Episode 113: Steek

I Thought I Knew How: A Podcast about Knitting and Life

In this episode, Anne falls down a rabbit hole regarding the etymology of the word steek and how the use of the term in knitting has evolved through the years.

• Please note that the episode uses the words fagot and fagoting, which are crafting terms that, despite having different spelling than a perjoritive term, are pronounced the same way. If hearing the terms may cause you discomfort, please skip this episode or fast-forward from the end of the first song to the start of the second song.

Links to Things Mentioned in the Episode

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary website Traditional Fair Isle Knitting Hazel Tindall Elizabeth Johnston Elizabeth Williamson Hazel Laurenson Viveka Velupillai Unst Heritage Centre Knitting in the Old Way The Magic of Shetland Lace Knitting Shetland Fine Lace Knitting (The newest contribution to the field.) Traditional Knitting Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting The Art of Shetland Lace Heirloom Knitting: A Shetland Lace Knitter's Pattern and Workbook Makkin Our Way Through Shetland Tours

Music

Humans Win created both of the songs featured in this episode: "Giving Up" and "Before You Go."

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