Monday, April 4, 2011

1,000 Cranes etsy treasury

I've created an etsy treasury, featuring the crocheted and knitted cranes at the top:

1000 cranes etsy treasury 04042011

Please visit and give it some love!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d99d104e58b6d91e6e8e72b/japan-relief-1000-cranes-hope-healing?index=0


I'm finishing work on the third crane pattern. This one is 2 needle and will stack from the top. The body is a slanted sides basket shape. Here are some teasers of the doubled worsted weight knit on size 8 needles:

Wings and body from top, showing I cord folding lines for wings

Green size 8 needles doubled WW RHSS Body top showing I cord folds for wings

Wings and body from bottom, showing I cord folding lines for base

Green size 8 needles doubled WW RHSS Body bottom showing I cord folds for base

Picking up stitches for the small ends that will become neck and head

Green size 8 needles doubled WW RHSS Body top showing pu st from inside I cord on ws body and crochet hook picking up st

Working side to side, picking up side stitches to increase taper of the basket body

Green size 8 needles doubled WW RHSS Body top 3 st wrkd pu and knitting st from side

Knitting last stitch together with picked up stitch from side once taper increases are done

Green size 8 needles doubled WW RHSS Body top 6 st to base of end working 6th st tog with 1 fr side

This pattern will have 3 sizes - size 1 needles with fingering weight yarn, size 3 needles with worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles with doubled worsted weight yarn. More pictures and pattern to follow.

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