While I was waiting for my spun wool to dry, I had a go at Ninetta's treble tatting. Hmm, I'll need a lot more practice before I have anything worth taking a picture of.
I'm knitting a hooded scarf for my youngest granddaughter. I saw a picture of a crocheted hooded scarf on Pinterest and liked the look of it. I couldn't get the pattern, but looked at similar garments on Ravelry until I could see how they were structured. I decided I was in the mood for knitting, rather than crocheting, and that I'd use the project to try out various stitches I have saved to Pinterest. After some sampling and experimenting, I decided to use this stitch from purlavenue.com, but I modified it, doing two rows of knit instead of 3 so that the fabric looks the same both sides. I had a 'leaf edging' saved that I've been wanting to try. It didn't work as well as I hoped, I think my yarn is too thick. So I experimented with different edgings until I found one I liked, which is here, number 1866 on Free Vintage Knitting. I'm going to use a different stitch for the hood part, I think the hood should be more solid than the scarf part needs to be. Watch this space.
I love the way you just sit down and try different patterns and techniques. From this end, it seems effortless... until I try it myself! I'm looking forward to seeing how this turns out. I haven't tried Ninetta's technique yet, but I heard several ladies chatting about it at Tat Days.
ReplyDeleteYour wool looks lovely, eager to see the hood scarf! Treble tatting, give it another go, you'll get it. I did much to my surprise.
ReplyDeleteI am sure it will be wonderful!!! :) I love the look already!! :)
ReplyDeleteI am sure it’s going to be beautiful fir her,
ReplyDeleteIt’s tooo hot in the Uk I have given up knitting, I look forward to seeing your scarf
What an enticing, old-world type of photograph of your knitting ensemble :-)
ReplyDeleteYes! I also want to try Ninetta's treble tatting. Let us see whether I can do it snuggly or not.
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