I never did finish the scrollwork on that collar for the Downton Abbey coat in one day. It took several. Just printing the pattern and making it into stencils took hours....and then i basted through the stencil onto the knitting. Working on the cuffs this weekend.
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| paper stencils...don't know if i'll ever use them again but after all that work, i'm not throwing them away. |
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| scrollwork on the collar is completed |
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| basted the design on the cuff....ready for the scrollwork. |
The scrollwork is done with a crochet hook and a slip stitch. you pull the yarn up from the backside while doing the slip stitch on the right side so it's a bit tricky.
I decided to make a triangular shawl to match with the leftover yarn. I had ordered one extra skein....just in case something went terribly wrong.
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| triangular shawl pattern....easy |
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| started the shawl |
I found the shawl pattern
HERE just in case you are inspired to make one.
....and since this has all been about knitting, I thought I'd share a fun block to make if you are a quilter or a stitcher or just want to try something different..... A quilting friend shared the instructions for making a bow tie block from one piece of fabric just by folding and a bit of stitching. It was fun to do and I found a you-tube video that takes you through it step by step. The video is
HERE.
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| you can do some embroidery or applique in the spaces to accentuate the bow tie if you don't like the solid color. i like the texture it creates. |
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Have a fun week whatever it is you are doing.
