Category: Yarn

Weave In Ends While Knitting

unikatissima Weave In Ends While Knitting

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I don’t find knitting soo great, if I must weave in all those ends I don’t begin at all ;-)
But recently I wanted to try something where I had to knit with several colours and was glad to have found instructions on how to weave in ends while knitting.
It worked fine, as you can see on the photo. I only have to cut the last ends which is not so hard ;-)


Links:
How to weave in ends while knitting

LS – Liane – Stitch.de (German)

  1. click on Stricken in the left navigational bar
  2. on this site, click on Strickmuster und mehr
  3. scroll down there and click Stricktipps.

Illusion knit

unikatissima Illusion Knit

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I tried illusion knitting once (Illusion knit – Shadow Knit) – and it worked – mostly ;-)
I learned it from strumpfbina’s Totenkopf Illusion Pattern (German).
You can see the result on the photo.
As template I used an old filet crochet template showing an angel. After the first rows I realized that fine details don’t show, so I didn’t knit the wings ;-)
The rest looks like a Mensch ärger’ Dich nicht pawn :)

 

unikatissima Illusion Knit
That’s the item seen from above – rather…nice, I’d say ;-)


Links:
strumpfbina’s Totenkopf Illusion Pattern (German)

In the advent calendar of Wollke7 you can find behind door no. 3 the link to a PDF file with instructions for a potholder with a shadow Christmas tree (German).

How to design your own illusion patterns (for Hand knitting instructions scroll down)

At instructables.com: Shadow or Illusion Knitting

At craftster: Custom Illusion Knitting Tutorial – an instruction on how to design your own illusion knitting pattern

Google search result for ‘(illusion or shadow) knit’
Google image search result for ‘(illusion or shadow) knit’

Google search result for ‘schattenstricken’
Google image search result for ‘schattenstricken’

Wikipedia entry for Mensch ärger’ Dich nicht

Knitted Slippers

unikatissima Knitted Slippers

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Not long ago my mother mentioned that she would like to have some slippers for Christmas because she has always cold feet.
When I read a very similar sentence at craftster in a thread, I knew immediately: that will be my Christmas gift.
The instruction is fine, on the photo you see my sketch for the sizes.
But I still have to buy the appropriate yarn.

P.S.: The specific point at the instruction is, that this is no ‘normal’ sock knitting, but it is about a sewn sock.


Links:
How to Knit Slippers
via A slipper that fits over my cast!

10 Minute Boa

unikatissima 10 Minute Boa

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If you need a boa quickly (with accessories!) the tutorial on how to make a 10 minute boa will be helpful.
Although I never needed a boa quickly up until now ;-))

Originally it is crocheted, but I am sure that you can finger crochet (see Links below) or make a fingerloop braid.


Links:
10 Minute Boa

Concerning finger crochet:
Finger Crochet Jewelry
Crochet a Bracelet With Your Fingers

Here at unikatissima: Fingerloop Braiding

Freeform Crochet Scarf

unikatissima Freeform Crochet Scarf

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This is not my first freeform entry ;-))
In her blog entry Carla describes in detail how she’s making a freeform crochet scarf – from the choice of the yarns to the finishing. She only uses the most basic crochet stitches (chain stitch, single stitch, double stitch and triple stitch) and doesn’t use no scrumbles (those single pieces as e.g. at the freeform needlework that must be joined by sewing or crocheting).

I really have to try this! :)


Links:
Freeform Crochet Scarf Tutorial

Here at unikatissima:

 

Coiled Friendship Bracelet

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet
Ages ago I found a tutorial on how to coil friendship bracelets and found it stunning.
Unfortenately this tutorial doesn’t exist any more and I haven’t found no similar, therefore I’m writing it myself.

 

That’s what to do:
unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Cut three threads à 180 cm (ca. 2 yards).

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Braid a piece of appr. 3 cm (ca. 1,2 inches) on the half of the threads and lay as loop.
You have now six working threads hanging from the loop.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Select a thread and coil around the other five.
Pay attention to lay the coils near each other to hide the underlying threads.
Select afterwards a thread of another colour and coil again.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet This is how the coil could look like after having finished it.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet You can create another beautiful pattern by coiling two different coloured threads around the remaining threads.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Additionally you can lay two more threads of the same colour apart and after coiling you can lay them crosswise around the coil.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet This is how the double coil and the cross pattern could look like.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Once I made a simple braid (at the end).

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet At another part I didn’t do anything at all but simply let lie the six threads near each other.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Furthermore you can divide the threads and make two coils side by side in place of one coil (here in red and grey).

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet This is the friendship bracelet I coiled for the tutorial
I even put a bead on the friendship bracelet on the first photo .

 

Needless to say that you can make other items in place of friendship bracelets, like necklaces, key chains and key rings and much more.

Have fun!

Stash scarf

unikatissima Stash Scarf
Once I found a great blog entry where somebody showed how she’s working her stash and scrap yarns into a scarf. Unfortunately I don’t find the entry back ;-(

In principle she sorted her stash according to colours (her example was made in blues) and from each yarn she crocheted a long row, every row even in another crochet stitch.
I hope that the photos are a help.

 

unikatissima Stash Scarf I found the result so stunning that I made a birthday gift for a good friend from it ;-)

By the way, this can surely be done in knitting, too!?

 

Ply-split

unikatissima Ply-split

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Ply-split is a kind of weaving, but the multi-plied threads are woven through in place of over and under each other (ok, I understand, that this description isn’t very good, best take a look at the links below ;-))
In my entry Freeform Embroidery you can see at the bottom of the photo, too, how ply-split can look.

 

unikatissima Ply-split
The photos show my attempts at ply-splitting, you can get a muuuch better idea by browsing the Google image search.

 

unikatissima Ply-split
I once even tried to make a pendant with this technique, but it didn’t really work.
Anyhow I still like the combination of ply-split and beads.

 


Links:
Linda Hendrickson Tablet Weaving and Ply-Split Braiding: scroll down to ‘Ply-split braiding’
On the same site you can find articles about ply-splitting: click in the left navigational bar on ‘Links’, then click on ‘Ply-splitting’, then click on ‘Articles’, then you find 3 articles from Weaver’s

Ply-Splitting at weavershand: links to galleries, instructions and websites of ply-split artists

Gallery of star ornaments

Instruction: Ply-split darning Bookmark: click in the left navigational bar on ‘Ply split braiding’, then click on ‘Begin Braiding 2d Ply Split’

Instruction for a ply-split scarf as PDF (ca. 156 KB) – it looks to me that one have to have some experience with ply-splitting

Instruction for a beautiful snake – it looks to me that one have to have some experience with ply-splitting

Google image search result for ‘ply-split’

Antique Pattern Library

Irish Crochet Doily

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Via allfreecrafts – Crochet Doilies in Imitation of Point Lace Work I found the Antique Pattern Library.
They looked for books where the copyright has expired (public domain) and scanned the instructions. Those scans are offered for free (under certain circumstances) as PDFs angeboten (Look out, some of them are quite large, but unfortunately they haven’t noted the size).

Have fun with crochet, knitting, tatting, netting, embroidery, needle lace, beading and other needlework patterns ;-)


Links:
Antique Pattern Library

allfreecrafts – Crochet Doilies in Imitation of Point Lace Work

Wikipedia entry: Public domain