garter stitch – Page 6 – Peartree Knitting

What’s next???

February 21, 2016February 24, 2016Diana Poirier

Hi there.

Here’s a couple of photos of the second infinity scarf I’ve completed as promised.

The request was for purple, so I used a dark Emperor purple and added a band of a neutral colour – Parchment – to give the scarf a bit of pop and break up the purple a bit.

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Now that I’m done this scarf, I have no other requests, so it’s back to working on my blanket (yes, I’ve made some progress on it LOL), and I’ve decided to make some new cushions for my bed. What I haven’t decided on yet is which stitch I’m going to use for them. I want something that has texture and some visual interest. Hmmm?

I hope you’re enjoying your day!

Happy knitting!

To infinity and beyond…

February 12, 2016February 21, 2016Diana Poirier

I’m finished!

I’m all done the infinity scarf for my girlfriend and having never had an infinity scarf before, I’m thinking I’m going to make one for myself!! 😀

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This one measures 10″ wide and is super SUPER cozy!

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I’ve created a pattern for it, so if you’re looking for an easy project, make sure you check it out. Click here for the pattern.

It’s suppose to be really cold this weekend, so if you start your scarf today, you can be done by tomorrow! Honestly! 😉

Keep warm everyone and happy knitting!

Coming along…

February 8, 2016March 16, 2016Diana Poirier

Hello there!

So the hat my girlfriend asked me to knit for her is done!

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And her infinity scarf is half way done!

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The hat was double knit using a parchment coloured DK yarn and I added a cream coloured pom-pom. So wanting to make the infinity scarf co-ordinate with the hat, I used the same yarn colours, adding a band of cream to the parchment scarf, and used the same stitch on both (garter stitch).

My girlfriend requested the infinity scarf be wide and it is, measuring 1o”! It’s going to be one big, cozy scarf! I’ll post more photos when I’m done!

If you would like to knit your own hat while waiting for me to finish the scarf, you can find the pattern here. It’s really super easy and you’ll be done in no time!

Happy knitting!

2 of 3…

January 29, 2016March 15, 2016Diana Poirier

Hi everyone!

I’ve completed cushion 2 of 3 I wanted to do.

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I used the garter stitch for this cushion and 3 different colours to create this affect. I knit using 2 strands of DK yarn at one time.

The grey is the main colour. I mixed black with the grey for the bottom section and then white with grey for the top.

I cast on 60 stitches using size 9 US needles and knit a 5″ black/grey section, then a 20″ white/grey section and finished with another 5″ black/grey section for a total of a 30″ piece. When you fold the piece in half, the sections will meet up making both sides the same.

This piece will cover a 16″ X 16″ cushion.

You can click here for the pattern.

Here are the two cushions I’ve done so far.

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