[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Knitting patterns

[Jaycie Dabb]

So knitting has a seen stitch called Kitchener stitch. It creates an extra row between two rows that sew the seam together

Jaycie ferre

> On Jan 4, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Jen via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your fascinating description of the knitting patterns. They all
> sound fun to feel in their own ways. I especially liked the "line of
> squares" one. Silly question - why doesn't knitting use seams? (I've just
> discovered stitches, remember?)
> 
> Now for patterns. The back of my "Charlotte's Web" pillow is pre-stitched
> with squares with rounded corners. The squares have tiny loop-d-loops that
> make the corners and connect the squares. The edges of the pillow have wavy
> stitches. The seams my friend stitched the picture square on, are all made
> of tiny cross stitches. They look like
> 
> xxx
> 
> all over!
> 
> Jen
> 
> spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net
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> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Knitting patterns
> 
> I used the blanket rectangle project to find out what some patterns in A
> Treasury of Knitting Patterns look like.  I thought I'd share my findings.
> 
> Diamond brocade makes diamonds outlined by an opposite stitch, like purl
> outlined by knit.  
> 
> Double diamonds makes a diamond outlined by tiny diamonds.  The tiny
> diamonds aren't as pronounced an outline as the stitches in diamond brocade.
> Both are very pretty patterns for diamond lovers like me.
> 
> Arabic diamonds creates very subtle diamonds that are not connected to each
> other.  There's a bit of empty purl space between.
> 
> Chevron creates rounded rectangles.  With the slightly fuzzy yarn I used,
> they're not real pronounced, so it also looks like zigzags.
> 
> Dotted chevron creates wide waves with an eye in the blank space between
> waves.  It looks like a smile with an eye above.  Pretty cool.
> 
> Vandyke zigzag is a line of squares, with diagonal lines on either side
> pointing to the square, kind of like a fish.  It's very interesting.
> 
> The last pattern I made is one I just kinda made up myself.  I call it
> check.  It is:  knit 6, purl 6 (or whatever number of stitches fits evenly
> into your gauge.)  When you've done that far enough to make a square, switch
> to purl 6, knit 6, and make another square the reverse of the first.  Easy,
> but nice.
> 
> 
> 
> So now I know about 6 different knit-purl patterns.  I'd be interested to
> hear about patterns others have used for their rectangles.
> 
> Tracy
> 
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