Knit Jon Purl Jon is a weekly Substack about craft, making, and the history behind both. Essays written from inside the practice, by someone who finds the questions raised by making at least as interesting as the making itself.

Jonathan Lasham is a British hand and machine knitter living in Finland, with a long-running interest in knitwear, knitting techniques, and what craft reveals about labour, value, and the way things come to feel legitimate.

What’s here

Four posts a month for all readers:

• Field Notes: short observations and opinions from the making

• The Long Thread: longer historical essays, starting from a specific object or technique

• On the Bench: studio notes and works in progress

• Working Method: technique with swatches, when something is worth explaining carefully

Plus, additional notes on knitting history, technique, and works in progress for paid subscribers.