# Knitting Terms

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-terms/320129>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 5, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-terms/320129 "2005-09-05T00:39:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-terms/320129/41 "2005-09-07T17:21:49Z")

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So, the kool-aid method works only on protein fibers (wool, etc.) Not on vegetable fibers (cotton, etc.)? I used it once to dye my hair, ah ,the good old days.

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**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-terms/320129/42 "2005-09-07T18:30:24Z")

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**Hello Again** , that’s correct. Same with felting, although small amounts of non-protien fibers won’t prevent a swatch from felting.

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**Author:** ![liberty3701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-terms/320129/43 "2005-09-07T19:40:09Z")

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> [@Hello Again](#):
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> So, the kool-aid method works only on protein fibers (wool, etc.) Not on vegetable fibers (cotton, etc.)? I used it once to dye my hair, ah ,the good old days.

So did I … Just the smell of hot kool-aid brings me back.

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-terms/320129/44 "2005-09-07T19:49:00Z")

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Tink is knit spelled backwards. Took me a while to get that.

Also, KIP=Knitting in Public.

Definitely ask on the knitting livejournal. You’ll get lots of answers.

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**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-terms/320129/45 "2005-09-07T21:23:56Z")

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I recommend the knitting live journal, but check [here](http://www.knittyboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=1013) before you ask there. 🙂

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