It is nice to be home. I am very happy to find so many new followers...welcome! I am so impressed with all the beautiful blogs that I keep finding and am having a hard time keeping up. At some point, I will add more blogs that I follow to my blog...please do not be offended if I have not put too many up. I am making a small-silk-hat tutorial for this weekend. look for it on my tutorial page.
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| Small silk hat |
I have had a couple of request for patterns...I never write things down, but I do have some advice that I could share. I use 6/0 and 7/0 lace needles. There are smaller needles, but I like my knitting to have a nice drape, and am happy with my results using what I use.
http://store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk/knitting-needles/cat_4.html here is a link to a website where you can purchase needles. There are different ways to size knitting needles, and this site has a nice chart to help you out.
I like to use fine sewing threads to knit with because they drape nicely. There are also larger needles and if I were to use a wool, I would use a larger needle--to keep a nice drape.
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| this is a #100 silk thread that I knit with 6/0 needles. When I block it , I will add some drape to it by shaping it to the bed |
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| this is a 130/2 silk thread that I knit on 6/0 needles. Notice that this piece drapes with no coaxing from me...I love it. |
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| same lace panel. |
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| Some tiny garments knit on 7/0 needles |
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| I don't know if you can see this but, the blue gutermann's silk thread is #100 and feels like it is two time larger than the YLI #100 silk thread and the #80 Madera cotton. Size of thread seems to be uncoordinated. Not all fine threads knit well...I do not like Ping Ling # 100, I think, because it is too tightly spun. |
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| Au Ver A Soie is my favorite silk to work with. Until I started looking on-line, I did not think I could buy it anymore, but I have found it. I will give the links under a new link list that I will make this week end. I am going to put together a mini knitting resource list and put together some tutorials to help you start knitting yourself. I will try to give each fiber that I use a separate posting so that you can choose what you would like to knit with We can start with bigger needles and Needlepoint -wool...it will be good. Thanks for looking , Lucy |
