Our new fall program, Mosaic Knitting, began last weekend, and we are all busy knitting our swatches, and making a good start on our class project, Kiyomi by Barbara Gregory.
Our first swatch, shown here in Cascade 220 knit on a 4 mm needle, is a garter stitch mosaic pattern by Barbara Walker from her Fourth Treasury of Knitting Patterns. This is a lofty, full-bodied fabric knit this way. Look closely to see the elongated slipped stitches that form the mosaic pattern.
Our project, knit in Elann’s Peruvian Highland Wool also on a 4 mm needle, produces a softer more supple fabric but shows the mosaic design off beautifully. This complex looking mosaic work is simply achieved by working with only one colour per row, and slipping the colour that forms the pattern. The work takes longer to grow in length because of the compacting effect the slipping has on the fabric. Working with an Addi Turbo makes quicker work of the slipping, knitting, or purling in each row. This piece, the back, folded in half, has been washed and blocked. I’m working on the fronts now, and will post updates here and on Ravelry as they are knit.
and Lila says “You’ve been knitting too long! Let’s play kangaroos!”
