Today I present my first knitted doily. The pattern name is Primula from the First Book of Modern Lace Knitting by Marianne Kinzel. I chose this specific pattern not only because I like the design, but also because it seamed like an easy enough pattern for a first attempt at this type of project. I must say that I found it to be no more difficult than other lace knitting I have done so far, or maybe even a bit easier, since instead of purling every other row (which for me is usually a slower process), I knit every other round. I also like the crocheted edging. It looks relatively interesting, it is easy to execute and does not tighten up the outer edge like a traditional cast off can. I definitely recommend this pattern to anyone who wants to try knitting a round doily or a small tablecloth. This one turned out to be 24" in diameter. In terms of yarn, I used a green, roughly size 10 crochet cotton, and worked on size US 0 (2mm) needles. You can see the real colour of the thread in the photo of the crumpled, unblocked doily. Speaking of blocking... I could have done a better job, but, oh well... next time. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful day.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Primula
Today I present my first knitted doily. The pattern name is Primula from the First Book of Modern Lace Knitting by Marianne Kinzel. I chose this specific pattern not only because I like the design, but also because it seamed like an easy enough pattern for a first attempt at this type of project. I must say that I found it to be no more difficult than other lace knitting I have done so far, or maybe even a bit easier, since instead of purling every other row (which for me is usually a slower process), I knit every other round. I also like the crocheted edging. It looks relatively interesting, it is easy to execute and does not tighten up the outer edge like a traditional cast off can. I definitely recommend this pattern to anyone who wants to try knitting a round doily or a small tablecloth. This one turned out to be 24" in diameter. In terms of yarn, I used a green, roughly size 10 crochet cotton, and worked on size US 0 (2mm) needles. You can see the real colour of the thread in the photo of the crumpled, unblocked doily. Speaking of blocking... I could have done a better job, but, oh well... next time. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful day.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Lilac Leaf Scarf/Liscie Bzu
Skonczylam sobie wczoraj koronkowy szaliczek (wiecej fotek na koncu postu). Zajal dosyc dlugo bo to nie dosc, ze wloczka cieniuska (ok. 0.6 mm grubosci, uzylam drutow US 2), to jeszcze odlozylam go na jakis czas zeby robic inne robotki. Zdaje sobie sprawe, ze kolorki raczej dla odwaznych, ale dla mnie efekt jest bardzo wesoly i wiosenny. Wzor szaliczka to Lilac Leaf Stole z ksiazki Knitted Lace of Estonia. Te z Was, ktore maja ksiazke Haapsalu Sall, prawdopodobnie znajda tam bardzo podobne (jezeli nie te same) elementy. Wzor jest w zasadzie latwy do wykonania i zapamietania, czyli nic strasznego i nic wspolnego z czarna magia. Wbrew pozorom, robienie azurow na drutach jest bardzo proste. Najwazniejsze w tym wszystkim to dobra organizacja pracy, nie dziergac podczas silnego zmeczenia i "narzedzia" pomocne w postaci znacznikow i innych ulubionych gadzetow do szycia i 'drutowania'. Moze kiedys napisze w jaki sposob ulatwiam sobie dzierganie azurow. Wloczke (welna merino) zakupilam w sklepie internetowym (na Etsy) Play at Life Fiber Arts. Jesli sie nie myle, to kobietka robi wysylki na caly swiat i chyba raczej niedrogo (dla mnie w Kanadzie jest dosyc tanio).
Dziekuje za odwiedziny na blogu. Zycze Wam radosnych i spokojnych swiat Wielkiej Nocy.
I finished my lace scarf yesterday (more photos at the end of this post). It took some time to finish, but then, the yarn is very thin (approx. 0.6 mm thick; I used size 2 needles), and it got put on a back burner several times. I realize that the colors are rather bright, but for me, the effect is very cheerful and Springy. The pattern I used here is the Lilac Leaf Shawl from Knitted Lace of Estonia. It is a relatively easy pattern to execute. For those of you not familiar with knitting lacy patterns, please believe me that they are really not that hard. It is, however, easy to loose your place in the pattern, hence a good organization, avoiding knitting when fatigued or very stressed, and using great knitting tools like stitch markers make the project a lot easier and thus more enjoyable. Maybe some day, I'll write a post about things I do/use to make knitting lace patterns easier for me. The yarn, which I used for this project is 100% Merino, and I bought it from Play at Life Fiber Arts.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Triinu
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