Knitting in code

I just finished knitting this lovely lady as a gift for someone special.

I’m experimenting and playing with the idea of including a message within the stitchwork itself.

This heart has one word stitched into the gray section: look for the odd stitches. I used Madame Defarge’s cipher; each letter of the alphabet is represented by certain combinations of stitches.

Here’s the link to more info & to the cipher: https://blog.uwgb.edu/…/knitting-code-a-tale-of-two-very-d…/

Huron County Arcott knitting samples trio. Far left sample swatch was knit on size 3 mm needles. Middle sample knit with size 2 mm. Far right sample knit with size 2.5 mm.
Huron County Arcott knitting sample. Middle sample swatch knit with size 2 mm giving an approximate 8 stitches to the inch.
Huron Arcott knitting sample knit with size 2.5 mm needles giving an approxmate 7 stitches to the inch.
Huron Arcott knitting sample knit with size 2 mm needles giving an approxmate 8 stitches to the inch.
Huron Arcott knitting sample knit with size 2 mm needles (close-up) giving an approxmate 8 stitches to the inch.
Huron Arcott knitting sample knit with size 2 mm needles and cake of Huron Arcott showing the texture of the hand spun wool. Sample is a firm fabric with a soft feel.
Huron Arcott knitting sample knit with size 3 mm needles; note the looser drape of the sample.
Huron sport-weight Arcott on the needles, showing the texture of the hand spun wool.

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