Studies in Topology

There are a lot of patterns available to crochet a spiral - for example this at Engineered Crochet. As with many other patterns, I'm always interested in doing something similar in knitting ... so I'm quite proud that I finally managed it. The trick is to only knit one side of the square at a time and to knit three rows per side.

 

Now I only (!) need an idea how to best include it into a pattern :)

Horizontal Cables

A while ago I saw a beautiful pattern for crocheted fingerless gloves on Ravelry - Comet by Tanja Oswald. It had horizontal cables and instantly started thinking about how to do horizontal cables in  knitting ... it took me a while to figure it out and I'm still not happy with the result and there is room for improvement, but it's a path worth pursuing.

 

Other ideas for horizontal cables (different ones though) can be found here:

• http://dragoncrafter.livejournal.com/28161.html?nojs=1
• http://bigdamnknitter.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/horizontal-cables/

 

Short Rows and Old Lace

This might become my first ever lace pattern ... of course with some short rows between the lacy bits.

Let's knit a Pouf!

During a knitting retreat of our local Stitch and Bitch group, we had a class to knit a pouf, held by Anne-Catherine of Knit Kit (or knitsandthings.com - her english Website).

I haven't finished it yet - knitting with 6 strands of cotton is more of a workout than actual knitting :) - but I am quite proud of what I've already made.

 

If you're interested, you can buy the pattern here.