FO34: Shadow Knitting Pot Holder
Here it is, my first finished object from Shadow Knitting by Vivian Høxbro.
It's a pot holder!
Not so exciting straight on, but take a look at it from an angle--
and here's the other side--
Fun stuff. The pattern was for 4 vertical bars of alternating colors, but don't you know that I had to play around with it to make it a little more interesting? Also, one layer of cotton wasn't going to be thick enough to protect anyone from a hot pot, so I took 2 pot holders and sewed them together to make this double layer pot holder.
Knitting the pattern was a breeze. The best part of this project was practicing the edge technique to get this fantastical finish--
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton, color = 108 Morning Glory Blue & 100 White, approx 50 gm of each color
Needles: #5
Pattern: Pot holder project from Shadow Knitting by Vivian Høxbro.
It's a pot holder!
Not so exciting straight on, but take a look at it from an angle--
and here's the other side--
Fun stuff. The pattern was for 4 vertical bars of alternating colors, but don't you know that I had to play around with it to make it a little more interesting? Also, one layer of cotton wasn't going to be thick enough to protect anyone from a hot pot, so I took 2 pot holders and sewed them together to make this double layer pot holder.
Knitting the pattern was a breeze. The best part of this project was practicing the edge technique to get this fantastical finish--
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton, color = 108 Morning Glory Blue & 100 White, approx 50 gm of each color
Needles: #5
Pattern: Pot holder project from Shadow Knitting by Vivian Høxbro.
Labels: FO
6 Comments:
The shadow knitting looks like fun! I like the two sided design - and the side finishing looks fab!
By
Ilona, at 12/28/2004 2:14 PM
very cool!
froggyknits.com
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Anonymous, at 12/29/2004 7:11 PM
Merry Christmas! Hey, I didn't know they'd finally managed to get that book out! I hope you'll bring it and the lovely potholder to the next SnB. I'll actually be there this Sunday. I'll bring the INKnitter's article about how to turn any graph into a shadow knitting project.
I've been offline for nearly 3 weeks, with holidays & whatnot, but I'm working my way up to it again. Talk to ya soon.
By
spinnity, at 12/30/2004 2:13 PM
You've done a fantastic job ... I love this! Surely I would try it myself some time.
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Agnes, at 12/31/2004 4:34 AM
Love your potholder....now to get the book, but I would like to know how you put the 2 together. Did you sew it or knit it?
Mary
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Anonymous, at 1/07/2005 6:46 PM
Thanks! I sewed them together with the blue cotton and a tapestry needle.
By
Bogie, at 1/07/2005 10:56 PM
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