Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern is called Textured Ribbons from the Knit Stitch Pattern Handbook by Melissa Leapman. It combines blocks of reverse stockinette and slipped stitches. I’ve been experimenting with several slip stitch designs including this one that I knit a few months ago. I used this lovely yarn called Cocoon by Voolenvine Yarns for… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern is one that I created using variations of several stitch patterns that I’ve previously swatched. I’m calling it the Screen Door. It is similar to the stitch pattern used in my Cherish Baby Blanket pattern. I started by casting on 31 stitches on U.S. Size 7 needles using a worsted weight… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern is called Stripes and Bands and I found it in the Big Book of Knit Stitch Patterns. It is a combination of slip stitches and knit and purl rows. This swatch is a 6 inch square that I knit using a lovely yarn that I purchased at the Pittsburgh Creative Arts… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s stitch pattern is a variation on a knit mitered square. For this pattern, I knit 4 mitered squares and sewed them together. I discovered a book entitled 200 Knitted Blocks by Jan Eaton in my library. I hadn’t looked through this book in quite a while and was inspired by the many different combinations… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern swatch has 2 patterns that I experimented knitting. The first stitch pattern is a basket-weave and the one on the live stitches is a moss stitch rib pattern. This yarn is from Apple Tree Knits. I wanted to try this 100% merino wool in a DK weight. It is a joy… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern is called Maze pattern in the book 750 Knitting Stitches although I think it looks like window panes. What I love about this stitch pattern is that it’s reversible. I find reversible patterns fun to work with and I’ve explored several others in my previous posts such as this one from… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s stitch pattern is one that I call Buckles. The curved sections over the lines of stockinette remind me of a buckle. I discovered this pattern in the New Knitting Stitch Library by Leslie Stanfield. The swatch measure 7 inches wide and 6 inches long. The pattern is a repeat of 16 stitches and 14… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
This week’s stitch pattern is a swatch that I’m going to be using in an upcoming Designer Workshop on Block Island. North Light Fibers is hosting this workshop and they sent this lovely Falkland Island Wool named Atlantic. The stitch pattern is titled Diagonal Furrows and once again, I turned to Reversible Knitting Stitches by… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s stitch pattern is called a dotted chevron. I really like this stitch pattern and will be using it in an upcoming design. This stitch pattern is an 18 stitch repeat and a 10 row pattern repeat. The above photo is 3 pattern repeats and 2 stitch repeats. I’ve added a garter stitch border on… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern has been in the works for about a month. It is a variation of the Fancy Chevron stitch pattern that I posted on January 28, 2017. When I knit that swatch, I was fascinated by the seed stitch chevron and knew that I wanted a variation to use in a new… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
