shibori knitted felt

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shi b o r i kn it t e d felt

alison crowther-smith


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Very delicate and beautifully simple, this sheer scarf and wrap are

knitted in Rowan Scottish Tweed 4-Ply and Kidsilk Haze. The silk in the

Kidsilk Haze provides a resist to the felting process and the Scottish

Tweed felts gently, so the felted effect is subdued. The resulting fabric is

sheer and subtly striped. As a rule, you can’t felt with Kidsilk Haze

unless you provide a structure, such as the stripes of alternating yarns

that I have used for this scarf. And you certainly can’t felt it on its own,

unless you want felted pebbles.

The scarf can be worked plain or beaded, and in a choice of three

colorways. It is felted before the rufe at each end is added, and there

are two rufes to choose from. To emphasize the simple drama of the

beaded wrap, I didn’t add a rufe, but you could easily knit one

on if you like.

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Finished size

Completed scarf measures approximately 6W"(16cm) wide

by 62W" (158cm) long, excluding rufe.

Yarn

2 x h / ioz (25g) balls of Rowan Kidsilk Haze in A (Violetta 633,

Jelly 597, or Nightly 585)3 x h / ioz (25g) balls of Rowan Scottish Tweed 4-Ply in B

(Thistle 016, Apple 015, or Midnight 023)

Needles

Pair of size 3 (3.25mm) knitting needles

Notions

Beaded scarf only: Approximately 550 crystal 4mmglass beads

Gauge before felting

26 sts and 38 rows to 4" (10cm) measured over stockinette

stitch using B and size 3 (3.25mm) needles or size necessary

to obtain correct gauge.

Abbreviationsbead 1 = bring yarn to front (RS) of work between two

needles, slide bead up next to st just worked, slip next

stitch purlwise from left needle to right needle and take

yarn back (WS) of work between two needles leaving bead

sitting on RS of work in front of slipped st.

See also page 109.

Special note

You can carry the Kidsilk Haze yarn up the side of the work

from stripe to stripe, loosely twisting the two yarns to-

gether at the end of the row—this reduces the number

of ends to darn in. But do not carry the Scottish Tweed 4-Plyfrom stripe to stripe because it will shrink when felted.

Scarf without beads

Work exactly as given for Beaded Scarf (below), but omit-

ting beads by replacing each “bead 1” with “K1.”

Beaded scarf

Thread beads onto B (see page 17).Using size 3 (3.25mm) needles and A, cast on 52 sts loosely.

Starting with a K row, work in St st for 2 rows.

Now work beaded stripe patt as follows:

Cut off A and join in B.

Row 1 (RS) Knit.

Row 2 Purl.

Row 3 [K7, bead 1] 6 times, K4.

(Note: On the rows following the rows the beads have been

placed on, purl the stitches behind the beads rmly to en-

courage the beads to remain at the front of the work.)

Row 4 Purl.

Rows 5 and 6 Rep rows 1 and 2.

Row 7 K3, [bead 1, K7] 6 times, K1.

Row 8 Purl.

Cut off B and join in A.

Row 9 Knit.

Row 10 Purl.

Rows 11–14 [Rep rows 9 and 10] twice.

These 14 rows form beaded stripe patt.

Work in beaded stripe patt until there is insufcient of B

to work another beaded stripe, ending after 2 rows using A

and with RS facing for next row. Bind off loosely.


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Add a new dimension to your knitting with the

application of shibori, the ancient Japanese process of

introducing resistant elements into textiles. Knitters who

already love knitted felt for its softness and durability

will take their skills to new heights with these wonderful

projects for garments, accessories, and home fashions.

By manipulating fabric to create unusual textures and

color effects, these projects delight with their fanciful

bobbles, pleats, rufes, and embroidery stitches.

Create a delicate frilled scarf embellished with beads,

an embossed throw, a striped “bump” bag (made by

tying marbles into the fabric before washing to create

a bubbled texture), a pleated cape, a rosebud scarf, a

rufed bag, and much more.

Also included:

• Felting basics

• Yarn types and equipment needed

• Washing-temperature charts

• Beautiful photographs

• Step-by-step instructions

• Templates for fun shapes

about the author

Alison Crowther-Smith has worked as one of Rowan’s

design consultants and teaches highly successful work-

shops in knitting and felting. She lives in the west of

England with her family.

Transform your knitting with shibori

PaPerbound with flaPs, 81/2 x 9, 112 Pages

60 PhotograPhs, 30 illustrations

$24.95 us/$29.95 Canada

isbn: 978-1-59668-085-2

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