Gossamer Garden Stole - finished at long last 花園蕾絲披肩- 終於完成!

花園蕾絲披肩
開始日期: 2008/10/1
完成日期: 2009/9/10
織圖: Gossamer Garden Stole by Lia Liang
線材: Rowan Kidsilk Night (絲毛海)
顏色: 612 (紫紅)
針碼: 3.6mm (日規 5 號)
尺寸: 143cm x 54cm

Gossamer Garden Stole
Start date: 2008/10/1
Finish date: 2009/9/10
Pattern: Gossamer Garden Stole by Lia W. Liang
Yarn: Rowan Kidsilk Night
Color: 612 (dusty magenta)
Needle size: 3.6mm (JP #5)
Size: 143cm x 54cm





蜘蛛網與鑽石花樣 (自然光)
Spider web and diamond motif (natural light)


蜘蛛網與鑽石花樣 (室內)
Spider web and diamond motif (light bulb)


荊棘葉花樣 (自然光)
Bramble leaf motif (natural light)


荊棘葉花樣 (室內)
Bramble leaf motif (light bulb)


由小若小姐真人示範
Modelled by Scarlett


這條披肩打了快一年, 終於完成了. 不知為何之前打得那麼慢, 可能覺得要小心打以免出錯, 因為這件是正反兩面都要做蕾絲花樣的, 所以慢慢打. 不過即使如此, 過了很久也只打到第一半的 94 排. 花園蕾絲跟意外的發現一樣, 分兩半打再接起來. 花園蕾絲特別的是它的扇貝邊. 為了這個扇貝邊, 去年我研究了很久, 做了一個教學, 還把之途盡量重畫得清楚, 希望更多編織同好能打花園蕾斯支持台灣的設計師 Lia Liang. 也許就是前面花太多精神研究, 又幫幾位熱血織女看她們織花園蕾絲, 自己的倒沒力氣一口氣織到完了.

It took almost a year to finish. I don't why why it progressed so slowly when I started, maybe it was because it also requires lace knitting on the wrong side and I tried not to make many mistakes, so after a few months I was only at row 94 of the first half. Like MS4 - Serendipity, the stole was knitted into two halves and then grafted together. What's special about GGS is her scallop edging. I studied it for a very long time and made a tutorial on my own version and recharted the charts as clearly as possible hoping that more Taiwanese knitters would knit this stole as a gesture of showing our support to its Taiwanese designer Lia Liang. Maybe I spent too much time on the studies and helped several knitters on their GGS and I didn't have enough stamina to go through with it then.


最近想把幾件半成品完成, 其中又以花園蕾絲完成度最低, 只能算 1/4 完成品! 原本還在想不知何時能完成, 因為之前打的進度很慢, 可是不知怎麼一下子第一半就打好了, 且出錯率低很多! 於是趕快繼續第二半, 竟然四五天就完成扇貝邊和主體.

Lately I wanted to finish a few UFOs, and GGS was actually 25% done. I wasn't sure when I could really finish it when I continued knitting but somehow I was knitting much faster then before and surprisingly didn't make many mistakes so before I knew it the first half was done. I started the second half right away and finished it in 4 or 5 days.


儘管如此, 接下來的才是重點: 平針縫接. 那可是我的罩門哪! 有多少漂亮的蕾絲披肩就是因為要平針縫接, 無奈之下被我捨棄不打, 去年開打花園蕾絲前打意外的發現, 一樣要縫接, 不管看多少次分解步驟圖片教學, 還是不敢動手. 說也奇怪, 在努力完成花園蕾絲時, 忽然覺得自己可以縫接了. 於是就這樣縫接起來. 天才的是, 我竟然接起來了, 雖然接成了上針, 但是這總是個開始啊! 拆掉縫接部分, 好好把 knitty.com 上平針縫接教學看完, 再接一起就 OK.

Nevertheless, it was the next step which mattered: grafting. It was my Achille's heel! I had to give up and not knit many beautiful shawls just because they need grafting! When I was knitting MS4 - Serendipity last year, no matter how many times I studied the step by step tutorial, I still couldn't get myslef to do it. This time, however, oddly enough, while finishing GGS, all of a sudden I felt I could do it. And I did. Although I grafted them into garter stitch, but it was a start! Anyway, I tore up the grafting, read the grafting tutorial by Theresa Vinson Stenerson on knitty.com , redid it and it was fine!


