If I were into dollhouses, this swatch would make a perfect carpet:
I knitted this swatch using KnitPicks Palette, the stitch pattern is from Venezia, although modified for two colors only (this is not my original idea, I saw it in Ravelry & Flickr). I found a method for swatching in The Celtic Collection, in which you only knit RS rows and cut the yarn after each row to mimic knitting in the round. Because knits tend not to unravel lengthwise, at least not very easily, no securing of yarn ends is needed, and I only trimmed the yarn ends.
The great thing about technology is that you only need to knit one swatch, and you can play with it endlessly. Now I just need to figure out which colors to use:
I am leaning towards the light blue, somehow the pink color is too pale for the brown and the mint green is too much 80s for my taste.
I have been knitting my Lotus Blossom, after saving it from the vicious teeth of my hippo, but the progress is slow:
The picture is horrible, and the garment is placed rather poorly on the dressform but perhaps it shows that I managed to adapt the pattern to my needs. I added a lot of short rows to the front, and it seems to fit perfectly. This pic was taken two nights ago, and since then, I have almost finished the front and back and only sleeves are still missing.
I am translating the Louhi and Pohjan neito patterns in English, and will let you know when they become available. I have received several emails asking about my patterns and I will translate them when I have time. For now, I only have one to show: The Daina Mittens pattern is now available in English.
I knitted this swatch using KnitPicks Palette, the stitch pattern is from Venezia, although modified for two colors only (this is not my original idea, I saw it in Ravelry & Flickr). I found a method for swatching in The Celtic Collection, in which you only knit RS rows and cut the yarn after each row to mimic knitting in the round. Because knits tend not to unravel lengthwise, at least not very easily, no securing of yarn ends is needed, and I only trimmed the yarn ends.
The great thing about technology is that you only need to knit one swatch, and you can play with it endlessly. Now I just need to figure out which colors to use:
I am leaning towards the light blue, somehow the pink color is too pale for the brown and the mint green is too much 80s for my taste.
I have been knitting my Lotus Blossom, after saving it from the vicious teeth of my hippo, but the progress is slow:
The picture is horrible, and the garment is placed rather poorly on the dressform but perhaps it shows that I managed to adapt the pattern to my needs. I added a lot of short rows to the front, and it seems to fit perfectly. This pic was taken two nights ago, and since then, I have almost finished the front and back and only sleeves are still missing.
I am translating the Louhi and Pohjan neito patterns in English, and will let you know when they become available. I have received several emails asking about my patterns and I will translate them when I have time. For now, I only have one to show: The Daina Mittens pattern is now available in English.
8 comments:
Osaatko kertoa lyhyesti ja ytimekkäästi miten teet short row:t pyörönä? Olen kaiken maailman tutorialit katsellut mutta ei ymmärrä. Olen suhteellisen uusi kutoja ja arvostan taitavempien kanssasisarien apua.
Juuri Lotus Blossom tarvitsisi minulla tätä tietoa, aikaisemmin tein
vertical bust dartsit paitaan pyörönä kun neuloin. Jotain kokemusta siis on.
tinka: teen lyhennetyt krs:t Zimmermanin metodiikalla (löytyy ainakin Knitting without Tearsista). Lyhyesti kuvattuna, neulon siihen s:aan asti, jossa pitää kääntää, poimin seuraavan s:n alapuolen krs:lta silmukkalenkin (mutta en neulo sitä), käännän työn, neulon (nurjaa tietenkin, koska lyhennetyt tehdään tasona), ja käännän työn samalla tavalla poimimalla lankalenkin nurjan krs:n päätteeksi. Seuraavan kerran neuloessani kavennan lankalenkit näkymättömästi pois.
Suosittelen EZ:n kirjaa, sieltä löytyy hyvä kuva näiden neulomisesta ja selkeät ohjeet. Neulon kaikki lyhennetyt krs:t tuolla tavoin, taso- ja pyöröneuleissa ei ole eroa (koska suljetussa neuleessakin lyhennetyt tehdään tasona).
Toivottavasti tästä oli apua.
Löysin yhdestä blogista listan saiteista, joihin voi lähettää neulemalleja. Ehkä sua kiinnostaa:
http://keeponknittinginthefreeworld.blogspot.com/2007/10/stitchers-market-october-2007.html
Etkö kirjoita enää ollenkaan suomeksi? :(
You have a dress form! I so much want to have one ... but I am afraid something like that in the apartment would freak out my husband all the time! LOL!
Thank you so much for the English pattern ... would it be too much if I want to have the translation for Pohjan neito cardigan? That's the one I would really really love to make!
pirkko: kiitos vinkistä, täytyy tutkailla :)
vanilla: kirjottelen jos keksin jotain kirjoitettavaa :D Nyt juttu luistaa paremmin englanniksi. Muutama lukija lienee kadonnut matkalla, mutta nyt tuntuu helpommalta kirjoittaa englanniksi. Neuleympäristöt, joissa pörrään, ovat suurimmaksi osaksi englanninkielisiä, joten sekin tekee kielivalintaan. Täytyy tsempata ton suomenkielen kanssa :)
agnes: yup, I do. And did my DH hate it at first, he said it/she (her name is Elsa) was creepy! :D Now she lives in my crafting room, DH doesn't see her, and all is well. Besides, it really is a handy tool, when you want to see if something fits and what needs to be altered, so I wouldn't give her away for anything anymore. Oh, and Pohjan neito pattern will come out this weekend, if everything goes alright and I can figure out a way to publish it neatly :)
Tosi kauniit swatchit! Olen itse ajatellut neuloa 2-värinen Venezia, ja nyt tuli kova hinku aloittaa.
Halusin myös sanoa, että sun neuleet Ullassa olivat aivan mahtavia! Pohjan neito meni heti jonon kärkeen.
Ohoo, tuohan kätsä tekniikka on. Sinisen ottaisin minäkin ja juuri samoista syistä. :D (Sun pitää nyt sitten aloittaa nukkistelukin, kun kerran osaat tehdä noin hienoja mattoja. ;DD)
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