tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584559141007862929.post1296152789569783649..comments2024-03-29T03:30:05.182-06:00Comments on Graduate Knits: Knitting HistoryCatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422312014288178089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584559141007862929.post-76421898059939013682007-02-14T14:49:00.000-07:002007-02-14T14:49:00.000-07:00It took me a couple of shots before it stuck too. ...It took me a couple of shots before it stuck too. I have an interesting theory though as to why it takes a lot of people a couple of times before it sticks.<BR/><BR/>have you heard of motor learning? Motor learning is the process of learning a skill that is physically and mentally challenging, like dribbling a basketball, or knitting. Well they have done studies which show that when we learn a new motor skill, we improve at that skill even when we are NOT doing it! So if you teach someone to knit one day, and then they put away their needles and pick them up the next day, they will be BETTER the next day, even without practice.<BR/><BR/>Neat huh?<BR/><BR/>That's my theory as to why it took me a couple years to get the knack of things. My brain just needed some time to think about it.Maggie Tippinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199584979474317861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584559141007862929.post-71239383933615561422007-02-13T19:19:00.000-07:002007-02-13T19:19:00.000-07:00mach is the speed of an object relative to sound. ...mach is the speed of an object relative to sound. So mach 3 is three times the speed of sound in the same medium. What I was going for here was that my mom is fast and my aunt is freakin fast.Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422312014288178089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584559141007862929.post-55339985443805914822007-02-13T15:30:00.000-07:002007-02-13T15:30:00.000-07:00ok what does Mach 3 mean? I've never heard of that...ok what does Mach 3 mean? I've never heard of that!Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043789311151515479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584559141007862929.post-76650047917880119612007-02-13T09:49:00.000-07:002007-02-13T09:49:00.000-07:00Thanks for the info, I enjoyed it, and hats off to...Thanks for the info, I enjoyed it, and hats off to Mom! Where I grew up (NE Ohio farm country with lots of Amish/Mennonite), I saw the under-the-arm knitting fairly often, and you're right, it was FAST. It's probably a variation on N European knitting sticks or knitting pads, where they'd anchor one needle and work with the other. <BR/><BR/>And WOW, is it fast. Did I mention that part? I bet you're pretty darn fast too, even if not at Mach 3 yet. <BR/><BR/>-Julie, still hating blogger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584559141007862929.post-28139115534256465962007-02-12T23:37:00.000-07:002007-02-12T23:37:00.000-07:00I wanna be on COPs!!! (like I said--don't sweat ...I wanna be on COPs!!! (like I said--don't sweat the book...no worries!) I like your story--I'm sure, give it 5 years or so, and you'll be at Mach 1, and mom can move up to Mach 3:-)Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.com