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 - April 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 spent time designing dolls, weaving colours in & out of the work to make pretty patterns, when actually if I had looked at different textures through knitting, I could create something more pleasing.
Stitching Project |
Garter Drop Stitch |
Waddesdon Manor - April 2019 |
Double knitting wool was used |
The main colours used were: Green, Grey & Blue |
Garter Drop Stitch |
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinhamshire, UK |
Waddesdon Manor was owned by the Rothschild family until it was bequeathed in 1957 to The National Trust.
In this piece of knitting, I wanted to incorporate the three dominant colours of blue, grey & green. I decided on the 'Garter Drop Stitch', as the garter stitch represented the green shrubbery, the dropped stitches were knitted in blue & grey.
The colours I used were:
Sage Green
Cloud Grey
Cerulean Blue
I used the main photograph to make a kaleidoscope pattern, to depict the main colours needed for the project.
This year, I want to explore different textures, so used a 'Garter Drop Stitch' in this project.
The stitches used in this stitch is:
- Knit
- Wrapping the wool around the right needle twice, before dropping it on the next row.
Lily Lupins Shop |
Finished - April 2019
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs
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