Dan (DH) commissioned me to make 2 blankets for our daughter in law’s family. He wanted North American yarn (We used Prairie Spun DK from Brown Sheep Yarns, it’s spun in Nebraska from Targee wool raised in the USA), and New England motifs. My DIL mentioned that red was her family’s favorite color. That reminded me of the New Year Knots we gave out at her wedding, so I wanted to echo the look of the knots.
I’ve blogged about adding an i-cord edging to a bias edge, but that was only for one particular increasing sloped edge. Liz commented, “How would
So, if you work a short row slide by working very short rows back and forth, increasing on the right and decreasing on the left,
Main color in stockinette, contrast color 1 in i-cord, and contrast color 2 in following fabric. Today’s instructions are for the top green and navy lines. In the green i-cord, the
Last week I posted about inserting I-cord in two colors. I was fairly happy with how it turned out, but I wished the decrease with
Main color in St st, contrast color in i-cord and following fabric From the right side, cast on 3 sts with contrast color. Turn. Row 1: With
MC in St st, CC in i-cord and following fabric From the right side, cast on 3 sts with working yarn. Turn. Row 1: Kfb, k2,
The twin’s mother, my dear friend Katie, admires Dasher. I can see her little girls wearing Dasher and I must knit it for them. This
The Herringbone Toque, Herringbone Cowl, and Herringbone Mittens are all knit on the bias with i-cord edging. I’ve had some pattern support questions about the