO always thought a snood was "fancy hairnet", but my aunt indoctrinated me into SCA culture at a young age (I was still in high school). Note to Period Nazis: Yes, I'm aware that the hairnets used in the medieval era are more correctly referred to as "cauls" or "coifs" - due to the finer mesh, the finer yarn and wearing of the hair garment closer to the hair. In common parlance, it is none-the-less referred to as a snood. To Maire: the Oxford Dictionary definition of snood makes more sense and the Online Etymology Dictionary indicates one of the primogenitors of the word snood is the Old English "snod" which is a hair ribbon. I definitely agree with your take on this on. I'm one of those continental knitters that doesn't mind purling, but I'm not evangelical. If you don't like it and you choose to avoid it whenever possible, go on with your bad self.
I’ve been seeing more knitting and crochet pop up in my feed lately and it’s been so interesting to me seeing how people hold and move their hands while working. I learned crochet from my grandmother, so I hold my hands the way she does (and I assume how my nanny did and so on and so forth) but it is different from how I see other people doing it and I think it’s pretty cool how crafts pass from person to person in a way that you can see happen because of little things like that.
I often wish my family'd had a video camera in the 80s, so I could see how my Granny knit...though in my hazy memories she was using straight needles, and I have no time for that nonsense 😁 I hope you enjoy all the new crafting content in your feed!
Maire it’s gorgeous - purling or not! It’s funny watching your cats with your knitting. Mine ignore it - it’s the chihuahua that makes off with a trailing end 😂.
Our previous cat had very little use for yarn after a while. These two may get there someday. I'll just love them either way, and secure the yarn in the meantime so it doesn't get eaten 🤣
I’m working on a reverse stockinette in the round dress for my kid and although I don’t usually mind purling, an entirely purl project has, for the first time, made me want to try eastern-style purling where I purl through the back loop and wrap my yarn clockwise. I’m too afraid of messing with my tension at this point to do it, but I may next time…
Purling is the best! (gigglesnort) As a person who wears snoods/hairnets sorta often, I agree that's not a snood. A cute infinity scarf, yeah. Snood? No.
😅 Love it. What were you doing on the pull my chain bit? Will need to watch again for the mobius bit and the turn so not having to purl technique and to see more of your cat.
I was doing a stretchy cast-off at that that point. As for my turn, I'd get to the last end-of-round, pull out my stitch marker, and thread the yarn around the next two or three stitches. So: Bring yarn forward, slip stitch, bring yarn to back, slip stitch, bring yarn forward, slip stitch, bring yarn to back. Turn. Slip first stitch (last stitch slipped), bring yarn to back, slip stitch, bring yarn forward, slip stitch, bring yarn to back. Put your marker back where it belongs and carry on knitting. It may help to pay attention to your stitch tension on the last few stitches before you remove the stitch marker. Hope that helps! 😃
It's a lovely cowl! I honestly thought it was just Enid being a dumb blond 🤷♀. Long stretches of purling are a pain, but I've found Norwegian purling (keeping the yarn in back) to really help my tolerance. I don't know if it will work with your style of knitting, but it might be worth looking into. 💜
I'm with you that's not a snood! They already had words growls and scarves why are they trying to steak snood? It's lovely what ever we're calling it. The yarn colour and pattern look great! So what did you do for entertainment before kittens? Everything was funny but the sock disappearing was so very funny! Best entertainment ever!!
Google agrees with you. I only know snood as a dog calming thing. Something you use wren grooming them. I had no idea those hair coverings were called snoods for people.
...is that a dramatic rendition of "cat! I'm a kittycat!" I spy in the outtakes, or am I just painfully millenial? Also, having seen cowls called snood in France for at least ten years now, I wonder if this is an instance of a word making its way abroad with a completely different meaning than the original (but the other way around this time) and then making its way back into English due to people from abroad using it in the International Crafting Space where most people end up speaking english regardless of origin. Either way, what a sparkly number, I love it.
I still remember the frustration of accidentally twisting my stitches when joining while learning how to knit in the round. The thought of knitting an on purpose (or "by purpose" depending on your English dialect) mobius feels uncomfortable to me lol. I knit continental unless I'm doing colourwork and I still don't love purling.