第一次縫接接成上針...
The first graft was grafted into garter stitch....

兩半因為時間上的差異, 打得鬆緊度不同, 後來打得這一半比較緊, 不知道是不是這個原因, 下水定型後長度幾乎沒變. 絲毛海的彈性應該不錯, 不過因為加了條銀蔥, 可能會影響, 還有針碼, 也許用日規 6 號會比較好些. 這個織圖因為中間蜘蛛網與鑽石花樣和兩邊的荊棘葉花樣模樣編的排數不同 (前者 32 排一重複, 後者 10 排一重複), 一打就要 180 排兩模樣才會剛好對到一起結束, 因此想要加長有點不可能, 會太長了, 所以想要長一點針碼就要換大, 或是用粗一點的線, 如襪線粗細的線材.

Mystery Stole 4 - Serendipity 神秘長披肩 4 - 意外的發現

左下有一個花邊沒擺平
A peacock lace border tip was not smoothed out on the lower left hand side


神祕長披肩 4 - 意外的發現
開始日期: 2008/9/5
完成日期: 2008/10/14 (2009/9/13 完成平針縫接)
圖樣: 神祕長披肩意外 4 - 意外的發現長披肩與襪 by Georgina Bow Logsdon
線材: Kolka 極細羊毛線
顏色: #1 藍綠色
針碼: 3.3mm (日規 4 號)
尺寸: 165 公分 x 50 公分

Mystery Stole 4 - Serendipity
Start date: 2008/9/5
Finish date: 2008/10/14 (2009/9/13 finished grafting)
Pattern: Mystery Stole 4 - Serendipity Stole and Socks by Georgina Bow Logsdon
Yarn: Kolka Series M
Color: #1 Blue Green
Needle: 3.3mm (JAP #4)
Size: 165cm x 50cm






兩邊起頭處的蕾絲花與珠珠花
The lace and beading motifs on the two ends


精心設計的蕾絲圖樣
Beautifully designed motif shown with lace


正中央的蕾絲與珠珠圖案
Center lace and beading pattern


這條披肩去年九月跟著神祕長披肩 4 的群織會一起織, 十月中完成. 披肩分為兩半, 由兩頭往中間織, 特別的是, 它的設計是利用蕾絲洞和珠珠來組成花樣, 而且兩半縫接處不是正中央, 一半比較長, 一半比較短.

I started knitting with the Mystery Stole 4 - Serendipity KAL last September and finished the clues in mid October. It was knitted from the ends toward the center and then grafted together, although the spot where you graft was not the exact center. What's really special about this stole is that the motif design is formed by lace and beading, truly exquisite.


十一個月前織好兩半, 卻遲遲未縫接, 實在是因為縫接是我的罩門哪! 當時我把網路上能找到清楚且附分解動作照片的平針縫接教學都看過 n 遍, 就是沒辦法動手. 披肩的設計師自己有一套平針縫接方法, 也有教大家怎麼做, 說她的方式比較容易, 一目了然, 但我卻越看越花...

Although the knitting was finished 11 months ago but it was never done for I couldn't get myself to graft the pieces together for grafting was my Achille's heel. I read all the step by step pictorial tutorials online but just couldn't do it. Georgina, the MS4 designer, has her own way of doing it, which she said would easier to understand and execute, and taught us how to, but I was as confused as ever...


最近發現有幾件半成品想要完成, 才又會把意外的發現長披肩再拿出來準備縫接. 其實, 是在打另一件半成品花園蕾絲披肩時, 忽然覺得我可以平針縫接 (花園蕾絲披肩也是由兩邊往中間打再縫接起來), 打完後就憑著感覺縫接起來, 只是, 我接成了上針, 後來拆掉, 好好的把 knitty.com 上的平針縫接教學看一遍, 重新來一次才 OK. 於是, 要縫接意外的發現長披肩時就更有把握了.

Recently I wanted to finished a few UFOs, that was when I took out Serendipity for grafting. Actually, it was while I was knitting Gossamer Garden Stole when all of a sudden I felt I was ready to graft. So I grafted Gossamer Garden Stole


縫接完畢心裡覺得真是高興, 完成兩個半成品, 正在看剛縫接完的披肩時覺得怪怪的, 為何中間會有一整排的珠珠呢? 看了半天才恍然大悟: 我接錯邊了! 把一半的中間和另一半的起頭接在一起啦! 為何會這樣? 又說來話長.

