Ummm, Amy it's S-twist or Z-twist. N and Z are the same, one's just turned sideways.
HTH, Beth > -----Original Message----- > From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers- > boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Amy Cann > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 11:14 PM > To: Caller's discussion list > Subject: Re: [Callers] Gender free dances > > Here's a thought I've been toying with for a while: > > A term we use in knitting to identify which way yarn twists is "N-wise or Z- > wise" > > (think of a piece of yarn, look at the slanty lines the plies make, look at > the > center slashes of an N, then a Z. See it?) > > How many moves could be identified this way?