Sunday 27 November 2011

Reindeer design

Hi everyone

Sorry I have not posted in a while, been busy with other things.

Though I would share this photo. Ive got another commission at the moment, and a reindeer themed sweater is wanted. I cam up with this design, based on one i found for a hand knitting patter but have slightly modified it to give my own twist.

These are just samples so obviously wont be in these colours. The end colours will be a burgundy and a white. I used the elongation lever on the sample to the left, and i think i will use that one towards the bottom of the sweater, then a panel of plain knitting or norweigan fairisle, then the normal pattern but mirror image to the other.

I think I will just be doing the fair isle on the front, and having plain sleeves and back, maybe with a bit of fairisle just near the cuffs - some herringbone perhaps?

Any ways thats all for now, hope you like :-)

Phil


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9 comments:

  1. Lynne27 November 2011 at 14:28

    This is so adorable!! I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

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  2. maureenlthompson27 November 2011 at 14:40

    Looks great Phil. What do you have to do to make it knit elongated?

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  3. Phil27 November 2011 at 15:05

    Thanks guys. Maureen - you have same machine as me yes? 700? Where you release the punchcard, theres a red lever next to it that has an S and an L on it. Normally you would have this set to S, but if you move it to L it will progress the punchcard every 2 rows rather than every row, hence the pattern is elongated :-)

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  4. maureenlthompson28 November 2011 at 06:05

    Thanks Phil. Yes I have the 700. I always thought that lever had something to do with lace knitting, had no idea it did that. Wow, I wish I had known that when I made the little sweater. Does it work for tuck stitch too? You have helped me so much, so glad I found your blog.

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  5. Phil28 November 2011 at 10:12

    Hi Maureen, yes it works for tuck too, infact anything that uses a punchcard; it just makes the card advance on every second row. :-) Im using it at the moment to make a punched tuck rib overtop and im using card number 1 but using the elongation setting.

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  6. maureenlthompson28 November 2011 at 11:45

    Great news, thanks Phil

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  7. Tom Machine Knitting Guy28 November 2011 at 19:05

    Nicely done Phil! Can't wait to see the finished project.

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  8. Phil29 November 2011 at 01:29

    Thanks for the nice comment Tom. Im hoping it will come out nice. Im knitting it in pure wool :-)

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  9. Unknown6 December 2011 at 13:09

    Really great pattern and I actually kinda like these colours - but I can't wait to see the finished jumper.

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