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Monday 02 Jun 2008
Once you have completed the payment process, you will automatically receive an email containing instructions on how to download the pattern. These instructions will be sent to the primary email address tied to your PayPal account so please check that email account. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the file. If you do not have the reader, you can download it hereThe cost of the pattern is $5.00 and all payments must be made through PayPal. To purchase the pattern, simply click on the link below:
Please do not violate my copyright. This pattern is for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce the pattern for distribution, sale, or any other purpose. Finished items made from this pattern may not be sold.All pictures, patterns, text and content on this page are the sole property of Susan Pierce Lawrence. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this website (e.g., text, photos, etc.) is strictly prohibited.
Elysian
These mitts were born when I found a skein of decadent angora yarn in my stash and needed a pattern that used only one skein. They are worked in the round from the fingers down to the cuffs with a roomy afterthought thumb. Instructions are given for both a long and a short cuff. The wrist is shaped by changing the size of the needle. The simple, mirrored lace pattern is presented in both chart form and written instructions; you choose the method you prefer. They are quick and easy to make.
- Yarn Used: 1 ball Angora Extra or Louisa Harding Kimono Angora Pure
- Yarn Substitutes: I strongly encourage you to use the suggested yarn. But, Classic Elite Lush, Frog Tree sport-weight alpaca, and Rowan Kid Classic are good substitutes.
- Gauge: Approximately 18 sts/26 rows = 4 inches [10 cm] in stockinette stitch worked in the round on size 4.5mm needles.
- Size: Worked at the suggested gauge and after a firm blocking, the finished mitts are 8—9.5 inches long and measure approx. 7.5 inches in circumference. They will fit a woman’s size small/medium hand. The size can be altered slightly during blocking or you can use a larger or smaller needle to obtain a looser or tighter gauge.
- Techniques: Channel Island cast on; picot bind off; easy lace; afterthought thumb
Once you have completed the payment process, you will automatically receive an email containing instructions on how to download the pattern. These instructions will be sent to the primary email address tied to your PayPal account so please check that email account. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the file. If you do not have the reader, you can download it hereThe cost of the pattern is $5.00 and all payments must be made through PayPal. To purchase the pattern, simply click on the link below:
Please do not violate my copyright. This pattern is for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce the pattern for distribution, sale, or any other purpose. Finished items made from this pattern may not be sold.All pictures, patterns, text and content on this page are the sole property of Susan Pierce Lawrence. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this website (e.g., text, photos, etc.) is strictly prohibited.
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Tuesday 27 May 2008
What’s In A Name
There seemed to be enough interest in the fingerless mitts I made for my MIL that I decided to write up the pattern (well, it’s a similar pattern but not identical). It should be available by next Monday.
Problem is, I can’t come up with a good name for the design. So, I’m looking to you for help.
Leave me a comment or send me an email with a suggested name by Saturday and if I choose your idea I’ll send you a free copy of the pattern.
Monday 19 May 2008
Sick Of Swatching
For the last few weeks, the majority of my knitting has been comprised of working up swatches, blocking said swatches, and then reknitting them. On Friday I decided I needed a project that could not only be finished in a weekend, but would also result in something usable.
Enter, Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer’s Flared Lace Smoke Ring.
Cast on: Friday night
Cast off: Monday morning
Yarn: Knit Picks Gloss in the burgundy colorway
Ravelry: click here for my project page on Ravelry
Notes: This pattern is awesome and the yarn is a perfect match for it. The yarn was left over from a sock project and weighed only 42 grams. So I cast on 28 fewer stitches (2 pattern repeats) and just knit until I almost ran out. Each repeat of Chart D took 4 grams of yarn and I had 3 grams left so I guess I stopped at just the right point. The finished smoke ring is small and it clearly isn’t long enough to pull up over your head. So it’s more of a cowl, but still cute and functional.
Modifications: In addition to casting on fewer stitches, I also worked a purl row after the cast on (I used a double-start cast on) and before the cast off. I cast off in purl, not knit.
Recipient: This cowl is destined for the assistant principal at my daughter’s middle school. Lord knows she deserves it after shepherding my daughter for the last 3 years. In fact, she probably deserves a month-long European vacation, but this is the best I can do.
