Silt & Stone

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Mar 042013
 
Silt & Stone

The world is made of silt and stone, the granular material and solid minerals suspended in water or settled on the earth. As sediment forms a shape, so do the Silt & Stone Hat and Mittens grow from a mixture of stitches that settle together. For the hat, the wide garter and cable brim is knit sideways and grafted, then stitches are picked up for the crown and worked in the round with decreases to the top. The result is a chunky hat with a little slouch, both warm and textural from its mixture of elements.For the mittens, the long garter and cable cuff is knit sideways and grafted, then stitches are picked up for the hand and worked in the round with a thumb gusset. The extended cuff both hugs the forearm and slouches warmly at the wrist, while the comfy mitten keeps all your fingers warm. Techniques & Skills Used: provisional CO, backward loop CO, knit/purl, increasing/decreasing, picking up stitches, cables, grafting. Hat Size: XS (S, M, L); 15.25 (17.5, 19.75, 22)” brim circumference, unstretched.Mittens . . .

Sep 262011
 
Sailing To Byzantium

For over 1000 years, the Byzantine Empire stood as a symbol of Christian power in the eastern half of what had once been the Roman Empire, symbolizing a final link to the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Renamed Constantinople in 330 AD by Constantine I, the ancient city of Byzantium remained a center of wealth and power despite its fall to the western knights of the Fourth Crusade in 1203. The future of the city changed forever in 1453, when it was besieged by Sultan Mehmet II and the Ottoman Turks, overrun, and reborn as Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. A city of ancient Roman stonework, early Christian domes, towering Islamic minarets and intricate Ottoman tile and mosaics, Byzantium now stands for a dream of splendor and beauty straddling Europe and Asia Minor. Byzantine architecture is notable for its stacked shapes; minarets towering over domes, above arches and blocks. The repeating geometric motifs create a strong visual effect, in warm tones of sandstone, clay, stone and lead. The geometry is enhanced . . .

Lattice Mittens

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Sep 262011
 
Lattice Mittens

Lattice Mitten are part of the Sailing To Byzantium Collection. These warm colorwork mittens feature three different slipstitch patterns, all reminiscent of Ottoman architecture. Techniques & Skills Used: Cable CO, corrugated ribbing, slipstitch colorwork, knit/purl, increasing/decreasing, grafting. This pattern contains full written instructions, as well as charts for the slipstitch colorwork. Size: S (M, L): 6 (7, 8)” palm circumference and 7.5 (9.75, 12)” length, to fit 6.5 (7.5, 8.5)” hand circumference. Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100% merino wool, 210 yards/ 192m/100g); 1 skein each of MC and CC. Size M shown in Tortuga (MC) and Applewood (CC). Other Materials: US 7 (4.5mm) 32” circular needle if using Magic Loop, or dpns, or size to match gauge; Stitch markers (4); Yarn needle; Scrap yarn; Stitch holder for thumb. Gauge: 28 st and 26 rounds/4” in Twisted Stripe, after blocking. 22 st and 24 rounds/4” in Corrugated Rib; 20 st and 26 rounds/4” in stockinette st, after blocking. See it on Ravelry or on Payhip to read more and purchase the pattern.