The first of four technical blocks went well (I think!)
Here are some of my more successful outcomes, created using the magical and wonderful knitting machine that is practically a godsend if you're wanting a jumper/scarf and QUICK.
Obviously, I got rather obsessed with mixing two or three colours together...
Examples of laceholing and playing around with tension...
Laddering/striping combo!
My favourite samples! Colour pallett to the left drawn from burnt orange autumnal leaves and the branches they were attached to, and the right based on some lovely plants uprooted and stolen from a rather posh garden in Chelsea...
Experimenting with single, double and tri-colour stripes.
Whilst machine knitting was okay, hand knitting was a rather different story. Staying up till 1am watching ''How to cast on'' tutorials isn't my idea of fun... But I got into the swing of it eventually!
An attempt at knitting with string- it went okay apart from the casting off part which I just can't seem to get the hang of and remember!
I actually managed to cast off this sample! (After a great deal of struggle and some help but never the less)!
This sample was an attempt at merging both knit and pearl stitches with a really thick yarn- maybe too thick to knit with on reflection...
All in all I really liked knitting, and was really surprised at all the different techniques a person can try on the knitting machine. I'll definitely be considering this as my chosen specialism!
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