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Textured Stitch
I love textured stitch, especially when worked on variegated yarn. This is a tiny swatch made with Malabrigo Arroyo (the yarn I used for Costanza). I wanted a cardigan in linen stitch for a long time, but I don’t think that it is fun to work miles of linen stitch. If I don’t want to work it myself, probably many knitters won’t want to neither. Luckily the Irish Moss stitch turned out better in my opinion. For now I still have no idea on what to make. I already have two big projects to be finished and I really want to handknit a pair of longies for DS for this…
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Polonaise Cowl
Polonaise Cowl — € () or Polonaise is a cozy cabled cowl. The slightly flared bottom edge sits nicely around the collar to keep chill out. Three sizes are given; it can either be worked as a single-skein project or as an extravagant double loop cowl. Written and charted directions are given for the stitch pattern. A matching hat pattern will be available in December. MATERIALS YARN Aran weight Shown here: Sunrise Fiber Co. Spun Aran (100% Merino; 166 m/181 yds, 100 g/3.5 oz skein; Color Orchid: 1 (2, 3) skeinsOnly a tiny bit of the last skein is used in size M and L; you can get one skein…
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An unexpected design
As mentioned in the previous post, my new found interest is designing hat. I have drawn some sketches but none of my designs excite me enough to ask for yarn support. Tonight I was finishing working on a cabled cowl in Spun Aran from Sunrise Fiber Co.. I’ve got the yarn last week and the yarn is so lovely that I just couldn’t resist but knit. It is gratifying to see the subtle color change emerges in front of my eyes. It reminds me very much of Le Fibre Nobili Mambo from Lane Cervinia that I have used for this sweater coat: There is something special in the structure of…
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My first KAL
I have joined my first KAL in the Indie Gift-A-Long 2013. I have knitted this hat: This lovely design is Sand Bank from Polish designerJustyna Lorkowska. Knitting this hat inspired me to design my own – Ragnatella I have also another quick accessory pattern in this GAL: It led to the first FO from my designs appeared in the GAL. I am looking forward to seeing more 🙂
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Gift-a-long
Are you busy preparing your handmade gifts? All of my patterns are part of the Indie Gift-A-Long 2013. Join the GAL and get a chance to win one of the prizes! The GAL lasts two months from now through the end of year. Come join us! Happy holiday knitting!
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Errata: Gacoco Baby Blanket
This errata has been moved to https://www.minimiknitdesign.com?page_id=321.
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The Production of a Knitting Pattern – Part 3
This is a continuation on The Production of a Knitting Pattern — Part 1 and Part 2. The next thing to do is grading and writing the pattern, one of the longest process. I break the process into the following steps: 1. Derive sample measurements 2. Grading: derive measurements for all the sizes based on the sample measurements and my sizing chart. You can use any standard sizing chart. 3. Convert measurements into stitch and row counts based on the gauge. 4. Round the numbers in step 3 so that numbers in the pattern turn out nicely. 5. Write the pattern and derive the shaping steps (e.g. dec x sts…
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Kimono Cardigan Sizes 80-112 cm / 31.5-44″ — € () or If you love knitting lace but find lace shawl hard to wear, you may love this loose fitting kimono style cardigan. It comes with lots of free flowing panels that show off the delicacy of lace. It can either be dressed up as an evening wrap or dressed down as a beach cover up. It can even be rolled up and thrown over the shoulder as a shawl. When used as a shawl, the side slits allow free movement of the arms. As a lace weight cardigan, it can easily be tucked in your purse. The stitch pattern is…
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The Production of a Knitting Pattern – Part 2
This is a continuation on The Production of a Knitting Pattern — Part 1. After selecting a yarn and a pattern stitch, I begin to make a swatch. It is during this phase that the yarn begins to talk to me. Sometimes the yarn suggests me to use a different stitch pattern or change the garment shaping. It happened once that a yarn (Debbie Bliss Fez, no wonder that it is discontinued) pilled so badly that I had to drop the design. I only begin working on the pattern when I’m happy with how the yarn is working out for the design. Above is the actual swatch I made for…
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Almost done
I’m almost done with my upcoming design, a lace cardigan. I’m knitting the last sleeve. As impatient as I am, I have already blocked the other pieces and sewn them together. I absolutely love how it looks. This period I have been slow with my knitting, with this hot weather, I find myself sewing more often than knitting. Anyway, I think that I can get everything done by the end of month and hopefully get the pattern tech edited by September.
