Comments on: “How Mirka Got Her Sword,” Page 44

By: Shoshana

Shoshana — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:27:43 +0000

I keep thinking the trick is going to have to do with the definition of ‘the better sweater’ -for instance, how many arm-holes it has!

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:09:13 +0000

@ Reetta: To my eyes, she’s knitting English style. I say this as a knitter who can knit both English and Continental. As you noted, Continental has the yarn held in the left hand. As the yarn is in her right hand, it can’t be Continental. In fact, it looks like Mirka is mid-throw.

I also would have thought that a more European knitting tradition would be followed by such a community but anything is possible. Either way, it’s a lovely panel.

By: Reetta

Reetta — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:47:14 +0000

Is she knitting English or Continental (German) style? US people often use the English style with yarn held in the right hand and looped around the needle before pulling it through the old stitch (easy to learn, good control of yarn), while many Europeans prefer the Continental style with yarn held in the left hand and picked through the loop with the right needle (faster, only slightly trickier to learn). I would’ve thought that a Yiddish-speaking community would be more likely to have come from Germany and use the Continental style, but English is also possible. I wonder if there’s a grandmother handy who could be consulted? Yes, I’m nitpicking, but I like both knitting and details about traditions :)

I’m enjoying this comic very much – including the Shabbos sequence somebody was concerned about, especially because it’s a glimpse into a different culture, and it fits into the easy, storytelling pace.

By: Yochva

Yochva — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:34:30 +0000

Yay! And while she’s knitting the troll will pick up his house and fly away, leaving her dazed in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but a sweater knit of highly collectible yarn to show for her efforts. ^___^

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:49:56 +0000

Thanks, everyone! I’ve been really enjoying reading the comments!

By: Falstaff

Falstaff — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:59:11 +0000

I love the narration here. The tone just seems so right.

By: umlando

umlando — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:41:57 +0000

Beautiful. It’s hard to get that much momvement in a still image. One more reason to love Hereville.

By: Daran

Daran — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:39:06 +0000

Er, let’s linkify that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory

By: Daran

Daran — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:38:11 +0000

So, Daran, what you’re saying is that reality, at its base, is knitted from highly collectible cosmic yarn?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory

By: Nella

Nella — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:44:41 +0000

So that’s what you mean by getting weird – wish my knitting could open holes in the floor!