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31 march, 2007
March 31, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (5)
30 march, 2007
An extra large swatch today to make up for my expected extra small swatch tomorrow -- seeing as tomorrow is the 3rd Round of the KnitOff.
Yarn: | Rowan's All Seasons Cotton |
Needles: | US 8 |
Stitch: | Basketweave; multiple of 8 + 5 |
Source: | Vogue Knitting, pages 122 |
March 30, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (3)
29 march, 2007
Thus endith the mini Gansey serial swatch. Can I tell you, it was fun and has me thinking about designing a traditional -- yet modern -- Gansey for myself. A perfect Fall project when I official become an empty nester.
Today I knit the sleeves from the top down and added the neckband. The second half of the underarm gusset is knit with the sleeves. I've always been a fan of the sock gusset, so I was naturally inclined to enjoy the underarm gusset. This sweater involved zero -- zip -- seaming.
Previous installments: Day 1 & Day 2 & Day 3
You gotta love the gusset!
Yarn: | Cascade 220 Heather |
Needles: | US 7 for body, US 5 for cuffs and neck band |
Source: | Sample Gansey from Knitting Ganseys by Beth Brown-Reinsel. |
March 29, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (7)
28 march, 2007
Seriously this was too cool. This? "What's this?", you ask. This is the perpendicular shoulder join -- the technique used to knit the shoulder strap while joining the sweater's front and back all at the same time.
For today's installment in the serial swatch I knit the pattern motifs for the front and then joined the front to the back using shoulder straps and the perpendicular shoulder join. The center of the shoulder strap featured a small 2 stitch cable. Cool. Previous installments: Day 1 & Day 2
You've got to try the perpendicular shoulder join for yourself!
Yarn: | Cascade 220 Heather |
Needles: | US 7 |
Source: | Sample Gansey from Knitting Ganseys by Beth Brown-Reinsel. |
Techniques: | Perpendicular shoulder join |
March 28, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (4)
27 march, 2007
Day 2 in my serial mini Gansey swatch. Today I began knitting the pattern motifs for the body, worked the first half of the underarm gussets -- the second half is worked with the sleeves -- and finished the back. Day 1 here.
I'm also knitting this mini sweater Continental style. The knit stitch is no problem, but I'm having a hard time finding the rhythm with the purl. I've tried wrapping it both ways and see pros and cons to both, but think in the end I'll be a Combined Continental Knitter.
Yarn: | Cascade 220 Heather |
Needles: | US 7 for body |
Source: | Sample Gansey from Knitting Ganseys by Beth Brown-Reinsel. |
Techniques: | Combination Knitting |
March 27, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (10)
26 march, 2007
Another serial swatch in the spirit of my 3-day mini Orenburg Shawl. This serial swatch is based on the mini Gansey sweater featured in Beth Brown-Reinsel's book, Knitting Ganseys. I love knitting these mini versions as they give me an opportunity to learn new techniques and constructions.
For today's swatch I started the mini Gansey, which includes a Channel Island cast-on, split and overlapped garter welt, mock seam of 2 purl stitches, an initial -- Q -- in the plain area, and a garter stitch definition ridge.
Channel Island cast-on (left).
Split and overlapped garter welt and mock seam of 2 purl stitches (right)
Yarn: | Cascade 220 Heather |
Needles: | US 5 for cast on and welt. US 7 for body |
Source: | Sample Gansey from Knitting Ganseys by Beth Brown-Reinsel. |
Techniques: | Channel Island cast on, split and overlapped welts, purl-stitch initial |
March 26, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (6)
25 march, 2007
Last night I dreamed of crocheting ripples. I know, scary. This nocturnal journey left me, as you can imagine sympathetic reader, with the need to crochet another Chevron swatch over coffee.
Yarn: | Tahki's Cotton Classic |
Hook: | G |
Gauge: | 10 stitches (1 ripple) = 2.75 inches |
Stitch: | Chevron Stripes; multiple of 10 + 4 |
Techniques: | Chain, Single Crochet, Double Crochet |
March 25, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (6)
24 march, 2007
I really like Erika Knight's book, Simple Crochet, perhaps because it makes crocheting so, well, simple. And with all the rippling going on -- thanks to Alicia's beautiful creation -- I needed to try my hand at the wave. Erika's book features an easy to follow Chevron Stripe that I used for this swatch. Dare I ripple too? At least not before nona-niece-the-newest's blanket is finished...
Yarn: | Rowan's Handknit Cotton |
Hook: | G |
Gauge: | 10 stitches (1 ripple) = 3 inches |
Stitch: | Chevron Stripes; multiple of 10 + 4 |
Techniques: | Chain, Single Crochet, Double Crochet, Smiling |
March 24, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (3)
23 march, 2007
I'm often inspired by the new yarns at my LYS. Recently I've been drawn to 2 new Rowan yarns -- Damask and Bamboo Tape -- and thought I'd try 2 variations of the 2 row stripe. I've used the same color of Damask throughout, but have used a sea green Bamboo at the bottom -- low contrast -- and a denim blue Bamboo at the top -- high contrast. I particularly love the Bamboo Tape and look forward to knitting one of the interesting designs from Rowan's Bamboo Tape Collection pattern book.
Yarn: | Rowan's Damask and Bamboo Tape |
Needles: | US 6 |
Gauge: | 21 stitches = 4 inches |
Stitch: | Stockinette stitch with garter stitch edges |
Techniques: | 2 row stripe |
March 23, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (3)
22 march, 2007
Inspired by Jane's knockout quilt, my improvisational take on the 8-patch log cabin.
Yarn: | Rowan's Wool Cotton & Rowan's Cotton Glace with other misc yarns |
Needles: | US 4 |
Stitch: | Garter Stitch |
Techniques: | Short Rows, Log Cabin Construction, Intarsia, Slip Stitch Edge |
March 22, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (13)