Hi everyone! Here’s my new self drafted double knitted scarf!
I have it all planned out but I still need to refinish it before publishing it!
And obviously I need to finish the project myself eheh!
It’s called the Draconis scarf!🐉
Pattern by Florence Spurling. Not sure how advanced, but figuring out the mosaic knitting was a bit of a challenge. Done with Jamison Shetland Spindrift.
I made a simulator for planning the pooling. I made this app to learn how to build a web app. It is still in beta, so many things to improve.
https://athifm.github.io/planned_pooling/
The work flow is,
Measure each color lengths, and transitions of the yarn
If you know what your stitch gauge is, and how much yarn each stitch consumes, then it's straightforward to visualize.
There is a calibration mode, which you can use to knit test swatches to figure these numbers automatically if you don't (this is the most useful part for me)
4.There are options to add different stitch types and row patterns as well.
Please give me feedback if you get to take a look!
I am trying to think of different techniques to achieve a faux layered garment. I picked up a really cool vintage top at the antique store a while ago, that I would like to try and recreate as a knit top. I hate to be that person asking for advice without making an example! I would just like to discuss this, because it is rare to see this attempted in knitwear. I really want to see more of it in written patterns. Perhaps I'll come back with an update.
The shirt has a buttoned Henley collar, with a faux crew neck (almost mock neck) inner layer. The body is a short sleeve top with layered long sleeves. An oversized fit with cinched waistband and cuffs.
I have a couple different ideas on how to work this:
Working each layer separate, and then seaming one inside the other.
Do a double knit CO below the neckline, and then work bottom up as separate pieces.
Pick up for the inner layer on the reverse side (of outer layer), to work bottom up.
My main concern is seeing a visible ridge where the inner layer is attached to the outer layer. It is almost like a decorative seam should be added to hide this. I am not opposed to working a bunch of individual flat pieces to then be seamed. I am thinking of some sort of drop shoulder construction with front and back yoke pieces.
Perhaps you have done something like this before? I plan to use fingering weight yarn.
I knit my first pair of socks for myself nearly a decade ago. Since then, I’ve just assumed they’re uncomfortable and hard to get on for everyone. Alas, I’ve made them for my wife and that is not the case.
The pattern that fits most of my foot/ankle is 56 st on 2.25mm.
I believe the issue is my instep. It’s approx 28cm measured around my heel diagonally.
The socks I’ve made are really difficult to get on over my heel and tight around my instep near my ankle. The ankle still tends to be a bit slouchy once on.
I’ve tried the following heels:
-FLK
-Afterthought (including over more than 50% of stitches)
-Flap and gusset (including increasing heel flap up to 40 rows and adjusting accordingly)
Please help. I’ve frogged my last sock 6 times in an effort to get the heel to fit right.
(That’s Cindy btw)
The edges on each section that are joined by ssk and p2tog look bulky and messy. I’ve tried a few different ways of tensioning the edge but it comes out the same every time.
I’ve seen some examples that slip that stitch after turning but that also creates an edge column that looks different than the rest of the square, just in a different way. Is this just an inevitable part of entrelac? I’m not sure it’s something I can trust will block out over the entire sweater. Before trying to mess with those columns they also had that zig zag look with every stitch leaning right or left.
sweater base design is Cowdray by woolfolk, yarn is Juniper moon farm - patagonia in anthracite, cardinal and sand dollar
Weekly yarn/pattern suggestion thread. This is the space to ask for pattern suggestions for projects and what to make with that skein of gifted yarn!
Pattern is Root of One Root of One by Mary E. Rose, golden yellow lace weight silk on 4 mm needles with size 8/0 matte white beads.
I loved the materials, the pattern, the result. No two rows are the same but the pattern was logical and well thought-out. The charts are in parts challenging to read because of the layout and resolution. But the worst thing about this project was winding 800 m of lace weight yarn into a ball, which looks like absolutely nothing happens for hours and you will spend the rest of your days winding.
Also, it has been said before and will be said again: blocking is magic. (Do we need a blockingporn sub? :D)
Just finished the Wintering Cap as a small recovery project after finishing my Indian Nights blanket. I needed something manageable to fill the post-big-project void before diving into the next obsession.
Yarn is Knitting for Olive Merino in Quince (yellow) and mYak Fior di Lino in Graphite.
I’m currently planning a pretty ambitious sashiko jacket project, so I may be putting down the knitting needles for a bit and heading into a different textile rabbit hole.
A satisfying little project to close out this knitting stretch.
Hi everyone! I’m new to brioche and messed up somewhere along the way, and think I ended up making it worse while trying to fix it. I think I somehow crossed a few stitches over each other (and am including pics of both sides of the WIP currently in case anyone else has a better diagnosis) but I’m not sure how best to go about untangling this mess. Is it possible to ladder down each individual column to fix this one by one, or should I just tink back the past few rows?