I finished the second go around with the triangle pattern, and it's blocking now.
I had less yarn, so I worked fewer pattern repeats. This meant that the solid center is smaller in proportion to the whole than on the first one. And of course, the whole thing is slightly smaller. I'll wait to take finished measurements until after the pins come out, because I stretched it pretty hard, and I expect it may pull in slightly once it's no longer under tension.
A very long time ago (well 17 years, but it feels like a lifetime), I sold some patterns to the Nomis Yarn Company. They published the patterns in a leaflet, and as far as I could tell it never made any sort of splash at all. I never actually spotted it for sale anywhere. And as it had been a "work for hire" situation (where I sold all rights outright) there was never any question of royalties, or sales reports, or any follow up at all. I pretty much assumed the whole thing had dropped into complete oblivion.
Then this morning I received an email from a knitter with a question about the directions for one of the blankets (it's the one on the right in pink). The Internet really is amazing! I dug out my copy and worked up an explanation for her that I hope made sense. Then, just out of curiosity, I went to Ravelry and poked around, and by golly, someone has posted a project knit from another pattern in the booklet. (She actually improved on it by adding a pretty crochet edging).
I don't know why this all feels so intensely exciting, but it does.
Really, they look so innocent. Of course, much of the time they are tearing around the house, or chewing on each other, or jumping on places they really aren't supposed to be. But attempted pictures of those activities mostly result in a blur. So I catch them while they're sleeping.
Hi Tess, I didn't have any way to contact you directly, so I hope you see this. I've answered your question re: the Soap Sack Sachet in the comments to that post.
How about a bustle, bosom friend, brioche or imitation coral? There are directions for knitting all of them to be found among the old books on Google. Also "imitation sable" muffs (worked in graduated shades of brown - possibly pretty, but not too convincing an imitation, if you ask me).
The "brioches" in question appear to be pillows or hassocks (none of the directions give anything like finished measurements, or gauge) shaped rather like the french baked goods of the same name. I swear that at least one of them was worked in brioche stitch, the same as the stitch currently going by that name, though darned if I remember which book I saw it in. So did the object give it's name to the stitch, or was that merely a fortuitous conjunction?
A "bosom friend" may be the same as a "sontag", although at least one set of directions I saw would have produced simple rectangle with some narrow strips at the end "for the shoulders" (ties? loops for the arms to go through?).
The "imitation coral" was a cord worked in red silk. Was this to imitate a coral necklace? Or am I missing something all together?
At least I know what a bustle is, though I don't anticipate that I will ever need one, knitted or not. You never know, though. When I first started knitting I though that the soakers I saw in "old" pattern books from the 40's-50's were quaint relics of a bygone age. Shows what I knew. From the projects on Ravelry, it looks like some folks are knitting diaper covers like crazy. So maybe I should bookmark those bustle patterns.
And the knee caps? Well, with The Old Farmer's Almanac predicting a mighty cold winter I just might want to get started on a pair.
Hi Kathyshandscreate (stands up and waves to get attention),
The new triangle scarf/shawlette is a pattern I'm in the process of creating. If you like to work from charts and you think you might like to test it out after I get a first draft done, email me through my profile.
C.