Really, the only truly uncomfortable parts of knitting the möbius were the cast-on and the bulk once it got to a certain size. A longer cable on the needle might have fixed that, but it knit up OK, all things considered 😃
It's lovely, but it's not a snood, I may not choose to die on that hill but I will defend it.. I went through a cowl crocheting phase. I hate my neck being cold and hardly any of my garments have collars.
I'm not trying to do any advocating or convincing regarding the purl stitch right now, I just personally don't understand why people don't like doing it. Would you (or anyone in this comments section) be willing to expand on why it's annoying?
@@MaireColclough Interesting! I'm definitely an outlier, then, because I've personally never found purling to take longer than knitting! Thank you for answering!
Definitely not a snood, sometimes people just “changing” a word gets so frustrating. I work with people 10years + younger than me and the other day they spent 15 minutes trying to my to convince me that bosom meant buttocks and I just stared at them and went “no it’s not”
While I don't mind purling, I am very tired of everyone assume continental knitting is superior/if you learned to crochet first it'll be easier. I learned to crochet first and I CAN NOT do continental knitting to save my life!
I can knit continental if I need to (I knit colourwork in a lever /continental mashup) but yeah...my bestie who knits continental would have probably left the project in a box on the side of the road with a "free to a good home" sign 🤣
It isn't a matter of one being superior than the other, it's a matter of speed. You will never be fast using the English method as a fast continental knitter. If you like me knit very large projects, then speed is a factor.
@@MsAnpassad I do pretty well. The way I knit now is light-years faster than the method I learned as a beginner, and I try not to see knitting as a sprint. I'm ok with it being a marathon 🙂
@@MaireColclough I get bored if projects take to long, so I have to be fast in order to finish them. There are limits to how many UFOs that fit into my house.
@@MaireColclough I agree. I'm not into knitting for the speed, happy for it to take the time it needs to take. And in fairness, I am a pretty fast knitter. Finished a full T-shirt for my mum for her birthday in a week at as size XL! I also finished a crochet crop top for my sister during it to switch it up 😄 Also, there is a difference in English style knitting between throwing and flicking. I flick and it is much faster than throwing.
I agree that a cowl isn't a snood. I'm reminded of Inigo Montoya to Vizzini "you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means." But I don't want to be accused of being prescriptive so just call it Harold, words are just made up noises with no meaning 🙄
That particular scene in the Princess Bride occurred to me as well 😁
I love that you wore the snood and cowl together
Love the addition of the snood under the cowl.
Thank you! 😃
I'm a relatively new knitter. I was so proud of me when I said, "turn it over and knit." I was mesmerized by your method and see videos about it (levering) in the knitting playlist. Now I'm off to watch those.
As far as I know, I knit lever-style. For all I know it's a modified form of parlour knitting, but it gets the job done! 😁
I too envision a fancy hairnet when I hear the word snood…but it is a fun word to say. And I love how your mobius cowl came out. Just lovely ❤
Thank you! 😃
I’m not sure whether it’s a snood or a cowl but it’s definitely a thneed
Everybody needs a thneed 😉
I will freely admit to yelling at the TV when Enid called her cowl a snood. I own and wear several snoods (mostly for renaissance faires) and kind of took it personally.
Your cowl came out so nicely! The colours are very pretty and the joins aren't visible at all. Honestly that's a great way to avoid massive lengths of purling.
I knit continental and have always hated purling, but I really want to knit myself a cardigan, so I spent some miserable time last year re-teaching myself to purl. It's easier and faster now, but I still don't like it.
A friend of mine has an interesting-looking continental purl that I may have to ask them to demonstrate some time 😃
The cowl/snood is lovely. (Also your outro has turned into 'Pet, pet the kitty, pet, pet the kitty-kitty,' in my brain.)
The kittens approve of this message. 😃
Glad you were able to put time into your favorite thing (sans perling). Also excellent kitten content as always :)
Thank you! Kitten content is something we try to deliver (but they're getting big enough and fast enough, it's hard to get the phone out in time)!
I did the same thing, saying "That's not a snood!". (My husband was not impressed). Am I a middle aged woman now? Oh no.
