Tag: stitch patterns

knitted sample of Kelpie lace hexagon 4. It's got more holes in it than Kelpie lace hexagon 3, like a grid of alternating knit stitches and holes framed inside hexagons.

Kelpie lace hexagon 4: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on December 20, 2022January 17, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

This is the last hexagon of a series of coordinating stitch patterns that would work to make a kind of

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knitted sample of kelpie lace hexagon 3

Kelpie lace hexagon 3: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on December 13, 2022January 17, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

This is the third of a series of coordinating stitch patterns that would work to make a kind of gradient

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Two rows of hexagonal lace patterns, with the hexagons arranged with no gaps in between. This version of the kelpie hexagon has a few more holes in each hexagon than version 1.

Kelpie lace hexagon 2: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on December 6, 2022January 17, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

This is the second of a series of coordinating stitch patterns that would work to make a kind of gradient

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knitted sample of Release lace. It has repeating arches of hoes in it, along with rounded diamonds with trefoil-shaped holes.

Release: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on December 1, 2022January 17, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Release, suggested by Jeanette B., a

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Four sets of lace hexagons, each set progressively having more open areas. At one end, there’s a set of mesh made of alternating lines of yarnovers and either decreases or knit stitches.

Étude no. 27: Kelpies hexagon designs

Posted on November 23, 2022January 17, 2023 by Naomi Parkhurst

When I was knitting the Kelpies lace, I noticed two sections within the stitch pattern that I thought could be

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illustration showing how the Kelpies needlework chart might look as stranded knitting. There's two patterned vertical columns that alternate, one with almost-circles with plus-signs in them, and one with horizontal diamonds with flowers in.

Kelpies: a needlework chart for any craft

Posted on November 2, 2022November 8, 2022 by Naomi Parkhurst

The random number generator picked Kelpies from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Antoinette, one of my Patreon supporters.

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Kelpies: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on November 2, 2022December 6, 2022 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Kelpies, suggested by Antoinette, a Patreon

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Knitted sample of Yarrow lace. It’s a fairly abstract pattern, but there are shapes almost like alternating arrows pointing upward.

Yarrow: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on October 1, 2022November 8, 2022 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Yarrow, suggested by MLW, a Patreon

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Etude no. 26: designing knit-purl stitch patterns

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Naomi Parkhurst

I mostly haven’t done much with designing knit-purl patterns with my secret code grids, but I thought it might be

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knitted sample of wander lace in blue yarn. The bottom half looks kind of like chevrons or maybe plant leaves on a vertical stop. The top part is ovalish diamonds or flowers on the stalks.

Wander: a lace knitting stitch pattern

Posted on September 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by Naomi Parkhurst

The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Wander, suggested by Enting, a Patreon

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