knittingmonster (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} knittingmonster) wrote,@ 2005-11-01 17:47:00 |
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Behind the cut are pictures of two recent knitting projects
Flower Basket Shawl from Fiber Trends knitted in Cherry Tree Hill glitter alpaca lace weight yarn (held doubled) in wild cherry. Knitted on #7 bamboo needles.
Close up of top, a close up of bottom, and a in progress shot showing me ripping out to a life line.
This is the first lace project I made. I intitially had some problems knitting this pattern which were the result of the not reading the chart carefully. Basically, where the chart said to place markers and where I was placing markers was not the same. After 2 full basket repeats, this pattern became 'easy.' It required attention, but not excessively. I used post it notes stuck to the chart to mark my progress and would only concentrate on small chunks of the line at a time. When purling back across, I counted stitches for the first repeat or two, until I got used to being able to easily see my yarnovers and not have stitches slip around and get lost.
This project was made possible through the use of lifelines (yarn threaded through stitches on the needle which makes it easier to rip back to a known good point (I did a life line at the end of each 'basket' repeat), stitch markers, and breathing deeply. I also learned how to better read my knitting. My only problem with this project is that the yarn sheds light colored fluff, and I ended up coating the sleeve of a friend's nice black suit with alpaca fuzz. Oops. I will definitely knit this again.
Cascading Leaves socks (join the Yahoo group to get the pattern for free), knitted from Jawoll solid sock yarn (ordered from simplysockyarn.com). Knitted on #1 addi-turbo needles using magic loop for the![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
advanced_knit sock swap.
close up of calf decreases
close up of toe
close up of heel
I did some tinkering with this pattern because the recipient wanted tall socks and they had muscled calves which were bigger than the pattern called for. Basically, the pattern has 4 columns of leaves. I added a row of KPPK between each column, eventually decreasing to KPK, then KK and then a double decrease to eliminate the extra stitches entirely. It worked out nicely, I think. I did a KPPK instead of just a column knit stitches to give extra elasticity to the sock.
Flower Basket Shawl from Fiber Trends knitted in Cherry Tree Hill glitter alpaca lace weight yarn (held doubled) in wild cherry. Knitted on #7 bamboo needles.
Close up of top, a close up of bottom, and a in progress shot showing me ripping out to a life line.
This is the first lace project I made. I intitially had some problems knitting this pattern which were the result of the not reading the chart carefully. Basically, where the chart said to place markers and where I was placing markers was not the same. After 2 full basket repeats, this pattern became 'easy.' It required attention, but not excessively. I used post it notes stuck to the chart to mark my progress and would only concentrate on small chunks of the line at a time. When purling back across, I counted stitches for the first repeat or two, until I got used to being able to easily see my yarnovers and not have stitches slip around and get lost.
This project was made possible through the use of lifelines (yarn threaded through stitches on the needle which makes it easier to rip back to a known good point (I did a life line at the end of each 'basket' repeat), stitch markers, and breathing deeply. I also learned how to better read my knitting. My only problem with this project is that the yarn sheds light colored fluff, and I ended up coating the sleeve of a friend's nice black suit with alpaca fuzz. Oops. I will definitely knit this again.
Cascading Leaves socks (join the Yahoo group to get the pattern for free), knitted from Jawoll solid sock yarn (ordered from simplysockyarn.com). Knitted on #1 addi-turbo needles using magic loop for the
advanced_knit sock swap.
close up of calf decreases
close up of toe
close up of heel
I did some tinkering with this pattern because the recipient wanted tall socks and they had muscled calves which were bigger than the pattern called for. Basically, the pattern has 4 columns of leaves. I added a row of KPPK between each column, eventually decreasing to KPK, then KK and then a double decrease to eliminate the extra stitches entirely. It worked out nicely, I think. I did a KPPK instead of just a column knit stitches to give extra elasticity to the sock.