Also yay knitting! I've been knitting for almost 30 years now and I always go back to it, even though I've been dabbling in historical sewing for a few years.
I don't find knitting or purling to be any different, but I know many people who hate purling so I don't think that you're alone with that opinion (can I pull your chain and just say that PURLING IS THE BEST EVER 😂 jk)
Looks great 👍🏻
Edit to add: also, the sock disappearing into the laundry void was hilarious!
The sock disappearing into "kitty jail" was the highlight of our week...that was about the fifth sock she nabbed...she went through at least four others before we noticed! 🤣
Now I just need a knitting for dummies video from you, showing me how to hold the needles and yarn like you do. That looks so much more comfortable and efficient than what I learned!
Heck, I might have to dig out the needles and give it another go.
The beginner knitting video is definitely on the list. 👍
I would have definitely turned the work inside out rather than purl as well. My conventional purls have awful tension compared to my knits, so if I need to do a purl round every few rows, I'll knit "back backwards" I think is how Patty Lyons put it.
I confess, watching you knit always make my head hurt. But whatever works for you the best! As a conventional continental knitter I don’t mind purling. Though I despise my cable needle. We all have our dark knitting secrets. 😉
Avoiding pearl is why I am SO keen to knit in the round wherever possible, so I spentd the time to adapt flat knit patterns to knitting i the round to avoid the pearl (and unnecessary seaming)
Been there. Done that! 😃
I have always understood a snood its purpose was to contain your hair. Mobius is obvious to keep your neck warm to entirely different functions.
That's what I thought too! 😉
I have been knitting a cat bordi mobius hat for years, and i always turn to avoid the purl rows. I treat it like a short row wrap and turn.
I agree, a snood is a hair net or hair controller for working in a factory during WWII. It is not a cowl. A cowl will not keep your hair out of the machinery.
Great minds think alike (at least for the purling) 😁
Your cowl is beautiful as is your snood. You used an interesting cast off method I noticed. I've been wondering also if you have Irish connections, I believe your surname is Irish and you wear a Claddagh ring on your ring finger as is the tradition in Galway.
I'm a multi-generational Canadian mutt, so heavy on the Scots-Irish a century or two back. 🙂
you could call It a snoorf. or not. Its a lovely colour accessory whatever name you designate for it.
So sorry about the purling slog. I remember thinking how clever you were to do you heel flaps 'backwards' so you decreased the amount of purling. But it never took with me, i think I only tried it once. Purling is no big deal over here....
Kitties are adorable, as usual.
We all make modifications to make life easier in our ways 😁
I really don't like purling, that's why I learned to knit right-handed and left-handed, so I just can switch hands and still go in the same direction, but I must say Norwegian purling made me dislike purling a little less.
I'll have to check it out!
@@MaireColclough it feels really weird to have the yarn in the other hand, and really having to check what way you put the yarn around the needle so you don't twist your stitches is annoying in the beginning, but man it feels so nice when you have 90+ stitches in a row that need to be purled.
This was lovely. You might want to try Andean purling for those situations where you can't avoid the long swathes of purl. 😊
Thanks for the tip!
Alas we cannot fight against language evolution, it's always a lost cause regardless of one's rage and pet peeves. But at any rate I remember 10-ish years ago there was a big trend for this type of garment and I saw the terms snood and infinity scarf used totally interchangeably, and in fact that was my first exposure to the word snood, not being a native english speaker. I wouldn't encounter the earlier meaning of snood until years later when I started watching costube people and I was briefly very confused lol
I think I absorbed the term from my grandmothers when I was a kid as they were both working mothers who may have worn them. My Mum also had a thing for movies of the 40s and 50s. 😁
Oxford dictionary describes snood as:
1.
an ornamental hairnet or fabric bag worn over the hair at the back of a woman's head.
"her blonde hair was held in place by a velvet-mesh snood"
2.
a wide ring of knitted material worn as a hood or scarf.
But I still don’t understand using the term as a substitute for a cowl. They are so different in style and practice.
