This does not bode well for my claustrophobia!
Posted on 01/01/2023 11:18:11 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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When my sister and I were sitting bedside while Mom was in the hospital, I made a bazillion hexagons by English Paper Piecing. Very portable, and mindless. The quilt turned out nice, and I named it “Lucile In Rochester”. Some things zap you back to a certain time and place.
Some of the patterns are Beautiful enough to purchase, secure on stretchers, and hang on the wall!
My other favorite thing is Fractals. Similar concept and a spiral shell IS a Fractal. They’re all over the place in Nature. :)
Thanks for the link! I love anything ‘Nautilus’ ... it’s just so appealing.
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When I was much younger and a lobby receptionist, I literally had very little to do. In time I made 3 granny square crocheted blankets. A granny square is small and can be ditched when someone comes around.
This does not bode well for my claustrophobia!
And the purpose of doing that was? Because she could? Maybe she thinks she’ll turn into a butterfly? Hiding from the world?
I could go for the last one, except I am claustrophobic too.
Crocheted regular and Infinity Scarves recently mailed to 'Warm Up America.'
I ran into this on Facebook today .....
Welcome to the Historical Sisterhood’s Pattern Collection!
https://historicalsisterhood.com/
There are sections on crochet & knitting in the 1860’s and sewing.
Under each category are patterns for accessories, children and adult items.
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I bought some historical patterns a couple of years ago. One of the items I thought was a decent-sized shawl turned out to be something very small (head covering). Another item was interesting - had some tatting for edging. I might try that one with plans to donate it to a Civil War museum/state battlefield park where I have direct family ties.
Soft and Cozy Leg Warmers Knitting Pattern
I just love the "lace" pattern on these leg warmers.
The big bug-a-boo with this pattern was that the leg warmers are knit flat & need to be seamed. I believe I have mentioned before (and probably multiple times!) how much I DESPISE seaming ... knitting in particular & I don't much like seaming crochet, either.
So then the big challenge was to figure out how to do the leg warmers on circular needles (magic loop). Heh heh ... where there's a will there's a way! My first attempt (gray) was "ok", but I ended up with a double 'seam/stripe' sort of situation. I was thinking I could live with it ... but hey, now that I had a prototype, it was easy to figure out how to eliminate one of those 'stripes' so the pattern was the same all the way around (claret).
One other huge change I made ... the pattern calls for a 2x2 ribbing, which really limits how many stitches you can use to have your ribbing pattern come out 'right' in the round. If you start with two knit stitches, you have to end with two purl stitches. To accomplish this, the number of stitches has to be divisible by 2 AND the resulting answer ALSO has to be divisible by 2. In the range of stitches I needed for a properly sized leg warmer, this left me with casting on 56 stitches per pattern (56/2=28/2=14) or to reduce the size, the next number I could use would be 48 (48/2=24/2=12).
When I re-did the cuff on the giant Christmas stocking I made for my niece's hubby, I tried a 1x1 ribbing and loved it, so I tried it on the leg warmer .... also a "love", liked the look much better than 2x2 and all I needed was an even number of stitches to cast on - didn't need all the other math to make it work out in the round. This gave me an almost unlimited range of beginning stitches for sizing purposes.
So I got the pattern worked out in the round and switched to 1x1 ribbing and I love the result. I'm still messing around with the bind off - regular is too 'tight' and the one I use for 'stretchy' is too stretchy. I'm trying a modified bind off on the claret pair (I think I'm chalking the gray one up to 'experimentation' & won't make one to match). Once I wear the claret pair a time or two, that will help me on deciding a 'final' bind off.
I do need to make a pair for a friend's Christmas gift. She crochets and appreciates my knitting - she got the first pair of arm warmers I ever knitted and still wears them frequently (she loves fingerless mittens, too). I might go for something in merino wool ... she tends to be cold-natured and likes warm. The arm warmers had some alpaca in them, so they were toasty. :-)
Very pretty leg warmers. Glad to see you picking up the needles again! :)
I know you like to take ‘landscapes’, take the color palettes, and turn them into afghans.
This popped up today ... the pics are gorgeous and she translated the colors into her ‘Springfrost’ blanket.
Springfrost Blanket :: Introduction
https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2022/11/springfrost-blanket-introduction.html
Gorgeous! Thank you!
I haven’t started planning for next years Blue Ribbon.
I should probably get on that, LOL! :)
Angels have been on my mind a lot lately ....
Angels watching over me
http://prettylittlehomemadethings.blogspot.com/2018/08/angels-watching-over-me.html
From designer:
“I’ve always been reminded of those we’ve loved and lost when I see a white feather floating down, it’s comforting to think they are watching over us. This inspired me to come up with this angel wings pattern.”
Do you have enough of the thin yarn to try knitting a simple pattern using two or three skeins at once?
I’ve made some nice squishy, warm scarves using that technique.
“Sounds a bit like The Repair Shop on Netflix.”
Yes it does. I think both good shows!
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