Friday 19 July 2013

Learning a New Technique: Daisy Stitch




I am constantly looking for new challenges, but I am too impatient to start any new large scale projects. A friend of mine had a her birthday earlier this month and I was thinking of what to get her when I thought about MAKING something for her. She is a great cook and loves to spend time in her cosy, country style kitchen, so I thought a pair of oven mittens would be the right thing and a not too large project!

I picked up this yarn called 'all season cotton' and found a knitting technique new to me called Daisy Stitch on a blog. The blog is in Norwegian, but at the end of it is a small video which should make it clear how to make this stitch.

I made the oven mittens with 26 stitches and alternated the colours so the stitch would be more visible. I made two identical squares which I crocheted together back to back to ensure they would be thick enough and then crocheted a simple border around it.

My friend seemed to be happy for the two she got and I have already made one for myself.

I so love a quick project!

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7 comments:

  1. Jeg likte også Daisystrikk godt. Fine farger du har valgt. Dette mønsteret gjør så mye av seg. Ser mye vanskeligere ut enn det er. Håper du har det bra. God helg til deg.
    Klem

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    1. Jammen har ikke du også brukt daisystrikking også :-) Ja, det gjør mye av seg og så går det fort!

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  2. Jeg kjenner ikke til daisystrikking, men flotte blei i alle fall gryteklutene.

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    1. Takk for det! Jo, ma innromme jeg ble fornoyd med dem :-)

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  3. Hei! Så morsomt ut! Alt må jo ikke være kjempestort! Hyggelig å bli ferdig med noe på kort tid! Skal prøve!! God helg!! Anne Kari :-)

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    1. Det er faktisk mye lettere enn det ser ut til. Knotet litt til a begynne med, men sa gikk det av seg selv :-) Artig a prove noe nytt! Synes ikke de var sa pene pa baksiden, sa derfor passet det godt a lage dem doble bade for tykkelsen og for at man da ikke ser baksiden!

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  4. Fine! Og ser VELDIG avansert ut! :) Og det gjør jo ikke noe hvis man skal gi dem bort :D

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