I ALSO always thought a snood was "fancy hairnet", but my aunt indoctrinated me into SCA culture at a young age (I was still in high school). Note to Period Nazis: Yes, I'm aware that the hairnets used in the medieval era are more correctly referred to as "cauls" or "coifs" - due to the finer mesh, the finer yarn and wearing of the hair garment closer to the hair. In common parlance, it is none-the-less referred to as a snood. To Maire: the Oxford Dictionary definition of snood makes more sense and the Online Etymology Dictionary indicates one of the primogenitors of the word snood is the Old English "snod" which is a hair ribbon. I definitely agree with your take on this on. I'm one of those continental knitters that doesn't mind purling, but I'm not evangelical. If you don't like it and you choose to avoid it whenever possible, go on with your bad self.
Swiss Chalet bags are the best paper bag for cats! Nice and sturdy, and they smell faintly of rotisserie chicken.🍗
Very much so! 🤣
I’ve been seeing more knitting and crochet pop up in my feed lately and it’s been so interesting to me seeing how people hold and move their hands while working. I learned crochet from my grandmother, so I hold my hands the way she does (and I assume how my nanny did and so on and so forth) but it is different from how I see other people doing it and I think it’s pretty cool how crafts pass from person to person in a way that you can see happen because of little things like that.
I often wish my family'd had a video camera in the 80s, so I could see how my Granny knit...though in my hazy memories she was using straight needles, and I have no time for that nonsense 😁
I hope you enjoy all the new crafting content in your feed!
Whatever it's called it turned out cute but kittens are always cuter.❤
I was a kid in the 80s, I'm with Enid, a neck round scarf you can pull up as a hood ,= a snood
I was a kid in the 80s too, and a snood was definitely a decorative bit of hair netting. Must be regional 😁
I love to purl when someone I don't like is trying to bug me, "Sorry, can't talk. I need all my attention dfor this part."
Okay, I can see that being a reason to purl 😁
Maire it’s gorgeous - purling or not! It’s funny watching your cats with your knitting. Mine ignore it - it’s the chihuahua that makes off with a trailing end 😂.
Our previous cat had very little use for yarn after a while. These two may get there someday. I'll just love them either way, and secure the yarn in the meantime so it doesn't get eaten 🤣
I’m working on a reverse stockinette in the round dress for my kid and although I don’t usually mind purling, an entirely purl project has, for the first time, made me want to try eastern-style purling where I purl through the back loop and wrap my yarn clockwise. I’m too afraid of messing with my tension at this point to do it, but I may next time…
Reversed stockinette in the round? I've been known to turn those suckers inside-out at the first chance and knit 😁
@@MaireColcloughAnother great option that I should have considered before starting 😅
I thought a snood was traditionally something that held your hair?
That's what *I* thought, but apparently not always? 🤷♀️
Purling is the best! (gigglesnort) As a person who wears snoods/hairnets sorta often, I agree that's not a snood. A cute infinity scarf, yeah. Snood? No.
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Love it. What were you doing on the pull my chain bit? Will need to watch again for the mobius bit and the turn so not having to purl technique and to see more of your cat.
I was doing a stretchy cast-off at that that point.
As for my turn, I'd get to the last end-of-round, pull out my stitch marker, and thread the yarn around the next two or three stitches. So:
Bring yarn forward, slip stitch, bring yarn to back, slip stitch, bring yarn forward, slip stitch, bring yarn to back. Turn.
Slip first stitch (last stitch slipped), bring yarn to back, slip stitch, bring yarn forward, slip stitch, bring yarn to back.
Put your marker back where it belongs and carry on knitting.
It may help to pay attention to your stitch tension on the last few stitches before you remove the stitch marker.
Hope that helps! 😃
I must be odd. I actually prefer to purl lol. As usual, I enjoy all your content. Make whatever you feel like, we will watch
Some folks do. I'm not one of 'em, but whatever works for you, right? 😃
It's a lovely cowl! I honestly thought it was just Enid being a dumb blond 🤷♀. Long stretches of purling are a pain, but I've found Norwegian purling (keeping the yarn in back) to really help my tolerance. I don't know if it will work with your style of knitting, but it might be worth looking into. 💜
I may have to look up Norwegian purling, thanks! 😃
I'm with you that's not a snood! They already had words growls and scarves why are they trying to steak snood?
It's lovely what ever we're calling it. The yarn colour and pattern look great!
