Monthly Archives: April 2014

Bonus Companion Project: Beverage Coaster

Posted on April 22, 2014 by jackiees

As promised earlier this month, here are the instruction changes needed in your Tea-time Serviette pattern to make a smaller-sized variation. This makes a nice companion piece as a large beverage coaster or teapot mat to protect your table. Because … Continue reading →

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Tea Dyeing

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jackiees

Tea dyeing is an easy way to give common white thread a lovely vintage look. Dyeing can be done either before knitting or afterwards. The advantage of dyeing the completed item is that you will be dyeing the exact amount … Continue reading →

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Zooming Along on the Center Area

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jackiees

The basics of outside-in square shaped circular knitting plus a few tidbits for the ever-curious knitter … Once you’ve got the relatively time-consuming edging completed for Tea-time Serviette, you can zoom along for the remainder of the project. There’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Petit Scallop Edging

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jackiees

Tea-time Serviette features a dainty lace Petit Scallop edging that can either be started with a beaded cast on (shown right in the below photo), or left plain without beads (shown right). Petit Scallop Edging is a bit unusual from … Continue reading →

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Long Tail Beaded Cast On

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jackiees

The Long Tail Beaded Cast On results in beads placed along the very bottom edge of the cast on stitches. This type of beaded cast on is very attractive because the beads position themselves away from the fabric’s edge, giving … Continue reading →

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Judy’s Straw Trick

Posted on April 7, 2014 by jackiees

getting beads to jump onto your beading needle using a straw For those reading yesterday’s article about Beading Options, you might have noticed Judy Gibson’s comment about  ” … Somehow I just imagined that you scoop the beading needle through a … Continue reading →

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Edging Options

Posted on April 6, 2014 by jackiees

Tea-time Serviette begins at the outer edge and is knit circularly toward the center. The pattern includes instructions for a delightful Beaded Petit Scallop Edging (shown in the middle of the below photo). I’ll be posting photo tutorials soon to … Continue reading →

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