Normally, I would go to the yarn store and look for a variegated yarn in black and gray. While the yarn store is open, I wasn't really in the mood to go out searching. Instead, I decided to play a bit with the black and gray yarns I had on hand.
This is what I ended up with...
I did not intend nor expect the pattern that emerged. I was just playing around with the yarn.
It turned out kind of diamond-y.
So, how did I achieve this? Every other round was "checkerboard". That is, I did one black stitch, one gray stitch, and repeated. The non "checkerboard" rounds were alternated black or gray. So...
Round 1: black
Round 2: alternate gray and black stitches
Round 3: gray
Round 4: alternate black and gray stitches
And I repeated those rounds, finishing on round 10 with an "alternate gray and black" round.
(I'm writing this out more for myself, in case I ever have to reproduce this.)
I almost just did stripes. I'm rather glad I didn't just do stripes.
Looks cool!
ReplyDeleteCane out great!
ReplyDeleteBetty
Good job! I guess you've been doing this long enough that you're good at winging it. It's really interesting looking.
ReplyDeleteThe black-gray pattern looks good!
ReplyDeleteI was surprisingly pleased with it.
DeleteLove the color pattern.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is cool! It reminds me a little of boondoggle we used to do at sleepaway camp with different colors of the plastic cording and something called the twist stitch (not that I can remember how to do any of the stitches now). You brought back memories!
ReplyDeleteI think I know what you're talking about. I never learned to do those, however.
DeleteVery cool! I don't think you would've gotten such a pattern with the variegated yarn.
ReplyDeleteI like this a lot. It reminds me of this one modern building in London that twists around in a bullet shape. This one is cool.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteThat is really cute! And I love the surprise pattern.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteI love it when something random actually turns out way better than we think. Clever to make a note of what you did because I imagine you'll get more requests for this pattern. Looks great (and I think the colours help because it stands out).
ReplyDeleteHi Liz - it looks really smart ... a very successful playing around ... take care - Hilary
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Don't you just love a happy accident?
ReplyDeleteYes, especially when they work the first time.
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