So what did you do for entertainment before kittens? Everything was funny but the sock disappearing was so very funny! Best entertainment ever!!
Before kittens? Probably stared at the wall for fun 😁
Oh how i miss kitty snuggles. Very envious of all the kitty lubs you're getting.
They're certainly very cuddly. And pointy. One of them needs a trip to the kitty manicurist 😁
I LOATHE purling, girl!
I can take it in small doses. Just not multiple rounds of 400+ stitches 😁
@@MaireColclough I feel as though I have to turn my wrists inside out to do it.
I learned a thing! Actually, I learned several from this video but I specifically learned a new knitting thing and that is exciting!
I didn't know I was teaching! 🤣
Google agrees with you. I only know snood as a dog calming thing. Something you use wren grooming them. I had no idea those hair coverings were called snoods for people.
Apparently it's also used to describe part of a turkey, so... 🤷♀️🙂
@@MaireColclough well yes BUT,,, those aren't often knitted. 😉
Your kittehs are so big!!
They just keep growing! Don't know what's in the kibble/water around here! 😉
...is that a dramatic rendition of "cat! I'm a kittycat!" I spy in the outtakes, or am I just painfully millenial?
Also, having seen cowls called snood in France for at least ten years now, I wonder if this is an instance of a word making its way abroad with a completely different meaning than the original (but the other way around this time) and then making its way back into English due to people from abroad using it in the International Crafting Space where most people end up speaking english regardless of origin.
Either way, what a sparkly number, I love it.
No conscious "Cat! I'm a kitty cat" rendition, but you're not the first to mention it, so I guess I accidentally did something cool 🤣
I still remember the frustration of accidentally twisting my stitches when joining while learning how to knit in the round. The thought of knitting an on purpose (or "by purpose" depending on your English dialect) mobius feels uncomfortable to me lol. I knit continental unless I'm doing colourwork and I still don't love purling.
Really, the only truly uncomfortable parts of knitting the möbius were the cast-on and the bulk once it got to a certain size. A longer cable on the needle might have fixed that, but it knit up OK, all things considered 😃
It's lovely, but it's not a snood, I may not choose to die on that hill but I will defend it.. I went through a cowl crocheting phase. I hate my neck being cold and hardly any of my garments have collars.
It's not a snood to me, either. 😁
I'm not trying to do any advocating or convincing regarding the purl stitch right now, I just personally don't understand why people don't like doing it. Would you (or anyone in this comments section) be willing to expand on why it's annoying?
Purling often takes longer than knitting, so many knitters tend to avoid massive amounts of it. I think that's the quick & dirty answer 😉
@@MaireColclough Interesting! I'm definitely an outlier, then, because I've personally never found purling to take longer than knitting! Thank you for answering!
Definitely not a snood, sometimes people just “changing” a word gets so frustrating. I work with people 10years + younger than me and the other day they spent 15 minutes trying to my to convince me that bosom meant buttocks and I just stared at them and went “no it’s not”
That's a pretty big difference... 🧐
@@MaireColclough I know right
While I don't mind purling, I am very tired of everyone assume continental knitting is superior/if you learned to crochet first it'll be easier. I learned to crochet first and I CAN NOT do continental knitting to save my life!
I can knit continental if I need to (I knit colourwork in a lever /continental mashup) but yeah...my bestie who knits continental would have probably left the project in a box on the side of the road with a "free to a good home" sign 🤣
It isn't a matter of one being superior than the other, it's a matter of speed. You will never be fast using the English method as a fast continental knitter. If you like me knit very large projects, then speed is a factor.
@@MsAnpassad I do pretty well. The way I knit now is light-years faster than the method I learned as a beginner, and I try not to see knitting as a sprint. I'm ok with it being a marathon 🙂
@@MaireColclough I get bored if projects take to long, so I have to be fast in order to finish them. There are limits to how many UFOs that fit into my house.
@@MaireColclough I agree. I'm not into knitting for the speed, happy for it to take the time it needs to take. And in fairness, I am a pretty fast knitter. Finished a full T-shirt for my mum for her birthday in a week at as size XL! I also finished a crochet crop top for my sister during it to switch it up 😄 Also, there is a difference in English style knitting between throwing and flicking. I flick and it is much faster than throwing.