Knitting News: Arm Knitting in GIFs, A Gorgeous Knit Dress and More

Probably the strangest knitting-related news of the week (and this is a week when someone was sentenced to knitting following a road rage incident) is the case of a woman accused of smuggling fake $100 into the United States in knitting spindles. I assume by that they mean spools that should have held yarn but instead held $85,000 each in fake bills. Alejandrina Elsa Quispe Ramirez was nabbed at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Faroe Islanders are used to doing things their own way, and when they decided they wanted Google street view, instead of waiting for a Google car to show up, they strapped cameras to five sheep so they can take pictures while they are grazing. The video is actually pretty awesome. OK, maybe that one is the strangest knitting-related story of the week.

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I’m sure you know all about those gigantic arm-knit blankets that sell for hundreds of dollars on etsy. For some reason Tech Insider decided to make a series of GIFs telling the story of the blankets and showing the process. They clearly don’t know much about fiber, but it’s still pretty cool.

In other amazing feats of knitting, check out Samantha’s wedding dress on the Natural Stitches blog. This dress overlay is knit with Berroco Folio in a lace pattern with a pink ribbon accent (and some pretty awesome sneakers to go with it). Spectacular!

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If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.

The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can practice them plenty with this eyelet covered sweater from Knitcro Addict. It uses light/DK weight yarn and is worked in four pieces knit flat. It’s intended to be a little cropped and a little oversized, and includes sizes XS to XXL in the pattern.

If you’re in parts of the world where it’s getting colder as you read this, the Nora sweater from Bummbul might be a good choice. This is actually a great one for learning lace because it’s worked in super bulky yarn, which makes it easier to see what you’re doing and makes the lace super graphic. This one just comes in one size, with a 42 inch (106) cm bust, but that could fit a variety of people depending on how much ease you like.

Minimi Knit Design has a cute allover lace cardigan worked in one piece from the bottom up. It’s worked in lace weight mohair held double, which maybe isn’t the best for those new to lace (because it can be hard to rip out) but it sure is pretty. Sizes range to fit from 30 to 66 inches/76 to 168 cm bust measurements.

If you’d rather not have lace all over your sweater, you can knit the Lumi sweater from Originally Lovely, which has a chevron lace pattern on the yoke and is otherwise worked in reverse stockinette stitch. (It’s worked inside out so you don’t have to purl every stitch.) The pattern has 9 sizes from XS to 5XL and uses worsted weight yarn.

Or try the super romantic sookie blouse from Trust the mojo (available on Ravelry). This sweet top is started working flat from the bottom up and has a V-neck and I-cord edgings. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, and the pieces are all joined together to work in one piece to finish off the top. It comes in eight sizes and is available in English and French.

You can also pair lacy sleeves with an otherwise plain top, like on the Starflower Wrap from Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. This intermediate pattern makes a wrap sweater with generous lacy sleeves and a double wrap belt. The pattern has nine sizes, from XS to 5XL, and is available for free from Hobbi.

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