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Mona Abdel-Rahman, hand knitted blanket.
Couverture tricotée, 2012. Laine polaire brute : 3 jours pour la laver et la sécher ; environ 2 à 3 ans pour carder la laine à la main et la filer sur un fuseau turc ; au moins deux sessions de 5 à 10 jours de teinture naturelle ; 2 semaines supplémentaires pour brocher la laine ; 7 mois pour tricoter la couverture ; un après-midi pour la laver en machine et la "remplir" (processus de rétrécissement pour la rendre plus durable) ; 5 minutes de séance photo ; inestimable. (traduit).
Elle est sur flickr : https:// www.flickr.com/people/84686978@N00/
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Hey everyone, I’m #ontario. I’m interested in #crafts, #crochet, #deadwood, #jigsawpuzzles, #knitting, and #stephenking.
I just had a knitting epiphany.
Needle size and yarn thickness are completely independent variables.
This should not have been a surprise, but I hadn't really thought about it.
My husband keeps complaining that knitted hats (even commercially knitted ones) aren't warm enough. It took a while for me to realize that he meant they felt drafty. And he's got a point. I just knitted a hat from a pattern and it's perfectly wearable, but the lost hat I was replacing was very dense and this one, not so much. The pattern called for worsted weight yarn on #7 needles at 22 st/4".
Now, I know that "lace" knitting happens by using thinner yarn and larger needles to get a very open structure. I just never really thought about the opposite. I had read at some point that a rule of thumb for selecting needle size was that the needle diameter should be close to twice the yarn thickness. Which makes sense. But, if I want a denser structure for a really warm item, could I just use smaller needles?
So, I used the leftover yarn from the last hat to do a swatch on #4 needles. And got 26 st/4". So, I knew that the needles size is the main determinant of gauge. But, I guess I just didn't think about all the implications of that. There's obviously got to be a lower limit. But this warrants further exploration. Because if I can get the same gauge with thicker yarn, that may solve the drafty hat problem.
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Richild
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I feel like this year's February is all about knitting - so here is another one of my projects. This hooded scarf is inspired by mystic forests and soft pads of moss. To give it the feeling of fresh morning dew I added some glass beads. I made the pattern myself and like how by accident it got so long that I can tie it around my body several times. So comfy ^^ #knitting #hood #scarf #medieval #pagan #fantasy #natural #inspiredbynature #woodwitch #ranger #mimicry
Oh well, it´s been a while... not to worry, I´m still active. The coming posts will reveal that I´m not only into drawing but also involved in lots of other stuff. For example I like cuddling up in my cosy flat in winter and do some knitting. These pillows normally sit on our sofa in the living room but as it was a sunny springlike day I took them to a coffe break on the balcony.
#knitting #moss #inspiredbynature #madefromscraps #mywork #irregularpatterns #cosylife