Friday, April 4, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Feather Flame Pattern
Feather Flame is a chevron patterned scarf knit on the bias. It has a scalloped edge and a slight curve that makes it easy to wear. The stitch pattern can be scaled to fit any gauge and yarn weight. Self striping sock yarn gives definition to the waves of the flame stitch pattern.
Instructions are given in both chart and written form. Difficulty is intermediate, you need to know about increasing and decreasing using a few techniques but all are explained in the pattern.
Yarn: 1 skein Lion Brand, Sock-Ease Prints, 438 yards (401 meters) shown in Red Hot,
or any fingering or sock weight yarn.
Needles: Size 6 (4mm) straight needles.
Gauge: 24 stitches and 32 rows in a 4 x 4” (10 x 10cm) square in pattern stitch.
Other Materials: Row counter, sewing needle, stitch holder.
Finished size: Approx 60 x 8” (152 x 20 cm)
You could definitely use any wight yarn with this pattern and change the number of repeats to get the width you desire, striping sock yarn just happens to be a great way to show off the flame stitch pattern without using multiple colors to create stripes. That said, the pattern still looks nice in solids.
I hope you'll give it a try. The pattern is now on sale in my ravelry store or you can buy it here, use coupon code spring14 to get a 50% discount for the rest of March.
Instructions are given in both chart and written form. Difficulty is intermediate, you need to know about increasing and decreasing using a few techniques but all are explained in the pattern.
Yarn: 1 skein Lion Brand, Sock-Ease Prints, 438 yards (401 meters) shown in Red Hot,
or any fingering or sock weight yarn.
Needles: Size 6 (4mm) straight needles.
Gauge: 24 stitches and 32 rows in a 4 x 4” (10 x 10cm) square in pattern stitch.
Other Materials: Row counter, sewing needle, stitch holder.
Finished size: Approx 60 x 8” (152 x 20 cm)
You could definitely use any wight yarn with this pattern and change the number of repeats to get the width you desire, striping sock yarn just happens to be a great way to show off the flame stitch pattern without using multiple colors to create stripes. That said, the pattern still looks nice in solids.
I hope you'll give it a try. The pattern is now on sale in my ravelry store or you can buy it here, use coupon code spring14 to get a 50% discount for the rest of March.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Spring sale
I'm having a 50% off sale on 4 of my favorite spring friendly designs in my ravelry store. Easy is a kids and adult shrug that's super simple to make (one piece, 2 seams). Midnight blazer is my spring workwear, it is warm enough to wear as a coat when spring weather isn't quite here and it is perfect for over air conditioned offices. It also takes a weekend to make. Drop top is a basic cotton sweater with a modern drop sleeve and shaping in the shoulders. Finally, Spellbound is my personal favorite. I wear this crop top everywhere, it works for the day, the night, the beach, or anywhere. It also includes a non cropped version for those who aren't into the cropped trend.
There's really something for everyone here including the kids, so check it out. Remember to use coupon code spring14 when you check out. I'm going to go get more yarn to make another spellbound now, periwinkle or hot pink?
There's really something for everyone here including the kids, so check it out. Remember to use coupon code spring14 when you check out. I'm going to go get more yarn to make another spellbound now, periwinkle or hot pink?
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Crazy Stripe
The last few weeks have been really busy for me with outside work coming in, but I have been spending all of my free time watching netflix swatching some really interesting patterns. Usually I design knits with overall shape in mind, not lace or cables and complex textures. To make things interesting, I decided to look at Missoni style textiles. None of these are copies of commercial knits, their machines do things that hands can't, but in studying the technology , I have come up with my own new ideas.
Here are some of the stitch patterns that I have made using stripes. each pattern is worked with one color per row, yet they look a lot like stranded motifs. the advantage is that there aren't any messy loops on the wrong side, making them great for shawls, wraps, and blankets.
1. This is how the idea started, extend chevrons vertically, lobes will form.
2. Put lobes on the lobes and it will look even cooler.
3-4. Alter the pattern slightly to try to flatten the fabric.
