ConnieLene – KnitDesigner

I haven’t had a functioning computer for some months and am catching up. Today I have checked Google Analytics for the first time in many months.

This site has had 18,898 visitors since 19 November 2009 when analytics was set up. That is 19 months with an average monthly visitor count a smidgeon less than 1,000 per month. In the last few months where I have not been adding to the website due to the lack of computer facilities to do so the average has still been just a smidgeon over 1,025 per month.

Thank you so much for still looking.

Just for fun:
19 months
19 November 2009
19,000 visitors (very very nearly)

The top post was Beret Pattern in 8ply or double knitting is on Etsy now It is now available once more on Etsy. So that is the news – my Etsy shop is opened with its patterns once more as well.

You do know I have not ever knitted socks, and until this last week I had never designed for the hands and arms. I still haven’t knitted the IOU red socks for Best Beloved and Son. They will happen, there is a birthday early December and then there is Christmas, and then there is Best Beloveds birthday, and fathers’ day and so on …..

But the hands they have won. This will be a pattern for long arm warmers, medium length arm warmers (to the elbow), and short length hand & wrist warmers all with a feather and fan lace on either end or the length of the piece, you can choose. Sounds simple and yes it is.

Feather and Fan is simple lace created with k2tog and YO, (Knit 2 stitches together and Yarn Over eyelets). It is knitted in the round so there are no P rows (Purl rows). perfect

Oh, did I forget to say it – this beret is a more of a slouchy. I am not exactly sure what the definition of a slouchy is, but the body of this hat is is big enough to wear over the head and is the right size around the band to also wear as a beret as in the photo. Both these designs are suitable for using up your stash. A very important consideration and useful for Christmas gift knitting. The fingerless gloves took about 90 gms of double knitting and the hat took 1 x 50 gm ball also of double knitting yarn and some oddments.

The fingerless gloves (nearly gauntlets, depending on point of view) are completed and gorgeous. So exciting as I have never designed anything for the hands before. The skirt is complete bar the waistband elastic, Top nearly done, just the neck band to finish (I had to undo the neck band and re knit the shoulders, I dropped a stitch and had to redo it, plus I didn’t like the finish). The beret is done and the cowl is done – but now I don’t like it!! what should I do with that – send without, send with, knit another, cry a lot – I don’t quite know.

Any ideas please please??

My in Vogue fashion statement – “out there street wear” – is missing something – the cowl thing, what a coward I am being about my moebius cowl.

The skirt on my needles is being knit in the round from the waistband. The increases and now the decreases are being managed using the hyperbolic plane method. I have used this for increases many times now, but this is the first time I have used the concept for my decreases. It will be very interesting to see it a little further on as I am unsure just how it will hang. I hope it doesn’t add a twist to the skirt. BUT I will have to continue and wait with you to see the result.

I am knitting with Touch Magic Merino for Socks which is from Alexandra and WoolOn is included in the Alexandra Blossom Festival. It is such a pity that I will not see this skirt on the stage there.

It is jumping the gun a little – I have to finish it first, and then the top, and then the capelet and the beret, maybe. It depends on time really.

I will endeavour to keep you posted.

Refined sophistication – buttoned up collars
Military / aviation
Lingerie as outerwear
leather clothing
the cut out / cutaway – with the cut out pieces worked directly on top of skin or ‘filled in’ with sheer fabrics, detailing can be subtle to sexy
Knee high socks or over the knee socks, or even thigh high socks
White tights
Women’s camel coat
Velvet clothing
Neo double breasted jackets
Sheer clothing /cut outs – mixed with fine laces, the sheer trend mixing elegance with sex appeal
Capes
Thigh high boots
Shoes with socks
Socks under heels
Fur boots & mukluks

I know fashion is fun, I absolutely love fashion, but I don’t wear fashion. How bizarre is that. I guess it is that fashion clothing like all clothing should be fit for purpose, and is not the purpose to keep warm in colder times?

I want wool, mohair, alpaca, knitting, crochet, weaving, colour, color, yarn, garn, woll, felt, filt, layers, and I want warmth, pleasure, comfort, and a little usefulness. I am going to create something for WoolOn that will be fit for purpose, created mainly of wool, and in many colours, and a style or shape or design which is edgy and out there. It must also be in Vogue – Somehow.