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[killing_rose]

Strange benefits to having been a competitive baton twirler for a decade:

I needed a 32 inch cable for a magic loop project. I don't have them specifically noted in lengths (I probably should, but there are a lot of things I should probably do), so when eyeballing failed, I took the cable most likely to be 32 inches long, and held it from fingertip to armpit.

Success! It was just a hair longer than fingertip to armpit, which meant that it was 32 inches.

I used this method, as this is how you determine how long your baton needs to be. It has to match your armspan, otherwise it won't work correctly. My armspan is 31 inches long, which meant I was That Twirler. (95% of twirlers clock in with a 29 inch baton, which means if you're doing exchange work, a 31 inch baton throws everyone off. I had a secondary baton for exactly that reason and hated it with an undying passion.)

But yes. Strange benefits I hadn't been expecting, much less half a decade on since I finished twirling.

Comments

[via_ostiense]

huh! That is a handy way to measure in a pinch. What project are you making with the 32" circular?

[killing_rose]

These fingerless gloves: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-loop-mitts

Since I was headed to a concert at the state fair that started at dusk none of my other projects--all which have lace work somewhere would have worked. I refused to try knitting lace in the dark. There was an amusing moment, however, when I knit faster than intended, and my roommate had to hold my smartphone's flashlight on the project while I did m1l and m1r for the thumb gusset because the sun had set. This wasn't helped by the fact that since i knit portuguese, i knit backwards to how projects are written, so I was attempting to flip which m1 i was doing, check the pattern (Which was on said phone), AND watch the godsdamned funniest White Boy Dance I have ever seen on stage. At the same time.

But hey, the concert was awesome AND the thumb gusset is over half done.

[sporky_rat]

I haven't downloaded the pattern yet to check, is this one of those do two at once magic loop tricks?

[killing_rose]

No, it's one at a time. I figured I shouldn't push my luck when i would be knitting in the dark.