Stitching Project - Knitting Journal - Stowe House - Buckinghamshire - December 2019

This year, 2019, I have decided to explore texture & colours in my knitting. I want to record this through a journal & be inspired by my home in the English countryside or places I have visited.

Knitting Journal - December 2019

I currently design doll knitting patterns, but I know there is more to knitting than just 'stocking stitch' & trying to make the perfect looking doll, which doesn't look as if it is hand knitted. I have designed dolls, weaving colours to make pretty patterns, when actually if I had looked at different textures through knitting, I could create something more pleasing.

Stitching Project - 2019

Kaleidoscope of Leaves

My December 2019 project is based on a day trip to Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, UK. It is a great place to have long walks, or in the summer have a picnic. I took photos during the Autumn, in 2017.

Blue, Light Blue, Orange & Camel

Moss Stitch

I made a kaleidoscope pattern from the main photo, and based my colours around this image.














The colours I used were:
Blue
Light Blue
Orange
Camel






This year, I want to explore different textures, so used a 'Moss Stitch' in this project.
The stitches used in this stitch is:
- Knit
- Purl
For each row, I used a different colour, this gave a beautiful weave effect.




This concludes my Knitting Journal for 2019.

Stowe House Website

Lily Lupins Shop

Finished December 2019
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs

Stitching Project - Knitting Journal - Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire - November 2019

This year, 2019, I have decided to explore texture & colours in my knitting. I want to record this through a journal & be inspired by my home in the English countryside or places I have visited.

Knitting Journal - November 2019

I currently design doll knitting patterns, but I know there is more to knitting than just 'stocking stitch' & trying to make the perfect looking doll, which doesn't look as if it is hand knitted. I have designed dolls, weaving colours to make pretty patterns, when actually if I had looked at different textures through knitting, I could create something more pleasing.

Stitching Project - 2019

Colours Used: Blue, Green, Pink & Lilac

My November 2019 project is based on a day trip in August to Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire, UK. My daughter & I had a wonderful morning, looking around the gardens. So many beautiful colours, but a very very warm day.










I sat under the arch for a very long time, as it was so warm that morning.

Knitting Stitch - Fleck Stitch

The colours I used were:
Blue
Green
Pink
Lilac

Kaleidoscope pattern of collage made from flowers & trees

I put together a collage of the main colours that I wanted to use, I then made a kaleidoscope of this collage. I used this as a base for my design.

Stitching Project

This year, I want to explore different textures, so used a 'Fleck Stitch' in this project.
The stitches used in this stitch is:
- Knit
- Purl

Waterperry Gardens Website

Lily Lupins Shop

Finished November 2019
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs

Stitching Project - Knitting Journal - Avoncroft Museum of Buildings - Worcestershire - October 2019

This year, 2019, I have decided to explore texture & colours in my knitting. I want to record this through a journal & be inspired by my home in the English countryside or places I have visited.

Knitting Journal - October 2019

Stitching Project - 2019

I currently design doll knitting patterns, but I know there is more to knitting than just 'stocking stitch' & trying to make the perfect looking doll, which doesn't look as if it is hand knitted. I have designed dolls, weaving colours to make pretty patterns, when actually if I had looked at different textures through knitting, I could create something more pleasing.

Avoncroft Museum of Buildings

I used the design of the chimneys for the knitted piece

I used the colours candy red & grey

Diagonal Garter Stitch

My October 2019 project is based on a day trip to the open air Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, Worcestershire, UK. What a wonderful day we had, with our little dog & a picnic. The buildings are all original, rescued & re-built in the museum grounds.














I was really taken with the chimneys. The brick work around the chimney was really unusual, so I wanted to create a piece of knitting with this in mind.















I wanted to show the diagonal texture & pattern of the chimney.

The colours I used were:
Candy Red
Grey

This year, I want to explore different textures, so used a 'Diagonal Garter Stitch' in this project.
The stitches used in this stitch is:
- Knit
- Purl

Our little dog, enjoying the long walk

Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, Bromsgrove, UK - Website

Finished October 2019
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs

Stitching Project - Knitting Journal - Brackley, Northamptonshire - September 2019

This year, 2019, I have decided to explore texture & colours in my knitting. I want to record this through a journal & be inspired by my home in the English countryside or places I have visited.

