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November 18, 2005
Entrelacking
Yes, yes. I have a project or two that are done or in progress and I am not contributing pictures to the knitting blog. I am a bad, bad publicist. Maybe I'll do that later this post. Yes, that would draw your attention to it. Excellent.
So, my love is making a fancy entrelac scarf, using the pattern from Scarf Style. It looks like a whole lot of fun, and I thought I might make one too. Having a pattern where you watch the yarn do unexpected things would be a nice thing to have handy while I'm working on Via Diagonale, where if the yarn does something unexpected it is a harbinger of much frogging. Anyway, I really liked the look of the Multi-Directional Scarf, too, and what's more I am not so keen on having a right side and a wrong side.
So this is my plan: garter stitch entrelac. At first glance it hardly seems revolutionary, but I can't find anything online about how to go about doing it. (Can I just follow a stockinette set of instructions, and not purl so much?) So far I have found a Noro jacket that uses garter stitch entrelac (but I'm not about to get a jacket pattern just for making a scarf), and a couple of afgan patterns that seem to think that leaving the diamonds all jaggy along the edges is a design element. I mean, I can probably use one of those and sort out the triangle thing, but if any of you lot have a lead on some garter stitch entrelac instructions that I don't have to think about, I'd be a mighty pleased fellow.
All of this is to provide me with a distraction from this bag:
This is, of course Via Diagonale from knitty, and is simpler than it looks. Provided, of course, that you can reliably and repeatedly count to three, which I cannot. Thankfully, I've gotten to the point where I at least realize when I've repeated once too often before I reach the end of the round. It is also, of course, entirely inspired by Bestitched (who inspired Betsy to keep mentioning how nice the bag was until I started making her one).
Posted by omar at 11:46 AM | Comments (5)
November 11, 2005
Oh MeMe!
Nobody tagged me for the knitting meme, but I'm doing it anyway, partially because a. on livejournal, my online stomping grounds, we don't really go for such notions as tagging people for memes, it's just a big free-for-all-- and b. I am trying to figure out why our feed appears to be frelled.
So read on...
What is your all time favorite yarn to knit with?
I don't think I've met it yet. :) At the same time, I may never. It's like asking me what my favorite book is. My answer for that is: my relationship with books is too complicated to answer that question. Ditto for knitting :)
Your favorite needles?
I like my Denises and Addis or fakey Addis.
The worst thing you've ever knit?
Well, Kyoto made me cry, maybe more than once. Worst taste wise? Probably that mohair cowl thing, because who the hell wants to wear mohair by their FACE? It's ART =P
Your most favorite knit pattern?
I really love the broadripple sock pattern, and not just for the hometown associations.
Most valuable knitting technique?
COURAGE! Scissors. :)
Best knit book or magazine?
I like Interweave Knits and Knitting in Plain English.
Your favourite knit-a-long?
Knit Kersti for Me!
Your favourite knitblogs?
Please see sidebar. I like bloggers who like us. I also like to read the blogs of people in my knitting group :)
Your favourite knitwear designer?
I have never made anything of hers, but I love Natalie Wilson's style. Her sweater in the Interweave Winter Preview looks lovely.
The knit item you wear the most?
The one I've worn the most is probably my little bow-knot Kureyon 102 scarf. I might wear other things more frequently, but I've had that the longest. And the Kureyon has softened.
Posted by Betsy at 04:04 PM | Comments (2)
something old, something new
Okay, this has nothing to do with weddings. I will not be wearing Kureyon OR Silk Garden at my wedding.
I finished a year old UFO, a 3-skien Kureyon Multidirectional Scarf in Color 95. I need to get a better picture of this, I will post one after the camera charges. :) It's about 6' long.
In new, unplanned random project news, a mini-Lady-Eleanor in Silk Garden. How FUN is entrelac? I love it!
My other new favorite thing is bobbles, which I used for ears on a felted catnip mouse that is temporarily unavailable for comment.
Posted by Betsy at 12:37 PM | Comments (12)