Comments on: Purple Flower Blanket – The Design Phase http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/ ...knit happens! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thanh Rosenberg http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 Thanh Rosenberg Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:43:57 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-1602 After research a number of of the weblog posts on your website now, and I actually like your manner of blogging. I bookmarked it to my bookmark web site listing and might be checking again soon. Pls take a look at my web site as nicely and let me know what you think. After research a number of of the weblog posts on your website now, and I actually like your manner of blogging. I bookmarked it to my bookmark web site listing and might be checking again soon. Pls take a look at my web site as nicely and let me know what you think.

]]> By: Susan Crowe http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 Susan Crowe Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:47:53 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-1514 Hi Alison I used separate yarn for each petal - wound on separate bobbins. There are a couple of places you can get away with carrying it but it's a trickier shape than it first looks. My advice is to have lots of bobbins and add and take away yarns quite freely. If you cary too much it can pull tight and you can't correct it. With lots of loose ends to darn in (!) you get a chance to wiggle all the stitches tighter or looser as you darn them in. Also - for some of the fiddlier stitches around the edges of petals - it's worth just Swiss embroidering them! (I like to cheat :-) Have you tried googling intarsia techniques - there's a lot of good stuff out there to help you?? Good luck and happy knitting Susan Hi Alison

I used separate yarn for each petal – wound on separate bobbins. There are a couple of places you can get away with carrying it but it’s a trickier shape than it first looks. My advice is to have lots of bobbins and add and take away yarns quite freely. If you cary too much it can pull tight and you can’t correct it. With lots of loose ends to darn in (!) you get a chance to wiggle all the stitches tighter or looser as you darn them in.

Also – for some of the fiddlier stitches around the edges of petals – it’s worth just Swiss embroidering them! (I like to cheat :-)

Have you tried googling intarsia techniques – there’s a lot of good stuff out there to help you??

Good luck and happy knitting
Susan

]]> By: alison crawford http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 alison crawford Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:40:18 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-1513 Hi, this blanket is so gorgeous I have been inspired to try the cushion version (for starters). I'm not very experienced with the intarsia technique, and have reached a problem... For the separate petals did you carry the yarn across the back or use a different piece for each new bit? ie did you use just one bit of yarn for each flower or separate strands when dealing with 2 petals? I hope this makes sense, it's harder to describe than I thought! thanks Hi, this blanket is so gorgeous I have been inspired to try the cushion version (for starters). I’m not very experienced with the intarsia technique, and have reached a problem… For the separate petals did you carry the yarn across the back or use a different piece for each new bit? ie did you use just one bit of yarn for each flower or separate strands when dealing with 2 petals? I hope this makes sense, it’s harder to describe than I thought!
thanks

]]> By: Damn, Knit & Blast It » At Last – The Flower Blanket is Done http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Damn, Knit & Blast It » At Last – The Flower Blanket is Done Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:58:21 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-1145 [...] Purple Flower Blanket – The Design Phase [...] [...] Purple Flower Blanket – The Design Phase [...]

]]> By: Damn, Knit & Blast It » Knitgasm… http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Damn, Knit & Blast It » Knitgasm… Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:38:38 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-1095 [...] Purple Flower Blanket – The Design Phase [...] [...] Purple Flower Blanket – The Design Phase [...]

]]> By: Anne http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Anne Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:19:46 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-808 It looks super - I'm looking forward to your progress reports! It looks super – I’m looking forward to your progress reports!

]]> By: Arianwen http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Arianwen Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:51:52 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-807 That looks lovely! I can't wait to see the squares as they immerge. That looks lovely! I can’t wait to see the squares as they immerge.

]]> By: Helen http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Helen Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:21:21 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-806 oh I love the colours and will be looking forwards to the progress as it comes ☻ oh I love the colours and will be looking forwards to the progress as it comes ☻

]]> By: susan crowe http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-805 susan crowe Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:16:21 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-805 Aberdonian Gasps!!! :shock: You're absolutely right!! Fortunately I only need to rotate that by 90 degrees... I'm impressed you're looking so closely! Thanks for the heads up :-) Aberdonian

Gasps!!! :shock:

You’re absolutely right!!

Fortunately I only need to rotate that by 90 degrees… I’m impressed you’re looking so closely!
Thanks for the heads up :-)

]]> By: Aberdonian http://susancrowe.co.uk/2009/03/15/purple-flower-blanket-the-design-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Aberdonian Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:17:07 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/?p=538#comment-804 I love it! Have you noticed that you've done a square wrong in your design? ;) It's a grey stripey one, 3rd column from the left, 5th square down. I wouldn't want your carefully designed blanket to have one mismatched square! I love it! Have you noticed that you’ve done a square wrong in your design? ;) It’s a grey stripey one, 3rd column from the left, 5th square down. I wouldn’t want your carefully designed blanket to have one mismatched square!

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