5. Garter stitch makes everything fit together perfectly and lay flat. I amgoing to make an afghan in this pattern and I am working on a wrap with this as well.
These look super hard to knit, but in reality, they are just glorified chevron patterns with increases and decreases - no harder to knit than any other stitch pattern.
1-2. I am looking at ways to make deeper chevrons, you can expect a detailed post about the number of increases and decreases to make all sorts of chevron patterns as soon as I have time to knit examples. #2 has waves along the chevrons as well.
3. This is a border pattern. It looks cool, but it has short rows in addition to incs and decs. Ain't nobody got time for that.
4. Lobes - loving these lobes. They are easy. You'll see these in a scarf design.
1. I am working on a triangular shawl and thought this would be a good border.
2. Yet againn, everything lies flatter in garter stitch.
3-4. These are center and corner experiments for the shawl. I am feeling very good about it right now and the pattern should be ready in august.
That's what I have been knitting these days. For now, I am keeping my technique secret until I release the patterns. It's difficult to write because they should be chartable, but most are not due to the change in stitch count from row to row. Maybe I will need test knitters next month. Any interest?
Here are some of the stitch patterns that I have made using stripes. each pattern is worked with one color per row, yet they look a lot like stranded motifs. the advantage is that there aren't any messy loops on the wrong side, making them great for shawls, wraps, and blankets.
1. This is how the idea started, extend chevrons vertically, lobes will form.
2. Put lobes on the lobes and it will look even cooler.
3-4. Alter the pattern slightly to try to flatten the fabric.
5. Garter stitch makes everything fit together perfectly and lay flat. I amgoing to make an afghan in this pattern and I am working on a wrap with this as well.
These look super hard to knit, but in reality, they are just glorified chevron patterns with increases and decreases - no harder to knit than any other stitch pattern.
1-2. I am looking at ways to make deeper chevrons, you can expect a detailed post about the number of increases and decreases to make all sorts of chevron patterns as soon as I have time to knit examples. #2 has waves along the chevrons as well.
3. This is a border pattern. It looks cool, but it has short rows in addition to incs and decs. Ain't nobody got time for that.
4. Lobes - loving these lobes. They are easy. You'll see these in a scarf design.
1. I am working on a triangular shawl and thought this would be a good border.
2. Yet againn, everything lies flatter in garter stitch.
3-4. These are center and corner experiments for the shawl. I am feeling very good about it right now and the pattern should be ready in august.
That's what I have been knitting these days. For now, I am keeping my technique secret until I release the patterns. It's difficult to write because they should be chartable, but most are not due to the change in stitch count from row to row. Maybe I will need test knitters next month. Any interest?
Saturday, January 25, 2014
love season
If you actually follow this blog, you may have noticed that there haven't been a lot of posts lately. With all of the design projects that I am taking on, there just isn't a lot of personal crafting going on here.
I did just get a new computer, which means that I can edit video again and not worry about the health of my laptop. This weekend has been dedicated entirely to re-skinning, modifying, and prettifying my OS.
After making a custom screensaver in flash (that's an idea for a tutorial, hmm), I decided to post it up here and let everyone know that I am still alive.
It looks like this gif:
This is the download link for the file. It will run on Windows operating systems with Flash and doesn't have any malicious code in it. You can trust me - I am terrible at programming stuff.
Oh, and leave a comment if you want to see a gif to screensaver tutorial in the future.
I did just get a new computer, which means that I can edit video again and not worry about the health of my laptop. This weekend has been dedicated entirely to re-skinning, modifying, and prettifying my OS.
After making a custom screensaver in flash (that's an idea for a tutorial, hmm), I decided to post it up here and let everyone know that I am still alive.
It looks like this gif:
This is the download link for the file. It will run on Windows operating systems with Flash and doesn't have any malicious code in it. You can trust me - I am terrible at programming stuff.
Oh, and leave a comment if you want to see a gif to screensaver tutorial in the future.
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