As the weather gets warmer and I start to think about outdoor concerts, days at the pool and travel I start to think about what my knitting projects will be.
I always like to have knitting with me and small projects that are light and easy to carry work well for this purpose. Socks naturally and my favorite one skein shawls.
Checking on Ravelry.com there are wonderful people who have designed and shared their pattern for free. If you are like me I try to take advantage of their generosity.
If you check on Revelry frequently and click on "Patterns" a small box drops down with the most looked at patterns for that day. This is constantly changing although several will keep appearing.
Down at the bottom it will offer the top 20 and if you click on that you will get small thumbnails of the patterns. You can also do an advanced sort and then put in specific detail for your search like how many yards (put in 450 for a one skein as a starting point), what type of project (shawl) sort by free.
My recent search gave me Reyna
a triangle shawl with some open work areas that looked like a good choice for a carry along project because there was some detail but looked like it would be easily memorized and therefore okay to work on if there were other people around .
I remember that I had started a shawl (KAL) knit along back in December and the design became too tedious for me since it required watching every row. I need to go back to my abandoned project and I think the yarn may just want to be a Reyna shawl.
Happy Knitting
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Just Couldn't Wait to Start
Every once in a while, well okay really often, I come across something I can't wait to cast on my needles. The minute I saw the book Knitting Short Rows I knew I needle to knit the cover sweater called Buttonside Sweater.
The book interested me because it has patterns that use different techniques for knitting short rows. If you have ever knit short rows you may or may not know that each technique gives you a slightly different look. Often I look at books and there is only one sweater that I want to knit and in that case I check out Ravelry.com to see if I can purchase an individual pattern but when I looked at this book there were several patterns I loved so I knew I needed the book.
I was also happy to see that the sweater was knit in one of my personal favorite yarns, Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool. The yarn has a particular twist that gives a crape appearance to the knit fabric. Since I tend to knit loose I went down a size needle and I am working on a #4 instead of the size called for in the pattern but I am right on gauge
In checking the pattern size I decided that I was happy with the width but I think I want my sweater longer. I added a few rows to the armhole and I think I will add some rows to the body before I start the curved shaping to give me more lengths by added multiple of the 4 rows that make up the button bands. I am using locking marker to keep exact count of the rows I am knitting to that when I pick up for the front it will match the back.
The sweater construction is interesting since it starts with should saddles and then stitches are pick up and knit down. I read ahead and the side panels curve around and meet in the middle with an interesting join. It is a really fun knit.
To make this more fun I decided to challenge a friend to knit along with me. It is an inspiration to keep knitting and will ensure that we will both finish.
Here are some more pictures of my progress
Does anyone else want to join us? Would love to see a bunch of these WIP's up on the Patchwork Frog Facebook page.
Happy Knitting!
The book interested me because it has patterns that use different techniques for knitting short rows. If you have ever knit short rows you may or may not know that each technique gives you a slightly different look. Often I look at books and there is only one sweater that I want to knit and in that case I check out Ravelry.com to see if I can purchase an individual pattern but when I looked at this book there were several patterns I loved so I knew I needed the book.
I was also happy to see that the sweater was knit in one of my personal favorite yarns, Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool. The yarn has a particular twist that gives a crape appearance to the knit fabric. Since I tend to knit loose I went down a size needle and I am working on a #4 instead of the size called for in the pattern but I am right on gauge
In checking the pattern size I decided that I was happy with the width but I think I want my sweater longer. I added a few rows to the armhole and I think I will add some rows to the body before I start the curved shaping to give me more lengths by added multiple of the 4 rows that make up the button bands. I am using locking marker to keep exact count of the rows I am knitting to that when I pick up for the front it will match the back.
The sweater construction is interesting since it starts with should saddles and then stitches are pick up and knit down. I read ahead and the side panels curve around and meet in the middle with an interesting join. It is a really fun knit.
To make this more fun I decided to challenge a friend to knit along with me. It is an inspiration to keep knitting and will ensure that we will both finish.
