We’ve been thinking about beginning knitting more than usual here around Arnall-Culliford H-Q, as we’ve celebrated the arrival of Skill Set and Field Guide No. 18: Beginnings and watched our retail manager, Lou, start her own knitting journey. Knitting, like any hobby or specialised pursuit, has its own lingo. Phrases that, once we’ve been knitting awhile, we gloss over without a thought, and that would rarely be explained by a knitting pattern. Phrases like “join, being careful not to twist".