The homework for the March City and Guilds class was on smocked knitting, something I had never tried before.
My first sample involved knitting a sample of k1, p1 rib, and then working the smocking afterwards.
The next two samples came from patterns in Barbara Walker’s A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
This first pattern is just called smocking.
The second is called variation smocking. Unfortunately I chose a yarn which doesn’t show the pattern terrible well again 🙁
These were fun to do but I’m not sure whether I would use them in future knitting projects. The variation smocking is more delicate, but the other two make really quite a firm and thick fabric which limits its uses. They might make good tea cosy fabric, since they would be very well insulating, and a bit of a change from other tea cosy patterns.
Also dishclothss or mug coasters? (If they’re level enough). Very interesting, though not as interesting as the double knitting 🙂
How do you work the smocking after you have a finished knitting?
Pretty patterns, my mam should like that, I’m looking new ideas for her soon she can make anything warm for her grandson, my sister’s sonny