Author Topic: Pattern Exchange (Read 1582 times)

Meliandora · « **on:** November 17, 2007, 08:47:56 PM »

After spending all day today leafing through knitting/crochet patterns and thought it a good idea to start a thread based on that. I'll start:

Here's the pattern to some lovely wrist warmers. I modified it a bit to fit better since the pattern I found was rather flawed.

Cast on 40 stitches.
*_Row 1. (WS) K3 P2 K2 P4 K2 P2 K2 P6 K2 P2 K2 P4 K2 P2 K3
_Row 2. (RS) K5, P2, K4, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K2, P2, K4, P2,K5
_Row 3. (WS) K3, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K3
_Row 4. (RS) K5, P2, K4, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K2, P2, K4, P2, K5
_Row 5. (WS) K3, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K3
_Row 6. (RS) K5, P2, K4, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K2, P2, K4, P2, K5
_Row 7. (WS) K3, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K3
_Row 8. (RS) K5, P2, C4F, P2, K2, P2, C6F, P2, K2, P2, C4F, P2, K5
5_ --total of 6
Work rows 1-5 (finish WS row)
Work 8 rows of 1x1 Ribbing
Cast Off
Begin seaming from the top. Seam the ribbed area, then leave a 1 1/2 inch hole for your thumb. Resume seaming using the mattress stitch to create the illusion of the double rib pattern

choctaw · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2007, 07:23:48 AM »

Only patterns I have are for chainmail, but I'd love to see pictures to go along with the patterns if you have them? I'm always impressed by stuff like this.

Meliandora · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:26:40 AM »

I actually got this pattern from a friend a good while back. However, I went snooping on websites again and managed to find the same wrist warmer with a slightly altered pattern. It looks the same though ^_^ There's a picture at the bottom.

http://wineandneedles.blogspot.com/2004/12/wrist-warmer-pattern.html

choctaw · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2007, 01:57:01 PM »

That IS pretty!

Meliandora · « **Reply #4 on:** November 18, 2007, 05:26:39 PM »

May I see one of your chain mail patterns?

choctaw · « **Reply #5 on:** November 18, 2007, 06:20:42 PM »

Oh, I don't reinvent the wheel

The best website I know for patterns and the like is mailleartisans.org, and there's a wonderful inspiration gallery of things people have made at theringlord.com. Nox has posted some of his work in the past, and since I'm rusty I haven't taken any pictures of my newest stuff. Next decent piece I make, I promise to take a picture and put it in here.

Crystal · « **Reply #6 on:** November 18, 2007, 06:37:57 PM »

My current favorite pattern is for a baby quilt. It's this one: http://www.jeanneraecrafts.com/babymagic.html

It makes an amazing checkered quilt, and if you're good visually, you can use it for other numbers of fabrics. I will take photos of the one I just made for you guys, it's beautiful.

Meliandora · « **Reply #7 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:32:12 PM »

That looks pretty difficult. Is it?

Crystal · « **Reply #8 on:** November 18, 2007, 11:01:59 PM »

Not nearly so much as one might think, so long as you have the right tools (meaning a roller cutter and a quilting ruler).

Tamsin · « **Reply #9 on:** November 25, 2007, 01:43:23 PM »

Ooo.. quilt patterns. Currently my only quilt pattern is "cut equal-sized squares from fabric scraps, sew together".

What I would love is a quilt pattern that fits itself around using scraps instead of buying fabric specifically to cut into quilt pieces. I am thinking I should choose a pattern that will give me an interesting square, then make lots of these squares. I used to go to the quilt show every year at the apple festival, and the ladies there had the most amazing geometric patterns, with names like Flying Geese and Doubled Pinwheel...

Crystal and other quiltery people: what might you recommend for that?

Crystal · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2007, 09:15:46 PM »

Here's a scrap pattern that looks somewhat simple: http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/freequiltblock.htm

Also this one.
http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/mock_logcabin.htm

I'm getting them from this site:
http://scrapquilts.com/

Seems to have a few really good tips, as well.

Sean · « **Reply #11 on:** November 30, 2007, 06:19:13 PM »

Yeah, I like log cabin blocks. Traditional, but still cool looking.

Tamsin · « **Reply #12 on:** December 05, 2007, 02:22:38 PM »

Mmm patterns. Thanks Crystal!

I think my next project is going to be Something To Use Up All My Old Worn-Out Blue Jeans.

fixer · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2007, 05:35:03 PM »

Here's my favorite way to use up old jeans: Denim Rag Quilt. I like rag quilts, they are fun and really fast.

If you want to use smaller squares you can do this one in denim.

Now I want to make a quilt, but my sewing machine is still in Idaho.

Tamsin · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2011, 11:41:23 AM »

Necromancy!

I am a newbie lace knitter, and I am knitting lace scarves. Just... long rectangles of a simple pattern, to teach myself stitches. My first scarf was really simple, just a row of yarn-over, knit 2 together and then a knit row. Here is the one I am currently working on:

Bind on 31 stitches.
Knit 3 rows.
Row 1 (RS): K2 [K3, yo, slip1, K2tog, psso, yo]x4, K5
Row 2 (WS): Knit across
Row 3 (RS): K2 [yo, slip1, K2tog, psso, yo, K3]x4, yo, slip1, K2tog, psso, yo, K2
Row 4 (WS): knit across

Work in pattern until your yarn is nearly gone or your scarf is long enough.
Knit 3 rows.
Bind off loosely.

Can anyone recommend something a little more difficult but along these lines? I've got the hang of this one and am ready to move on, but am frankly a little overwhelmed by all the options on Ravelry and such.

Rawr! I'm A Panda · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:19:21 PM »

Tamsin! Are you on Ravelry? You should be on Ravelry. I am looking up lace scarves right now. Even though I just bought the yarn and the pattern for my sister's Christmas present and I haven't started my MUM'S Christmas present yet and I haven't even finished the socks I started in July....

Tamsin · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:29:47 PM »

I am on Ravelry! Unfortunately I am getting pattern overload in my quest to self-teach lace knitting. I am hoping some of the lovely people here can direct me towards patterns they know and can recommend that are at the right difficulty level.

Rawr! I'm A Panda · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:41:00 PM »

Quote from: Tamsin on September 19, 2011, 12:29:47 PM

I am on Ravelry! Unfortunately I am getting pattern overload in my quest to self-teach lace knitting. I am hoping some of the lovely people here can direct me towards patterns they know and can recommend that are at the right difficulty level.

You know you can search by difficulty, right?

I would assume yes, but just checking...

Tamsin · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:50:20 PM »

Oh yes, but thing is, I have this suspicion people post difficulty by what they think it is, which is of course relative to their own skill level.

Like... I learned intarsia when I was a bitty little thing, so that seems easy to me, but I've never learned cabling, so that seems super difficult, right?

I am hoping that by showing where I am currently, knitters with more techniques under their belts can see my baseline and judge difficulty accordingly.

Crystal · « **Reply #19 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:52:25 PM »

Tamsin: Cabling is not hard. Honest. I don't even really think of it as that tricky. It's just an extra step. And I'm CRAP at knitting.

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