From the 25-year-old hipster to her 85-year-old grandmother, the number of people hooked on knitting is growing at an amazing rate. With the proliferation of online communities where knitters congregate, it's no longer just a fad or a hobby, but a lifestyle. But with this lifestyle comes a whole set of jargon and terminology that can seem like a secret language.
For the yarn-obsessed, Mary Beth Temple offers a glossary of the knitting jargon and terminology with entries like: Design Elements (noun): "Mistakes. As in The fact that one sleeve is five inches longer than the other is not a mistake, it is a design element."