The photo above shows my Bloomsbury Gloves knit from my Julia Yarn from my book Color By Kristin. I have now completed uploading the series of video tutorials on all the embroidery stitches you will need to decorate these gloves: French Knots, Fern Stitch, Lazy Daisy, and Spider Web. You can find them on a new link on my sidebar at left. I really do hope that some of you try to add embroidery to your handknits. It isn't hard - as you will see by watching the videos!
Here is the last one - Fern Stitch Video Tutorial......
After you watch it you should be also able to make the leaves on my Sunflower Pillow (pattern available as PDF download here) as shown on the close-up below:
Here is number two of three videos I've just finished editing to help you learn embroidery on handknits. This video shows how to make Lazy Daisies - a very easy embroidery stitch. After you watch it, you should be able to make petals and small leaves on your handknits.
Do you know what "Spider Web Embroidery" is? It is a technique that I add to many of my knits after they are complete. This embroidery technique isn't hard to do but it sure does look fancy. Here is a nice close-up of it. It is the dark green center of the flower.
You can see "Spider Webs" on the Bloomsbury Gloves from Color By Kristin. They are the center of the flowers. (The book is available on my website or at your LYS). Notice how they look raised - almost like sculpture... I love this look!
Bloomsbury Gloves from Color By Kristin Photo John Gruen courtesy of Sixth and Spring Books
They make the polka dots on this Felted Tea Cosy.....
Felted Tea Cosy from Knitty.com Spring 2006
And the large polka dots on these slipper socks...
Macarons Slipper Socks Available at Knitty.com Fall 2009
They are playful and fun to do and will give your knitting a new sense of adventure and style! And now I present to you a video tutorial on how to make a "spider web." I'm hoping that by having these videos available to you, you will be more adventuresome at adding embroidery to your knits. I teach these techniques at workshops. This stitch is usually the technique the students enjoy doing most! Give it a try! The video is also available on YouTube here.
The Felted Tea Cosy Pattern is available here on Knitty.com
The Macarons Slipper Sock Pattern is available here on Knitty.com
Just before sundown every day, something pretty wacky happens at the sheep barn. We started noticing it as a couple years ago when we started having more and more baby lambs. The Farmer came home one night and said it was the weirdest thing.... I should get down there the next day at around sundown.
When he says something is pretty cool, I usually listen. He's not a man of many words. The next evening, Julia and I arrived at almost sunset. He told us to be patient and just wait. We did...... and then it began --- The Lamb Races.
For some untold reason, at sundown, every evening, the lambs start racing around. It's always the larger lambs who are growing so fast. The younger ones don't do it - they've got to be fit and of a big enough size to not fall down and get trampled - just like little kids.
So here it is for you all to enjoy -- a wacky little video from me and Julia and The Farmer. (Sorry about the quality - I'm still learning...) You all are going to think we are a bit nutty -- not much to do on the farm except watch the lambs race around. But oh well......
