Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Slipping

I like to learn new techniques, as anyone who reads this blog regularly will know. So when I came across Rebekah Yeager's instructions for a pattern created by slipping some stitches and knitting others, I was keen to try it out. The pattern is a free download on Ravelry called Turkish Tiles, a slip stitch dishcloth... Two rows are knitted with each colour in succession, which means that you're only working with one yarn at a time. .It took a while for the pattern to 'emerge', I almost gave up. I persisted and am glad I did, because eventually I could see the pattern. How does the other side look?
The pattern is more subtle, but still there.

14 comments:

  1. Seems to have quite some texture? I like it !!!

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  2. A pretty combination of two shades of blue.

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  3. This is great! I'm not a good knitter. I have a friend who knitted me some lovely dish clothes that I use every day - simply great! I'll send her this link. She would like the pattern.

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  4. That is awesome!!! :)
    And I love the colors!!! :)

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  5. It’s really pretty and the two shades of blue do a good job of bringing out the pattern.

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  6. I love this, and wonder if you couldn't sew all your samples together and Make a super cute sweater or blanket like a "coat of many colors" 😊

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    1. I did see a blanket pattern very similar to this, but I think your multicolour version is a better idea.

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  7. Pretty pattern! It had escaped my eagle eye but thanks to you it is now safely saved in my Rav favourites. I love mosaic knitting too, it's very addictive. I'm now experimenting with mosaic crochet... which is just as addictive!

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  8. Lovely dishcloth. I'm knitting the Squiggle-Dot (slipped stitches) pattern from Ravelry. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/squiggle-dot

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  9. That's Mosaic knitting isn't it? I keep meaning to buy the Barbara Walker Anthology which has these designs, it fascinates me. I think you have to concentrate, but you don't have to cope with multiple colours all tangling up.

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    1. The pattern didn’t use that term, so I’ve learnt something thanks to the comments here!

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    2. Hi Maureen, Barbara Walker's book is a wonderful resource and I am happy I bought it. As for concentration, most mosaic patterns are geometrical so the first rows/rounds do require concentration but then logic and symmetry come to your rescue and you can relax. Another book I'd recommend is Barbara Benson's Mosaic & Lace Knits. That's another Barbara :) and her patterns are gorgeous, plus she gives detailed info about Mosaic, what yarn to chose, etc. One of my 3 favourites in my knitting book library!

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