I was so happy when I finshed grafting Serendipity but when I lookd at it and found it looking odd: I grafted one center to one end! And how did this happen? Another long story...


當初起針時設計師用一般起針法, 因為是打蕾絲披肩, 完成後要下水定型, 一般起針法怕彈性不夠, 影響定型, 於是我用別線起針, 打完後再來套收. 設計師有告訴過我不需要這樣, 直接起針即可. 我為何會有這樣的疑慮? 因為在歐美流行的神秘群織會, 不到最後不知道東西會長怎樣, 例如一個群織會打披肩, 一開始會說明披肩型狀, 大約呎吋, 所需線量及其他 (例如珠珠的量要多少), 且織圖會分很次給, 一星期給一部分, 再加上這個群織會織的披肩設計與重不同, 所以當時大家打的時候問題很多呢.

Serendipity used cable cast-on, but since we were knitting a lace stole, some of us in the KAL were concerned that it wouldn't be elastic enough for the final blocking. Georgina assured us and confirmed that cable cast-on would be fine, but still...it was a Mystery KAL, no one would know how the whole thing would look like until someone finish knitting it. Anyway, I used provisional cast-on and was going to cast-off later. And that's why I grafted one center to one end. Should've cast-off ages ago. Georgina did told me to do so long ago. Should've listen to the designer!


沒辦法一定要拆, 重新縫接. 第二次縫接到最後剩 1/4 時發現, 頭上 1/3 處少了一個步驟所以有個大洞, 只得退回去, 再來一次. 第三次縫接到完都 OK. 但是在量定型前尺寸時, 因為線頭都還沒有收, 一手將量好的披肩拿起來, 腳卻踩到縫收的線頭, 那條線因為拆了好幾次有些地方也比較鬆了, 結果在後 1/3 處斷掉! 只好把後 1/3 拆掉, 再重接. 真是一波四折. 為了避免夜長夢多, 當天趕快就下水定型.

So I had to redo it. When there was 1/4 left the second time, I found a hole at the first 1/3 where I left out a step and a hole was formed...had to unravel and do it again. The third time was fine. I took pictures before blocking and when I was picking up the stole I stepped on the the grafting yarn tail, since I ripped and grafted several times the yarn was a little worn at some parts, and it BROKE OFF at about 1/3 from the end of row! Ripped off AGAIN the latter 1/3 and REGRAFTED AGAIN! 4 grafting for one stole...to avoid further complications, I blocked the stole right away.


披肩定型後寬度只有 50 公分, 並不寬, 不過圍著 60 公分寬的春之鬱金香去過巴黎後發現, 這種寬度果然適合國外氣候用. 台灣氣候要的話一定要寬一點, 60+ 公分, 當披肩披時背才不會一半在外面還是很冷, 窄一點就只能折起來當圍巾用, 那還要看用的線夠不夠細, 不夠細當圍巾就會厚重, 怕不舒服或太悶熱. 要不然就得打窄一點, 真的當圍巾打, 不能做披肩打囉.

After blocking the stole it was only 50cm at width, not very wide, this is due to the wool laceweight yarn I use and the pattern was not extendable. After wearing 60cm wide Spring Tulips Stole to Paris, I realized that, really, 40~60cm width stoles are sufficient for the weather there. But in Taiwan, it has to be wider (60+cm, it will enlongate while in use), for when it's cold enough to use a stole, you want your whole back covered or the lower back will be chilly. If the stole is not wide enough to cover the whole back, it could be folded up and used as a scarf, but the stole itself should be knitted prefereably with thinner yarn (laceweight), if not it might be too bulky and uncomfortable around the neck.

Spring Tulips Stole 春之鬱金香披肩

春之鬱金香披肩
開始日期: 2009/4/26
完成日期: 2009/5/17
圖樣: Spring Tulips Stole by Melanie Fuller
線材: Malabrigo Yarn Lace
顏色: #148 Holly Hock
針碼: 3.3mm (日規 4 號)
尺寸: 171.5 公分 x 60 公分


Spring Tulips Stole
Start date: 2009/4/26
Finish date: 2009/5/17
Pattern: Spring Tulips Stole by Melanie Fuller
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Lace
Color: #148 Holly Hock
Needle: 3.3mm (JP #4)
Size: 171.5cm x 60cm


為了去巴黎而打的披肩, 還是插在斜斜開襟外套中間打的. 花樣很容易記, 又好打, Malabrigo 蕾絲線手感極好, 用它打是種享受. Holly Hock 紫紅色打起來比光看毛線漂亮, 剛好又是很鬱金香的顏色. 去巴黎時都是晚上出去當圍巾用, 所以都沒有照相, 無真人示範.

