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Miss Ellie's Garden ... Pattern
Category:
KnittingType:
Home DecorItem:
Blanket/BedspreadSkill Level:
Intermediate
Basic Skills Necessary:
- working in the round
- basic knitted lace: YOs, ssk, k2tog, etc
- blocking
Pattern Description:
Designed for a dear friend's first daughter, this worsted weight washable wool baby blanket (approx. 48" diameter) is a joy to knit.
Worked in the round and starting at the center on #8s, you create a spiral-petaled focal-point. Switching to #10s and spoke increases, you begin to work shades of pink in the petals. I have added a few rounds of striping between the color changes to avoid harshness and blend the colors better.
The final rounds are a knitted-on border in a pale green which you work perpendicularly to the blanket as you BO the live sts.
This would look equally good in a solid color (requiring approx 485 yds of wool).
Directions are both round-by-round and charted.
oColor 1 (center)Balsa (25 yards)
oColor 2 (first pink)Giggle (100 yards)
oColor 3 (second pink)Rose Quartz (175 yards)
oColor 4 (leaf border)Peridot (185 yards)
Gauge:
12sts x 16rnds = 4" stockinette (blocked) worked on #10
Sizing / Finished Measurements:
- one size -- approx 48" heptagon/circle
Materials:
- approx 485 yards washable wool in worsted weight (sample used Kraemer's Perfection in 4 colors)
- US #8 dpns
- US #10 - 24-inch and 40-inch lengths
- US #11 (40-inch length)
- US #11 dpns
- stitch markers (7)
- point protectors
- tapestry needle to tuck in ends
- lace pins, blocking wires, blocking board
Suggested yarn:
485 yards of Worsted weight
Preferred Brand/Yarn:
Kraemer's Summit Hill (washable wool)Colorway:
Balsa, Giggle, Rose Quartz, and PeridotMiss Ellie's Garden ... Pattern
$8.00
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About the Designer
Hi, my name is Mary Gildersleeve. I began designing shortly after teaching myself to knit at the age of 8, primarily because I do not take commands very well and I also could not afford the fancy yarns back then. Knitting and designing were my constant activities throughout undergrad, grad school and family life until, in 1997, I finally went professional and established By Hand, With Heart ... ...
Hi, my name is Mary Gildersleeve. I began designing shortly after teaching myself to knit at the age of 8, primarily because I do not take commands very well and I also could not afford the fancy yarns back then. Knitting and designing were my constant activities throughout undergrad, grad school and family life until, in 1997, I finally went professional and established By Hand, With Heart ... traditional hand-knit designs with a modern twist. I now create designs for various knitwear outlets (including published designs in Knitters, INKnitters, Cast On), custom knit original designs, and self-publish my own patterns . I maintain a website (www.marygildersleeve.com) where I discuss my work, my finds???? (reviewing books and supplies) and suggestions for teaching everyone this age-old art. I particularly love teaching all aspects of knitting ... from beginner to expert, from learning to read charts to designing your own. On most Saturdays, you can find me working at my LYS, Dog House Yarns in Culpeper. I am the exclusive designer for the cashmere-farm, Spring Gate Farm, located in Barboursville, VA.
I earned an MBA from the College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA) in 1988 and a BA in Print Journalism from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) in 1983. I continue with my knitting education by attending seminars, voraciously reading all knitting books, magazines, and websites, and constantly honing my practical knitting skills. I was an active member of the Association of Knitwear Designers (which shut down, unfortunately).
I am married, have 5 children (10 to 23 yrs) and keep busy homeschooling, working on the computer, writing articles, and knitting, knitting, knitting in rural Virginia. In 2008, a book I wrote was published "Great Yarns for the Close-Knit Family: over two dozen hand-knit designs inspired by a dozen fantastic family read-alouds"; a year later, another book I wrote hit the bookstores, "In His Image: Nurturing Creativity in the Heart of Your Home" (both are available on Amazon and other book outlets)..
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