Archive for the 'Garments' Category
Felting is fascinating but as the final result cannot be unravelled I have never had the courage. But this hat is so fantastic that I am tempted to give it a try. We saw the hat while walking the streets of Utrecht – The Nederland. It can be found at the Hat museum in the centre of town…
Knitting the airplane and the sea made me think of pattern making in a different way than I normally do. Patterns are normally beautiful through the repetition, but this airplane had to stand on its own, and that made it a very different design process.
I am not especially fascinated by old airplanes flying though the night, but I am fascinated by Harry’s fascination. While knitting this sweater I had to use the intarsia technique. The intarsia technique is not normally one I enjoy to knit with, but for this project it made sense. Maybe it was because I had to use the technique to create the Catalina airplane flying through the night.
The body of the sweater is made with Lazy ribbing (the black part that is difficult to see…)– a stitch I will return to!
I love knitting socks because they are:
- Quickly made
- Nice project when you want to travel light
- Supports knitting in all positions
- Are nice to wear
Not only were these socks nice to knit but because the pink yarn is bought when I was in San Francisco and the black yarn when I was in Switzerland, the yarn brings back nice memories.
The little lace pattern is very easy and you just have to repeat the pattern below of 7 stitches:
Row 1: knit 1, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2
Row 2: knit 1, purl 2, knit 2 stitches together, yarn over, purl 2
Row 3: knit 1, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2
Row 4: knit 1, purl 2, yarn over, knit 2 stitches together, purl 2
Respeat row 1 to 4
This scarf is made for a cold winter’s day. The wool was given to me by a dear friend and a great knitter, and this of course added to the pleasure of making the scarf. I hope this inspirers you to make one as well.
All you need is two balls of yarn (one option is Rowan Polar or something similar) some ribbon (100 cm) and needles size 8 (European size)
Cast on 30 stitches.
Row 1: (knit 1, purl 1) x 6, (knit 1)x6, (purl 1, knit 1)x 6
Row 2: Slip the first stitch, (purl 1, knit 1)x5 , purl 1, (knit 1) X6, (purl 1, knit 1)x 6
Row 3: As row 2
Row 4: As row 2
Row 5: As row 2
Row 6: Slip the first stitch, (purl 1, knit 1)x5 , purl 1, (knit 1) X3, yarn over (this will make one extra stitch on the next row, (knit 1)x 3 , (purl 1, knit 1)x 6
Row 7: Slip the first stitch, (purl 1, knit 1)x5 , purl 1, (knit 1) X7, (purl 1, knit 1)x 6
Row 8: Slip the first stitch, (purl 1, knit 1)x5 , purl 1, (knit 1) X3, knit two stitches together, (knit 1)x 2 , (purl 1, knit 1)x 6
Repeat row 3 to 8 until the scarf measures 57 cm – cast off.
This blanket is crochet by my granny. When she said she would like to crochet me a blanket, it did not take me many days to get to the yarn shop.
I might knit my sweaters twice (because I unravel them) but I do not think I would have the patience for this. Therefore there will only be one blanket like this, but what a blanket.
Recommendation: crochet a blanket yourself or persuade somebody else – as it is worth effort.
The knitted garment in this bag was part of a sweater I wore a lot when I was 15 years old. I have had some nice times in this sweater, and I thought it a shame that its good vibes should be stored away in my closet. This kind of sweater is fairly common in
This “scarf” (halsedisse) is made for a small child, but I had no child model at hand so this is why the scarf looks a bit small. I especially like the effect of the Lana Grossa – Numero Uno Print yarn. You can use any yarn you like but I used Lana Grossa – Numero Uno Print and Hjertegarn Superwash Vital.
All I did was:
Cast on 80 stitches of Lana Grossa – Numero Uno Print yarn on a circular needle with size 4,5 (European size). The pattern: knit one – purl one until the tube is 15 centimetres long.
The rest of the scarf is knitted in Hjertegarn Superwash Vital. Leave 40 stitches (part A) on a separate needle to rest while you knit the remaining 40 stitches (part B).
How to knit part B:
Row 1: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit x 32, purl, knit, purl, knit
Row 2: knit, purl, knit, purl x 34, knit, purl, knit
Row 1 and 2 is repeated 11 times each
Row 25: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit 2 stitches together, knit x 28, knit 2 stitches together, purl, knit, purl, knit
Row 26: knit, purl, knit, purl x 30, knit, purl, knit
Row 27: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit 2 stitches together, knit x 26, knit 2 stitches together, purl, knit, purl, knit
Row 28: knit, purl, knit, purl x 28, knit, purl, knit
Row 29: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit 2 stitches together, knit x 24, knit 2 stitches together, purl, knit, purl, knit
Row 30: knit, purl, knit, purl x 26, knit, purl, knit
Row 31: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit 2 stitches together, knit x 22, knit 2 stitches together, purl, knit, purl, knit
Row 32: knit, purl, knit, purl x 24, knit, purl, knit
Row 33: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit 2 stitches together, knit x 20, knit 2 stitches together, purl, knit, purl, knit
Row 34: knit, purl, knit, purl x 22, knit, purl, knit
Row 35: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit 2 stitches together, purl, (knit, purl)X 10, knit
Row 36: knit, (purl, knit)X 13
Row 35 and 36 is repeated 2 times each
Row 41: cast off
Knit part A as part B.