This the stole I knitted specifically for my trip to Paris, started when I was knitting Oblique. The tulip pattern was easy to memorize, easy to knit, and Malabrigo Lace Merino was HEAVENLY to work with! The red purple Holly Hock looks even prettier knitted up then as a skein and it was perfect as the color tulips. But I wore it only at night in Paris, so no pictures were taken, hence, no modelling in person!




鬱金香蕾絲花
The tulips

Recent updates: Oblique and Gossamer Garden Stole 作品近度更新: 斜斜開襟外套與花園蕾絲披肩

斜斜開襟外套四月開打至今快五個月了, 終於在八月底完成, 但是扣子還沒有買來縫, 外套也還沒有完全定型好, 至少希望下襬羅紋邊部分要拉平一點, 拉克蘭的部份也要再平一些, 等扣子縫好了下水洗過再定型.


尚未裝扣子或最後定型
Without buttons and final blocking

斜斜開襟外套
開始日期: 2009/4/16
完成日期: 2009/8/31
圖樣: Oblique by Véronik Avery
線材: CLS Pure Wools
顏色: #66 中麻灰
針碼: 4.5mm (日規 8 號)

Oblique
Start date: 2009/4/16
Finish date: 2009/8/31
Pattern: Oblique by Véronik Avery
Yarn: CLS Pure Wools
Color: #66 Medium Heather Gray
Needle size: 4.5mm (JAP #8)

本來以為這外套可以在六月中去巴黎前打完, 但是近端午時天氣已經開始熱, 外套打不下去, 開始打去巴黎要用的春之鬱金香披肩 (尚未 po 文) , 所以道出發前打到剩一隻袖子. 回來後毛線都不想碰, 直到搬到暫住處才又把剩下的袖子打完. 第一次縫接織片時是用勾針以鎖針縫合, 結果太緊了點, 接縫不漂亮. 等道領子也打好時, 就把接縫拆開, 第二次就用隱型縫的方式, 結果好多了. 但是, 我縫得不夠密, 只要用一點拉接縫就會看到縫隙, 只好再把四邊拉克蘭的部分再拆開重新縫密一些, 就好多了. 至於脇邊和袖下就沒有逢第三次, 不知是否因為接縫兩邊是桂花針, 雖然縫得不夠密但是用點力拉開接縫好像沒有縫那麼大. 要找時間去買四個扣子來縫...這件外套打的結果還蠻滿意的, 只是織片縫接前我沒有把它們定型到應有的尺寸, 因為暫住處不方便所致. 我已經寄話把年初打的也是 Veronik Avery 設計的一塊半開襟外套拆掉重打, 之前打得太鬆, 尺寸又比較大, 希望重打後尺寸可以滿意.


第一半 120 排
First half at row 120

花園蕾絲披肩
開始日期: 2008/10/1
織圖: Gossamer Garden Stole by Lia Liang
線材: Rowan Kidsilk Night (絲毛海)
顏色: 612 (紫紅)
針碼: 3.6mm (日規 5 號)

Gossamer Garden Stole
Start date: 2008/10/1
Pattern: Gossamer Garden Stole by Lia W. Liang
Yarn: Rowan Kidsilk Night
Color: 612 (dusty magenta)
Needle size: 3.6mm (JP #5)

這條披肩在去年最後一次 po 文後進度龜速, 昨天拿出來重新開打前只打到了 94 排, 這還只是第一半呢! 每次拿出來打都只能打一兩排就要偷笑了, 不知道為何總是這麼慢. 昨天傍晚才開打到晚上兩小睡覺時已經打了26排 (120 排)! 今天兩小睡午覺起來後繼續打到兩小睡覺時又打了 30 排 (150 排)! 離完成還有 30 排! 重新開打的速度變快很多, 不知為何, 也許就是人家說的生一個孩子笨三年, 我一次生兩個要笨三年但是比人家成度上笨兩倍?!


花園蕾絲近照
Gossamer Garden Stole up close