A baby castle?
Everyone seems to be knitting lacey shawls, and I wonder if I should too. I'm not the shawl-wearing type (but everyone seems to say that when they start their knitting...), so it would be nice to find something else to practise the lace stitches I once knew. Today I found something nice, which might be a good idea for baby sweater number 3. (I need to get back to the French sailor barkarole, the baby is born and even though I'm knitting for a six months old, it would be nice to surprise our neighbours with this quite soon)
The thing I saw: Gingerbread castle.
I found this photo in a machine knitting site, Heidi's knitting room. She gives instructions for knitting it on a Bond, I hope I will be able to transform her chart into handknit stitches. I googled for the castle and found a handknitted version in the blog Little Purl of the Orient. (Scroll to the 25th of April) It would be a nice idea to knit this in the back of a sweater or cardigan, and make a small embroidered cavalier (or princess?) in the front.
The boys and I have done some Kool-Aid dying, and it was a nice experience. Reports will follow. For those of you who read Swedish, there is a report in my main site of the great Mercedes event we went to in Milan last week. A picture from Armani's fashion show for those of you who think about fringes. They seem to be fashionable...
The thing I saw: Gingerbread castle.
I found this photo in a machine knitting site, Heidi's knitting room. She gives instructions for knitting it on a Bond, I hope I will be able to transform her chart into handknit stitches. I googled for the castle and found a handknitted version in the blog Little Purl of the Orient. (Scroll to the 25th of April) It would be a nice idea to knit this in the back of a sweater or cardigan, and make a small embroidered cavalier (or princess?) in the front.
The boys and I have done some Kool-Aid dying, and it was a nice experience. Reports will follow. For those of you who read Swedish, there is a report in my main site of the great Mercedes event we went to in Milan last week. A picture from Armani's fashion show for those of you who think about fringes. They seem to be fashionable...
4 Comments:
Hi! I'm 98 % sure that the Gingerbread Castle instructions (for handknitters) are featured in Barbara Walker's "Treasures" series. If you don't have them, I can send a copy. Will check when I get home.
Anne V.
By Anonymous, at 12:47 PM
Pattern from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury:
1) Gingerbread Castle - Page 242
2) Enchanted Cottage - Page 213
http://yscmama.typepad.com/photos/done/secretprject.html
/Hanna
By iHanna, at 4:50 PM
did you ever get a copy of this pattern? i have searched and searched but cannot find one and would dearly love to have it
cathy
By cathy, at 1:28 AM
It is in the Barabara Walker book, but so far I haven't tried it.
By Jorun, at 1:21 PM
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