Wager welt or all fools’ welt
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2020.1.17Description
From the book: "This type of ridging owes its fame to an amusing little side-light in the history of knitting. The 'wager' was concerned with the question, out of eight pattern rows, how many rows are purled? From the appearance of the pattern it is very hard to guess, and so the French called it Puzzle Stitch and the Germans called it Dispute Stitch; but the English, who seemed to believe that only a fool could be stumped by the problem, called it All Fools’ Welt. The answer, of course, is 'one.'"Collection
Barbara Walker Swatch ProjectCategory
Chapter 2 : Simple Knit-Purl Combinations