firstfrost: (knit)
firstfrost ([personal profile] firstfrost) wrote2012-07-25 10:04 am
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
  • Current Mood: sleepy
Entry tags:

Knitting Projects Up for Grabs

I'm getting close to done with everything in my "for real" knitting queue, including one Secret Project. Does anyone want anything? I make no claims on speed, I think it took me two years to get to doing the squid hat for [livejournal.com profile] kelkyag,, but if it's something for someone's kid, I will certainly attempt to make it sized for the kid at the time it's done rather than the time it's requested. :)
Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[identity profile] firstfrost.livejournal.com 2012-07-25 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Non-stretchy cotton for socks seems like it would be really prone to sagging. I can find some toe-up socks designed for Fixation, but that's certainly stretchy. Do you have a cotton sock yarn you like?

I always like things like this (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/frosted-ferns-7633) for doilies, but I'm not sure about the whole "nothing is right" part. :)
kelkyag: notched triangle signature mark in light blue on yellow (Default)

[personal profile] kelkyag 2012-07-25 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, the frosted ferns pattern is really pretty. I like the asymmetry in the leaf motifs -- I'll have to keep that in mind when pondering patterns. (The different blocking choices visible in the pictures are nifty, too.)

[identity profile] mathhobbit.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Kelkyag poked and prodded until I pulled out the lace patterns, and I actually found one I like!

I think I would like the Lilac Time Runner (p. 77) shortened by 2 pattern repeats so that it looks like the middle of the Lilac Time Afternoon Tea Cloth (p. 75). This is all in Marianne Kinzel's _Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting_ and is something I can do myself after I finish the Aeolian Shawl (assuming I ever overcome my fear of running out of yarn).

I'm thinking of an eggshell white cotton for the yarn. Or perhaps white cotton naturally yellows over time?

[identity profile] firstfrost.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I think white cotton does yellow over time, but it does not seem reasonable to only have the color you want after a couple of decades. :)

[identity profile] mathhobbit.livejournal.com 2012-07-25 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps what I want is a runner.

You have a lovely book with many runner patterns in it, but they are not the runners I want. I've looked at a lot of tatted runners and they weren't the ones I wanted either. Nor were any of the runners I saw in Google images...

[identity profile] firstfrost.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
You might also try looking in etsy for "rectangular doily" - there are a million of all different sorts there.

[identity profile] mathhobbit.livejournal.com 2012-07-25 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, right, and socks! My favorite pattern for cotton socks is the Sodera sock pattern. It has a lot of yarn overs and knit through back of loops which seem to make it work. I used "On Your Toes Bamboo" for those.

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mathhobbit/sodera-socks-2

My leafy lacy socks use plain old Knit Picks cotton and seem to work fine. They're short, so they can't slide down very far.

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mathhobbit/summer-leafy-lacy-socks-sidelined
Flat | Top-Level Comments Only