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My Little Precious

carol — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:44:20 +0000

My Little Precious

Description

Lightweight and slouchy, this hat is ideal to add a little warmth as well as lots of style for those in between seasons. A subtle wave lace pattern worked around the band creates visual interest and is fast to learn. The body of the hat is worked up from the headband and decorative raised ridges flow into the spiral crown decreases.

Sizes

Small (Medium, Large)

To fit actual head circumference: 20 (22, 24) in / 51 (56, 61) cm
Approx 2-3 inches of negative ease necessary.

Shown in size medium

Finished Measurments

Band circumference: 17.5 (19.25, 21) in / 44.5 (49, 53.5) cm

Materials

BabyLongLegs Semi-Precious (50% silk, 50% superwash merino; 437yd/400m per 100g skein); 1 skein

1 US 4/3.5mm circular needle, 24 inch length

1 set DPN US 4/3.5mm

Tapestry needle; stitch markers.

Gauge

26 sts/36 rows = 4 in/10 cm in stockinette stitch

Lace pattern repeat: 1.75 in/4.5 cm high by 2.25 in/5.5 cm wide at widest point.

Fritillary – republished

carol — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:45:26 +0000

Last spring Fritillary was published in Yarn Forward. I’ve updated the pattern and republished as an individual pattern download.

This pattern will be part of my Wearable Lace collection, so if you buy the collection you will automatically receive all 4 patterns that are already in it.

Fritillary $5.95

Wearable Lace Collection $14.95

Summer Affair from the Wedding

carol — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:08:49 +0000

I’ve been very lax in my blogging over the last few weeks. Our summer holiday is drawing to an end here, and while I like the laziness of not rushing every morning with the boys we all seem to be going a little nuts from too much time in the house! They will all be in school again on Monday, and my smallest will be starting every morning in pre-school. This now means that I will have several hours every morning to focus on design work…I’m trying not to let myself get too excited!

I haven’t yet shared some photos of my sister wearing ‘Summer Affair‘ for her wedding. She looked really beautiful, and the shrug didn’t look too bad either!

Summer Affair

carol — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:26:18 +0000

$5.95

The latest addition to my self-published patterns has just been added ‘Summer Affair‘. This laceweight shrug was knit for my sister’s wedding in a few weeks time. I wanted to create something really special for her, but neither of us wear shawls. However I really love shrugs. So I set out to create a pattern that has all of the pleasure of lace knitting, delicate and open but creates a piece that is very wearable.

The shrug is constructed as a simple lace rectangle, the sleeve are grafted together and then the shrug opening is knit from the live stitches you have left on your needle. For added effect a ruffle is knitted at the back of the shrug with short rows.

I hope you all enjoy knitting this!

The photo below is my favourite, I love the shadow from the lace on the dress!

Summer Affair detail

Mystery Lace

carol — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:20:15 +0000

Here is a little teaser from a lace design I’ve been working on for the last few months. The piece is finished but I’ve still got a bit of work to do with the pattern. I haven’t worked with laceweight much before, and while it really is hard work with small children the results is like wearing air!

Knitting in the Sun

carol — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:58:59 +0000

I’ve added the details of the three patterns that I put together for Kristi Porter’s book ‘Knitting in the Sun’ to my Published pattern page.

Here are the photos:

Anna Maria

Quimper

Cinnamon Bay