Showing posts with label Ruth Sorensen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ruth Sorensen. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Progress Update*  on my Daisy Shawl (pattern by Ruth Sorenson)

It's coming along great! I had to frog it twice but three times is a charm of course!

Since I've retrained my hands in way I hold the yarn my tension if finally much more relaxed compared to the death grip my hands used to hold over the yarn LOL.

I'm thinking though I should have gotten a few more skeins than originally bought, but we'll see.


Sunday, August 18, 2013

Daisy (Tusindfryd) shawl pattern question ?? I am stuck HELP please

 i am working on a daisy shawl pattern ruth sorenson. i have tried to contact her at her blog and i have posted my question to her pattern page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/daisy-tusindfryd
[ignore my pencil markings on this pattern sheet they are only my row numbers and total sts for that row..]
my question pertains to the ‘red arrow’ area of the above photo and its instructions: “When you follow the chart, you have to go 24 rows back to make the increases at the edges and add a new row of flowers. For every new row of flowers there will be one flower more in the row. Knit on until you have 24 rows of flowers or until the shawl has the size you want”
[NOTE* i'm knitting this flat on circulars unlike the author who did it in round and steeked the shawl. also instead of purling i'm knitting backwards on those rows.]
soooo, right now I have knitted and completed row 59 with a total of 91 sts in that row. I do not understand what to do next ?

Noro Silk Garden #252 for background and #84 for flowers

this is what it looks like so far with row 59 completed.  gives me four flowers done (but the top row is rather curled over the needles at the moment) .. it appears to me that am I to go back to row 30 and start knitting from there ?? this does not make sense to me. Please help me someone I am not knowing what to do. My next row should have five flowers right? Do I add row 30 to row 59 ?? that does not seem right. Ooh I am so muddled about this. what a quandry.

i've also posted this question over on Ravelry's knitting help board and at the actual pattern site on Ravelry in case someone else reading can help me. And I've sent email to the author of the pattern. But i doubt i'll be able to receive help directly from her as she is really has her plate full right now. Her blog last dated June 2013 tells about her, "daughter, Sine, has again been hit by serious illness. For approx. 2 weeks ago she got a bleeding in the brain and has since been hospitalized, respectively. Rigshospitalet and Herlev hospital".
Healing & helpful prayers sent for you Ruth and your daughter Sine.

spicegeek over @Ravelry shared with me her thoughts: "It looks to me like Rows 56 - 59 are only worked on the very last repeat - Once you work row 55 - go back to row 32 and work up to 55 again - keep repeating rows 32 - 55 as many tims as makes you happy then work rows 56 - 59 once to finish".... and I'm not quite sure I get it yet... since row 32 is narrower than row 55 how does that work ? think my ignorance is showing now lol... hmmm, gonna have to sleep on it maybe the lightbulb will go off when I awaken in the morn ;)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

My Knitting Wish List that will definitely be future projects !! {Updated}

I have now settled upon three four goals for new coming year of 2011.  


hahahha, the new year isn't even here yet and I've already got my list way ahead of myself... not to mention my skill ability .  Well that's what motivation is for isn't it?  To keep us going. To challenge ourselves. 


1. Though I've never done double-knitting before and I probably should begin on something like a winter hat .... but I just ADORE this scarf....and so covet the pattern. I want this to be my first double-knitting project.
Bubbles Scarf Pattern by Lucy Neatby (#492) A simple, yet visually gorgeous double-layer reversible scarf; the puffy bubbles are brilliant. A straightforward design, precisely written, to help seduce you into the delights of double-layer knitting.  Pictured in kauni Effektgarn EQ and EN.
Size: 6 inches (15 cm) wide, length adjustable.
Yarn: 75g each Kauni Effectgarn.
Techniques: Two-colour double-layer knitting, with the option to use a Tubular Cast-On and Tubular Bind-Off, and knit-quilting.
Skill Level: Intermediate / Advanced  Pattern price: $6.00
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2013 update: I have finally saved enough and got my NORO SILK GARDEN YARN for this shawl and in the exact same colorway !!!  now to just get brave enough to knit it the way Ruth did, in the round & steeked. I can knit in the round, it's actually my preference; but I have never steeked anything before. So nervous just thinking about doing that. 

2.  OH MY GOSH! you must click on this picture and so enjoy the beauty of this shawl made by Ruth !!!   

I've also never made a shawl before.... (hush, don't tell anyone!) so yup you guessed it, this too will be on my needles in 2011!  On Ruth's blog she tells that she used Nine skeins of Noro Silk Garden Sock Yarn. 4 skeins  S-084 and 5 skeins S 252.  Absolutely stunning I think!  This magnificent shawl is ' Daisy ' Shawl pattern also on my coveted list! It is designed by Ruth Sørensen done in circular knitting and steeked. 
  
The price of the pattern is 40,- DK kr (Danish Krone) which is roughly abt. $10.66 American. I've never order out of the country before so I hope paypal does the currency conversion for me.  She instructs people to Order the pattern by sending a mail on: ruth@mail.tele.dk  Please write "Daisy" in the subject line.
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2013 update: yup got this book now :)

3. Herbert Niebling Lace Designs are the breathtakingly most heavenly magical lace designs that will make one gasp and are too DIE for! His name is legendary among lace-knitters. This book has over 2 dozen patterns that have been translated from German into English in the past year for the first time ever. I think only one or two websites carry this book. Schoolhousepress.com/lace.htm is the main carrier of this book I believe at a cost of $28. 


Here are three  examples of famous Herbert Niebling designs... I found these images on "lacefreak" blog ... beautiful work lacefreak!
Lyra


Roswitha

Frosted Ferns - This one is my favorite!
Goldregen by lacereak

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4.  The Juneberry Triangle - It is an exquisite shawl design that I found on brooklyntweed's blog post dated 4.23.2010.  OMGosh!! I am in love with this shawl!!  Just look at these photos. His pattern I found is available on Ravelry for $6.50 {no affliation yadda yadda, just showing ya where I'm going to buy it from in case you want to also}.  As I read thru Jared's blog I see he has a new home address.  I must remember to bookmark it. I certainly give Kudo's to Jared Flood's design skills as I am just gobsmacked!



Juneberry Triangle
Juneberry Triangle