Grandma & Zvukovik
Grandma Grandma
Zvukovik Zvukovik
Zvukovik Zvukovik
I was just thinking about how the rhythmic tapping of knitting needles makes a faint, steady hum—like a tiny metronome. Do you ever hear the music in your knitting?
Grandma Grandma
Oh yes, dear, I hear the gentle tick‑tock like a lullaby. It reminds me of the old songs my mother sang while she stitched. The needles keep time, just as life keeps us going. When the yarn feels soft and the pattern steady, I feel all the worries melt away. That's the little music in every stitch, if you listen close.
Zvukovik Zvukovik
Sounds like a pleasant low‑frequency oscillation, but I’d be curious how the harmonics change when you switch from cotton to wool. The subtle difference in needle vibration could reveal the material’s internal structure. Have you recorded it?
Grandma Grandma
I’ve never set a little recorder to my needles, but I’ve noticed a difference. Cotton’s pretty light; the needles barely jiggle, so the hum stays low and steady. Wool, on the other hand, is a bit denser, so the needles feel a little more resistance, and the sound has a richer, almost warm tone. It’s like comparing a soft drum to a thicker one – the vibrations stay longer and carry a bit more depth. If you ever try it, just listen to the little changes in the rhythm; they’ll tell you a lot about the yarn, even if you’re not an engineer.
Zvukovik Zvukovik
That’s a neat observation. I’ll try to record the needle taps with a mic and plot the waveform. The decay time will probably tell us whether the yarn is a fine cotton or a coarse wool. It’s all about the frequency response, not just the feel.I’ll set up a test – a mic right next to the needles, record a few loops, then look at the frequency spectrum. The decay curve will show exactly how the yarn’s density affects the vibration. Let's see what the data say.