Knitting Workshop: Final Day

Today was the final day of our knitting workshop and I have really enjoyed this, I've leaned soo many new skills and have  experimented causing me to invent new techniques but also make mistake and learn from them. With knitting I've come to understand that you have to make mistakes in order to improve and prevent mistakes from happening.

For our final task we had to make at least four A4 sized knits with at least 3-4 techniques on each one as a pair. As a pair we decided to do two knits each and  assist the other who's knitting. We ran out of time so we only completed two A4 knits which we was very pleased with. Our tutor also quickly showed us how to weave in other fabrics or yards into the knit which came in very helpful. I enjoyed working with my partner as we work well with each other and we was both on the same page with what we wanted to do which is also important in a partnership.

 The first knit we completed had four techniques on it which includes a decorative hem, weaving, drop stitch and lace. We wanted to go for a girly and 'cute' look which I think we achieved with the lace weaving, colour choice and lace to finish.

The second knit we completed was more challenging, this was because there was much more to think of and required a lot of concentration. With this knit we have four techniques again which include weaving, stripes, honeycomb and lace. We kept the same colour scheme but added the green for a pop of colour and also because the green goes with the theme of my sketch book so far. I used a much thicker yarn which had greens and blues in it to weave and then above I the weaved in newspaper from the metro I collected this morning. Both the yarn and newspaper was hard to work with. The newspaper kept ripping when wrapping around the needles. The think textured yarn was much easier to warp with however very hard to knit over as it was very thick. My partner helped me cut out stripes of paper trying to find a page that was interesting by having a range of colours, pictures and writing on it which will all add to the finish effect. We tried to create a repeat pattern, but didn't go so well as we lost count of the amount of knits each section had which is why the honeycomb on the bottom and the honeycomb on the top look very different. Next time when doing this we need to write down how many knits each section has. Although we thought we was well prepared as we sketched out each design so we remember what we're trying to achieve, we didn't think of adding in the amount of knits.

We still have two more knits to complete which we are going to on Tuesday together as we're now allowed to use the knitting machines without assistance. At the end of today we the whole group pinned their work to the board and we went through what we liked about different knits and which ones we think worked best and why. There was one knit I really like as I loved the colour scheme and techniques used. This pair used red as the base colour of the knit and added white lace trimming which worked well as the red and white contrast gassing each other. Also in the middle of their knot they had weaved in yard and made a love heart at of it which I thought was very cute and interesting as we did no learn this so I knew they went out of their way to learn new techniques.