…compilation of tutorials
That’s a brilliant idea: when you knit lace (but not only there) thread from time to time a different coloured, best slick thread through the stitches as lifeline.
If you have to frog, this thread makes sure that the stitches won’t frog further and I think that it should be easier to pick up the stitches, too.
But also, if you loose a stitch, it can’t go further than the lifeline.
I’m amazed! :))
Links:
The Lifeline
You can find many hints in internet on how to block knitted lace, I wanted to show you how I did.
This way both rods are pulled apart and the shawl is blocked.
But the technique isn’t perfect: I’d have needed rods for the short sides of the shawl, too, that should have been attached to the long rods, but I didn’t have the time.
That’s why the short sides of my Advent calendar shawl are slightly worn out, but it’s not soo bad.
In a similar way you can do this with a triangle shawl: I threaded the same aluminium rods then above (1) through the holes I’ve knitted at the edge.
Then I added an S-hook with the weight in the last hole to really drag the points down.
I soaked everything in water and placed it on the ground.
The weight of the water drags down the center so that I didn’t need any weight there and it didn’t wear out as much as the rectangular shawl.
By the way, I covered the ground with a plastic cover because I didn’t want to wade through puddles ;-)
To see how others block their lace, simply search for blocking knit lace or stricken (spitze OR ajour OR lochmuster) spannen in German (results not so good).
Links:
Google search result for ‘blocking knit lace’
Google search result for ‘stricken (spitze OR ajour OR lochmuster) spannen’
Here at unikatissima:
Advent calendar shawl
Note: After Christmas I will offer it in just one file ;-)
I find this doormat beautiful – and actually we need a new one…
;-)
Links:
Knitted Doormat (bootJute Doormat – Free Knitting Pattern)
via: bootJute Doormat
Not long ago I presented the double knitted potholders.
As always it began to work in my head (not to think, thinking is stressful! ;-)) and I wanted absolutely know whether you can double knit in rounds.
You can ;-))
I knitted two wristwarmers for me with a set of double-pointed needles as for socks and here you can see the inside.
Here is the chart I used.
I’m not 100% positive about it because I’m simply knitting too loose and these fine patterns don’t look as good as I’d have wished.
Perhaps it is different for you :)
I knitted the pattern 5x, but of course you must adapt this to your wrists ;-))
Links:
Tutorial for double knitting: Free Knitting Patterns – Heart Double Knit Hot Pad
Here at unikatissima:
Double Knitted Potholders
I realized that I’ve published more than 1000(!) entries already and to celebrate this fact you can get an Advent calendar from me ;-)
Every day you will get a couple of rows to knit in a different pattern and on december 25, 2010 you will have a most beautiful lace shawl :))
By the way: The photo is extra small – it gives you just an idea of what you will knit but (hopefully ;-)) not spoil the surprise.
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
unikatissima’s Lace Knitters Advent Calendar 2010
A nice idea to encase the Advent wreath with knitted or crocheted wool ;-)
Links:
Knitted Advent Wreath (“Der Liesl” – Adventskranz im Strickkleid) (German)
Google translation of the article
If you want to know more about Advent wreaths in Germany and perhaps even want to make one yourself, check out Christmas Craft Projects – Advent Wreath and How to Make Natural Green Wreaths on the same site.
Recently I knitted something in brioche knitting and thought that it should look good if I’d alternate knit stitches and brioche stitches.
I find that it looks really good ;-))
Because it reminds me of corrugated cardboard I called it ‘Corrugated Stockinette’.
Although I’ve never seen this pattern in internet I’m sure that I’m not the first to devise (discover?!) it ;-)
And that’s what you do:
Knitted in rows:
Cast on an odd number of stitches
1. row: purl across (wrong side)
2. row: * 1 k, 1 dk *, repeat from * to *, end with 1 k
repeat rows 1-2 until reached the desired height
dk (‘deep knit’) means not to knit the stitch of the current row but the stitch of the previous row (enter needle into knit stitch of row below as if to knit, knit), the stitch of the current row disappears.
The fabric curls, it must therefore be blocked.
Knitted in rounds:
Additionally you can knit it easily in rounds, too:
cast on an even number of stitches, mark begin of the round
1. round: knit across
2. round: * 1 k, 1 dk *, repeat from * to *
repeat rows 1-2 until reached the desired height
Of course you can knit scarves from this pattern, but also double scarves by knitting in rounds and simply sewing the openings on top and bottom.
I think that the pattern would look fine as well for bags (in rounds, but only sew the bottom ;-)), for wristwarmers (in rounds, but don’t sew anything ;-))), for hats, cardigans, sweaters and actually everything else ;-))
Have much fun with it!
Recently I needed a gift on a quite short notice and then I remembered the double knitted potholders.
After all I still had some cotton thread (thinking of heat resistance and so on) and designed quickly a rosebud pattern (see links below).
The potholders have – as double knitted items always have – the pattern on one side …
… and the inverted pattern on the other.
By the way, the potholders were well received ;-)
Links:
Double Knitted Potholders (Free Knitting Patterns – Heart Double Knit Hot Pad)
Here at unikatissima:
Rose bud pattern (JPG file, ~ 128 KB)
Well, it’s mentioned as an leftover sweater because every diamond can be worked from another yarn of your stash.
But I find the ‘construction’ of the sweater interesting ;-)
Because I haven’t understood the sketch until I’ve cut and folded it from scrap paper, see here a picture on how the sweater should look:
I will have to give it a try somewhen ;-))
If you don’t like it (or don’t have a stash big enough ;-)), see what else you can do with your stash kann.
Links:
Leftover Sweater (Oddball Sweater)
via: Sweaters
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘stash’
