Kelpie hexagon layout explanation
I realized when I was working on the Kelpie lace hexagon patterns that I wanted to stop and explain in
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Tag: designing
Parity: an explanation of a problem I had to figure out for myself
When I was knitting the Starry Flowers stitch pattern last week, its appearance reminded me a little of Star Rib
Continue readingLace Crescents v2: a free lace knitting stitch pattern
Here’s the sequel to last week’s Lace Crescents post. I found myself looking at the edges of the vertical repeats
Continue readingLace Crescents v1: a free lace knitting stitch pattern
It’s pretty common for one of my ideas to lead to another. Trying variations of stitch patterns is pretty educational
Continue readingHow the crescent got its hump
Occasionally I read forum posts or blog posts or project pages on Ravelry complaining about the “hump” in the center
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Yarn wrappings
Somehow, the more I hang around other knitters, the more I end up with bags of random skeins from yarn
Continue readingDesign ideas looking for a good home, No.2
Last March, I posted some ideas for shawl layouts to clear out my mental clutter. I have no idea if
Continue readingcrescent shawls: tiling flattened diamonds.
When I posted Galaxite on Saturday, I wrote in passing about using a tiled flattened diamond to create the stitch
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Design ideas looking for a good home.
I’ve been talking with my friend Sarah Sipe about designing for a while, and now I’m also having design conversations
Continue readingA Knitting Library: Lace design
I’ve come a long way in lace design over the last few years, but I feel I still have a
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