Antique Lace: Ruffles
Time and swatching have really paid off. A lot of times when I’ve got an idea for something I want to knit, I try to go the quick way out. I knit the piece just how I think it should work, and there’s always something off or something I need to creatively work around. I have a hard time making myself just swatching multiple times before I get it right. This time I took the time I needed to look at stitch patterns, and wait until I found just the right thing. Yesterday I decided to try to work up something on my own based on some of the stitch patterns I’d been looking at. After several swatch attempts, and a few charts and re-charts I finally worked out a stitch edging that I really really like.
The first (green) scarf will be based on a stitch pattern right from an old book, and the second one (as seen above) will be based on something inspired from similar stitch patterns. I really wanted something simple, and different enough from the first one. While doing this I learned a really cool technique that makes those little loops on the very edge. At the start of every row you do a YO, K2TOG to create the loop and keep the same number of stitches. It’s a bit tricky to figure out how to do a yarn over at the beginning of a row, but very easy once you see it.
I just can’t wait to finish these! I’m totally enamored by the simplicity and texture, and they’re damn easy to knit.
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:45 am
Very pretty!
March 21st, 2008 at 1:36 pm
That is a really pretty edging!
Happy birthday to you….may you have a happy, fibery day!