knit/lab/millefiori
A vibrant & versatile floral pattern inspired by the colorful radiance of Venetian glass.
Stranded flower motifs gleam on a polychrome intarsia background; each flower motif offers an opportunity to try a new combination of colors.
The chart can be used to make a variety of projects, from a square or rectangular cushion or pillow cover, to larger items like a shawl, or a blanket, or afghan.
The swatch shown to the right was knit with four repeats of the chart on 3.5mm/US4 needles with approximately 78g/360yds/330m of Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift in lots of colors.
Dimensions of swatch: 19.5ins/50cm square
Gauge: approximately 21sts and 25 rows = 4ins/10cm in intarsia knitting
Techniques include simple lace stitches, multicolored intarsia with 22 colors per row, stranding, trapping and splicing.
The pdf includes a chart, notes, photos, and phototutorials on splicing and weaving in ends.
$7.00
The image below illustrates a larger shawl-sized project measuring approximately 60ins/150cm by 19.5ins/50cm worked with twelve repeats of the chart and requiring approximately 234g/1080yds/990m of yarn.