Tue 17 Apr 2007
Linen Kilt
Posted by camblog under Knitting, Linen Kilt, Skirts
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Pattern: Knit 2 Together Mel Clark
Started: 3.14.07
Finished: 4.17.07
Yarn: Unidentified Linen/Cotton rag on cone from from weaving stash, approximately 385 yards/ 50 grams. Overdyed in Procion MX, used 300 grams, knit with double strand.
Needles: Knit Picks Options #4 & #5
Gauge: 5.25 st/in, 6.5 rows/in on #5
Ravelery link: Linen Kilt
Notes: I love this skirt. I’ve worn it a couple of times, once on an 87′ day and once on a cool evening. Both times it was comfortable, cool and warm – go figure. It stays in place and moves beautifully, I am so glad that I made it. I got a lot of nice compliments on it too!
I knit the 1×1 ribbing at the waist in garter stitch ribbing to decrease the amount of stretch. (Knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch, repeat to end. Next round knit, alternate these two rounds.) Garter stitch ribbing made a huge difference, I highly recommend it.
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July 30th, 2007 at 2:11 pm[...] And the patterns are actually good. Well, many of them. (I’ve yet to encounter a “Yeah, I’d make every single thing in there” knitting book. Have any of you?) The “Saucy Apron,” for example, knit in CGH Soft Kid just seems like a bad idea. The “Linen Kilt” looks lovely in the photo…but that’s a lot of knitting on not-very-big needles (#5 and #4). (A quick Google search reveals that a few people have made this skirt and liked it–here’s one glimpse–so maybe it would be more fun than I thought…) [...]
May 27th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
This is a gorgeous skirt, and yours turned out beautifully. I’ve been wondering if it would be worth getting the book and making at some future date, and apparently the answer is “yes”!
May 27th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
I like this book too, I found a few things I would like to make in future.