Knitting Journal - September 2019

Tortoise Shell Butterfly

I currently design doll knitting patterns, but I know there is more to knitting than just 'stocking stitch' & trying to make the perfect looking doll, which doesn't look as if it is hand knitted. I have designed dolls, weaving colours to make pretty patterns, when actually if I had looked at different textures through knitting, I could create something more pleasing.

My September 2019 project is based on photographs taken in my back garden. All of a sudden lots of butterflies arrived on a large shrub with gorgeous purple flowers. There were so many butterflies, that my daughter and I got lots of lovely close photographs. The butterflies visited us for about a week. This is a Tortoise Shell Butterfly.

Kaleidoscope Image

From one of the photographs, I made a kaleidoscope of colours & based my colours on the finished image.

Colours were used from the butterfly wings & flower

In this piece of knitting, I wanted to show the spots of colour from the butterfly wings & the purple from the flower.

Purple, Orange, Brown & White

The colours I used were:

Purple
Orange
Brown
White

Box Stitch

This year, I want to explore different textures, so used a 'Box Stitch' in this project.
The stitches used in this stitch is:
- Knit
- Purl

Lily Lupins Shop

Finished September 2019
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs

Stitching Journal - Knitting Journal - Canal Museum - Stoke Bruerne - August 2019

This year, 2019, I have decided to explore texture & colours in my knitting. I want to record this through a journal & be inspired by my home in the English countryside or places I have visited.

Knitting Journal - August 2019

I currently design doll knitting patterns, but I know there is more to knitting than just 'stocking stitch' & trying to make the perfect looking doll, which doesn't look as if it is hand knitted. I have designed dolls, weaving colours to make pretty patterns, when actually if I had looked at different textures through knitting, I could create something more pleasing.

Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire

Canal Folk Art

My inspiration was canal folk art

Red, Green, Pink & Yellow

Double Moss Stitch

My August 2019 project is based around a day trip to the Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, UK.
I love traditional canal folk art, so wanted to use this as my inspiration. I love the bright colours used & the brush strokes of the patterns.












I took a photograph of flowers along a side panel of a barge.

















In this piece of knitting, I wanted round textures in the knitted square, so I decided to knit in moss stitch.












The colours I used were:
Red
Green
Yellow
Pink














This year, I want to explore different textures, so used a 'Double Moss Stitch' in this project.
The stitches used in this stitch is:
- Knit
- Purl

Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire

The Canal Museum is situated in the village of Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, UK, which is on The Grand Union Canal.

Lily Lupins Shop

Finished August 2019
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs

Stitching Project - Knitting Journal - Deddington, Oxfordshire - July 2019

This year, 2019, I have decided to explore texture & colours in my knitting. I want to record this through a journal & be inspired by my home in the English countryside or places I have visited.

Stitching Project - July 2019

I currently design doll knitting patterns, but I know there is more to knitting than just 'stocking stitch' & trying to make the perfect looking doll, which doesn't look as if it is hand knitted. I have designed dolls, weaving colours to make pretty patterns, when actually if I had looked at different textures through knitting, I could create something more pleasing.

Wheat Fields of Deddington, Oxfordshire

My July 2019 project is based on the fields of wheat, in a village my family has lived for centuries. The parish registers started in 1538, my ancestors are on the very first page. This beautiful village is called Deddington, in Oxfordshire, UK. It is where I have run my ballet school for the last 21 years. My family still live there.

Kaleidoscope of the Wheat

Knitting Project - July 2019

Brown, Light Brown, Cream & Green

Dot Stitch

I made a kaleidoscope pattern of the wheat & a beautiful pattern was made. I was able to identify the colours needed to make my square.















In this piece of knitting, I wanted a plain piece of stocking stitch, but with a few flecks of of colours to reflect the wheat. I used the 'Dot Stitch' to do this.









The colours I used were:
Brown
Light Brown
Cream
Green












This year, I want to explore different textures, so used a 'Dot Stitch' in this project.
The stitches used in this stitch is:
- Knit
- Purl

Deddington History Website

Deddington is described as a town, because it has a town hall, but it is actually a village! It has been a market town since the 12th Century. 

Lily Lupins Shop

Finished July 2019
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs