Feathered Border notes, lace sampler

started with 1.5 mm circs., edging from back issue of Anna, Burda

Heirloom Knitting (2004 edition), Feathered Border. Feb 25/08,

Chart 2, (over 78 st pattern rpt on 2.5 mm circs,) changes;

Row 87 & 88 - center 2 ‘dots’ = 2 (or k2); (ie do not inc again, followup of the dbl-dot-inc in Row 86)
Row 92 - add a YO (inc) after (to the right of) center \ (dec);
Row 129 - add a YO (inc) before (to the right of) center \ (dec).

Chart 3 changes;

Row 141 - at the 3 diamond shapes, used \o..o/ for o…o ie add decs on each side of this sequence;
Row 149 - changed stitch count 11 to 10 and added a / (k2tog dec) along the right edge of the large diamond shape;
Rows 158-162 left of the V-shape there’s a cluster of stitch numbers that are short 1 st each, ie where the st counts are 8,6,6,5,5 I used 9,7,7,6,6 stitches respectively; (2.0 mm circs from Row 174 to end.)

Rosentischdecke finished

33 1/2" blocked.

There's no designer mentioned in either issue below.

- 80 cm 1,5 mm circs
- size 11 steel crochet hook
- size 30 crochet cotton

- on the cover of Lavori Artistici a Calza 11. For 98 cm Diameter, suggested; thread, Cordonnet? 30; needles, 2.0 mm circulars; hook 1.0 mm.

- also in Neue Mode 5207 (Special Edition Program 1987. 5207/01, pg 3, oop - eBay.) For 98-100 cm Diameter, suggested; thread, 200g Liana 20; needles, 50 cm and 100 cm 2,5 mm circulars; hook, 1,75 mm
- there are 10+ consecutive rows of mesh stitches that are very tedious to do.
- knitting/crocheting finished Fe 07; Fe 08 - 27 1/2" before blocking, potato starched
- no binding in this pattern - the opposite occurs where the stitch counts increase/decrease rapidly in subsequent rows of the floral designs ie puckering.

Rosentischdecke

Lavori 11/01
- on Rnd 193 of 212
- 1568 sts (98 sts x 16 rpts)

Free Online Patterns

Annie's Attic posts a free pattern daily.

Knitting the last YO in the row

Lavori 11/01
... what I learned ...
- how not to knit into a YO when it's the last stitch in the round, [blue arrows,] makes for a messy extra strand in the resulting eyelet














- instead of kniting into the YO space, knit into the space from the row below the YO [green arrows,] ie knit under 2 strands instead of one.

Lavori 11/01

Hazard of online shopping

They don't look the same, yet when you open them ...
FYI: you can buy a new copy of 'LAVORI ARTISTICI a CALZA 11,' (Lavori 11,) - in Italian - which has most of the same patterns as a used copy of Neue Mode, 5207 - in German.
[edit:] Apr 8/08, The cover design on Lavori 11 is not in Neue Mode 5207.
Lavori 11 has more patterns - 66 patterns while Neue Mode - 5207 has 54. From what I can tell there are 5 lace insertion patterns in the German magazine that are not in Lavori 11. They even have the same photos, just different page layouts, reverse image, etc.
NB: The lace pattern that I made last March from Lena 09/06 is also in Lavori 11! Also, I think I've seen this pattern on the cover of Neue Mode - 5601.
- see oceanknitter's blog for more photos/info

Hope this helps even one of you laceknitters who's shopping online for patterns.


A custom knit cardigan made for DMIL finished Dec 2007, no pattern.

"Orchidee"

Strickspitze Burda Special 418 #24.

Burda 418 - purchased from an eBay vendor in Germany, (out of print)

• was on Rnd 169, but frogged back 46 rounds to fix a big boo-boo.

• Dec 5 - 200 Rnds and crochet edging done, steel crochet hook sz 12, ~ 34" unblocked.

• Dec 15 - blocked. Changes include adding width, reducing width, as well as lengthening along the diagonals to minimize binding.

- links for 2 socks at a time;

knitaddicted Magic Loop
Cybersocks 2 Socks on 2 Circs

- great resources from the library;

A Knitting Glossary
Knitting Workshop with Elizabeth Zimmermann
Alice Starmore's book of Fair Isle knitting
Charted Knitting Designs : A Third Treasury of Kniting Patterns
Knitting Lace
A Gathering of Lace

"Orchidee" OTN

- started this H. Niebling, [edit: Niebling-like,] pattern earlier this week
-from Burda E418 (out of print,) pattern 24, 'Viereckdecke, (square doily,) "Orchidee" '
-Lily Daisy sz 20 white cotton thread
-Knitpicks 32" 2.5mm Classic circular
-my own stitch markers
This center is very similar to, if not the same as his Lyra pattern, (also oop and one that I would love to make but the pattern costs too much - up to US$71 on eBay.)
In the magazine's photo I noticed binding along the diagonals leading to the corners - trying to 'fit a round peg in a square hole?' (will try to alter the pattern and/or switch to larger circulars.)

After 2 lace projects since Mother's Day 2004, my Addi lace circular now has a dull spot. I don't know if Brasso will shine it up or not.

4-at-once ...

... not for me. This is taking me too long, I'm on day 10.
Time to plan something lacy, again. Per;haps an heirloom design.

Hmmm ... make that 2 pairs/4 socks at a time.
- Karilou's Ravelry/Flickr claim that it's fast .
These socks;
- CO 76 sts
-2 circular needles, one Knitpicks Classic Circ and the other an Inox, both 2.0 mm 32"
- no pattern
- 16 rows of 2x2 ribbing
currently on row 24 of stockinette st

29 hybrid
30 orc king

OTN - started a pair of socks with this yarn, Mega Boots Stretch.



Looks like woolly sock weather's afoot ...


... yesterday we had a high temp of 23C which lasted a couple of hours, however, that changed quickly. At bedtime it was snowing, summer and winter on the same day! - photos taken this morning, 9:47 am MDT.

Mermaid socks

- from Lucy Neatby's book, Cool Socks, Warm Feet.
- 2x2 ribbing
- Mary Sherman Lycan's SRH replaces the garter stitch heel
- Hipknitism

2 Lace FO's Blocked

- this one was hiding among leftover lace yarn.

Forgot one ... & finished one

The River Rapids Socks
Specs' ...
- 2-at-once Magic Loop method
- 2.0mm Knitpicks Classic Circulars
- Gauge: 10 sts
- one repeat added for a total of 9 rpts over 72 sts
- heel changed to a no-wrap eye of partridge short row heel, (SRH),
over 36 sts + 2 sts that were inc on the row just before starting the heel and subsequently decreased after the heel was done
NB: next time I must remember to 1. start the eye of partridge st ~1/2" before the start of the SRH so the sock will hug the back/top of the heel and 2. do the 2-st dec later for a roomier instep.)

At it again ...

-mostly new, some revamped

Peacock feathers shawl update

- a Faroese version of Dorothy Siemens' Peacock Feathers Shawl, (unblocked)
- Milward sz 11 steel crochet hook for the edging
- 2 or 3 sts crocheted together with ch5 or ch 9 inbetween

- next time will fill in the solid areas with eyelets for a more feathery look

Currently OTN

I've adapted Dorothy Siemens' triangular Peacock Feathers Shawl pattern into a Faroese style with a back panel and shoulder shaping found in Myrna Stahman's Shawls and Scarves.
The yarn is Jagger Spun Superlamb, (merino wool,) and the needles are 3mm Addi lace circulars.
Some of the smaller beaded stitch markers catch on the yarn overs so I made new stitch markers with larger beads.

NB: if I gently pull down the fabric below a smaller stitch marker that has gone through to the wrong side then it usually pops back to the right side.

Galveston mystery shawl

August 25, 2007



Galveston Mystery Shawl KAL

Galveston Shawl (PDF)