Alegria DaSilva
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Knitting: Pixie Hat
On the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake lies a massive unique sculpture by Robert Smithson entitled Spiral Jetty - a fifteen hundred foot long coil of crystals and rock.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Sweet Honeybee is worked bottom-up, from brim to crown. Stretchy one by one ribbing forms the band. The charming bee stitch gives the body some texture, and paired decreases shape the crown.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Compass Rose is a slouchy feminine beanie worked bottom up, and features an interesting and surprisingly easy twisted stitch. The ribbed band is knitted flat and seamed invisibly; then stitches are picked up to form the body. The stitch pattern is easy to memorize and works up quickly. The crown is shaped using rapid symmetrical decreases.
Knitting: Headband
I had an idea for a hat design that featured a ribbed band that was knitted flat and seamed closed. I was worried about the half-stitch jog that occurs when you seam two pieces of knitting that grow in opposite directions.
Knitting: Cowl
Devils Garden is a lacy kerchief-style cowl knit seamlessly in the round. It features a twisted diamond lace section on a simple background of stockinette. This pattern is suitable for adventurous beginner lace knitters; the lace is both written out and charted.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Cowl, Scarf
Angels Landing is a lacy feminine lightweight wrap. Waves of wandering eyelets frame delicate columns of mock cable. This pattern is suitable for adventurous beginner lace knitters. One size: finished wrap measures 45 by 12 inches.
Knitting: Blocks
Stack up the periodic table with these squishy toy blocks! Each block face features the atomic number and symbol of a different element. The pattern includes instructions for plain blocks and color charts for the elements Hydrogen (1) through Neodymium (60). The color on these blocks was worked in duplicate stitch for texture; however, the patt...
Knitting: Cloche Hat
Rosazura is an asymmetrical art deco cloche worked in a light worsted weight yarn. It features garter stitch bands radiating from a framed staghorn cable. Rosazura was created using Berroco Lustra, which provides a subtle sheen and excellent stitch definition. Basic knowledge of cabling and short-row shaping is required. Ravelry recently featur...
Knitting: Vest
Sequoia is a cozy shawl collar vest in a heavy worsted yarn. It features a ribbed hem, a large fishing net cable panel, gentle waist shaping and a ribbed shawl collar. Sequoia is worked bottom-up in one piece; the collar is worked perpendicular to the body at the end. Sequoia requires basic cable knowledge and minimal seaming.