Here are some more pictures of my progress
Does anyone else want to join us? Would love to see a bunch of these WIP's up on the Patchwork Frog Facebook page.
Happy Knitting!
Friday, December 2, 2016
Popchino
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Fan Shawl
I know I keep saying the same things but I love knitting shawls and I love working in modular knitting.
I think I like modules because it gives me a sense of completion . there is a certain satisfaction and good feeling when you finish a module even though the project is far from completed. I also find that it keeps my attention more because it isn't just knitting back and forth. I knit this shawl using Petals Sock yarn color Blueberry which is a a combinations of shades of blue denim
I have posted more information about some changes that I made to this free pattern on my Ravelry page
I think I like modules because it gives me a sense of completion . there is a certain satisfaction and good feeling when you finish a module even though the project is far from completed. I also find that it keeps my attention more because it isn't just knitting back and forth. I knit this shawl using Petals Sock yarn color Blueberry which is a a combinations of shades of blue denim
I have posted more information about some changes that I made to this free pattern on my Ravelry page
Thursday, March 26, 2015
New Stock Available
The pattern keeper is a perfect accessory for knitting,
crocheting and projects. It keeps patterns neat and handy when on the go with
this red faux crocodile case. It opens into a convenient stand and the case
comes with four magnets to track your progress. 6 x 9-1/2 (when
folded)
The perfect and pretty solution to the age old problem of how
to keep your yarn neat and clean while working your project tumbling around in
your project bag. The strong and stretchy stocking material fits small, medium,
large and very large cakes or balls of yarn. Open on both ends for double
stranded work. As you use your yarn the stocking hugs the yarn keeping it from
tangling or knotting up. Small enough to throw in your project bag ready for
your next project. Strong enough to use over and over again. Perfect for color
work, double stranded or mixed yarn knitting or crocheting. Works with Super
Bulky to fine lace weight yarns. Sold in Packs of 3
THE STITCH
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The premier portable lighting solution. The Stitch Light delivers clean and clear bright light, in 3 zoomable modes - bright and brighter and flashing. It is small enough to fit just about anywhere. Lasts well over 120 hours on 3 AAA batteries. Lightweight enough to wear around your neck for hours and hours of uninterrupted crafting, reading or knitting! The Stitch Light is also an excellent light for your home emergency kit, keep one in the car and next to the bed for hands free lighting during power outage or night time emergencies or navigating around the house without waking others
Sunday, March 15, 2015
We all need and love the little
accessories that make a knit or crochet projects easier
Here are a few of our favorites
We have all taken a project and wither “borrowed the needle
because we need it for something else
or just put a work in progress away and then when we pick it
up again we can’t remember where we left
off or what size needles we were using
Tiny Scissors Cats or Dogs
really tiny but very sharp perfect for your knit and crochet
projects and the
best apart is that they attack with a link chain
to the strap of your knitting bag so you never have to search
for them
Re-Useable Nylon Bags
Fix A Stitch
Drop a stich or find a mistake this is the perfect tool to
have in your bag
Brighten Up Your Spring Knitting
Your knitting will be more fun with the red cords and
multicolored needles
Do you purl looser than you knit?
Use two different needle sizes on each end of the cord to give
you more uniform fabric.
The Denise Interchangeable Knitting needles with their unique
locking system will become your go-to needles
Ten knitting needle sizes, US5/3.75mm to 15/10mm. Six cord: 5”
9” 12” 14” 16” 19” (13, 23, 30, 36, 41 and 48 cm).
Four end buttons to turn any cord into a stitch holder or to
use as an end cap for a straight, flexible needle.
Two extenders for cord-to-cord connections. Hard-shelled case
that holds everything perfectly in place!
Unique snap together locking connection makes changing needles
and cords easy
Case dimensions (closed) 7” x 8.5” x 1” (18 x 21 x 2.5
cm)
Needles are 4”(10 cm) long for US5-10 ½ and 4.5”(11 cm) for US
11-15.
the needles are all marked with the size but you can also
match the pairs by color
.
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