[granjoy]

Last week as I finished my current WIP, (yes, I'm one of those who only has one on the needles at once.....sickening I know, just don't ask about the sewing up.... ) I wanted something small on the go while watching the Olympics and
had just discovered a pattern for a leaf square done on dpns......well, maybe it wasn't a great idea to have my first attempt on dpns as something that started with 8 stitches divided between 4 needles... :lol: :lol: talk about a bamboo spider.....and while watching TV??? What was I thinking....however, I tinked a little, but no frogging :thumbup: and these pix are the result! I have made 4 out of the 6 squares it will take to make a little bassinette/pram cover.
It's a free pattern on Ravelry, type "leaf counterpane square" in the search box, there are only a few on the page.

 

[Knittingkitty]

It's so pretty!!! The finished cover will look gorgeous! Beautiful work!

 

[Leonora]

That is really beautiful, well done.

 

[grandday]

Lovely pattern.

 

[ardeanhubbard]

very good work

 

[Arlie]

A wonderful leaf square! It's also a very pretty color. Great job! :thumbup:

 

[missmolly]

Beautiful. Look forward to seeing the finished pram cover xx

 

[tpmcgoo2]

beautiful and a wonderful color too!

 

[maur1011]

It's gorgeous!

Many of the counterpanes I've seen are triangles sewn together to make squares and are a seaming nightmare (for me). It looks like this one is knit in the 'round' to make up a square (no seams). Is this right?

This would eliminate much of the seaming and make it less daunting for sure.

I still can't believe this is your first venture with DPNs. There IS hope for the rest of us! :wink:

 

[grandma26]

Beautiful!! I wish I could get the han of dp's. I can't seem to get it!

Lovely job

 

[babybop]

Beautiful work.

 

[TammyK]

Nice job! :thumbup:

 

[MaggieNow]

Last week as I finished my current WIP, (yes, I'm one of those who only has one on the needles at once.....sickening I know, just don't ask about the sewing up.... ) I wanted something small on the go while watching the Olympics and
had just discovered a pattern for a leaf square done on dpns......well, maybe it wasn't a great idea to have my first attempt on dpns as something that started with 8 stitches divided between 4 needles... :lol: :lol: talk about a bamboo spider.....and while watching TV??? What was I thinking....however, I tinked a little, but no frogging :thumbup: and these pix are the result! I have made 4 out of the 6 squares it will take to make a little bassinette/pram cover.
It's a free pattern on Ravelry, type "leaf counterpane square" in the search box, there are only a few on the page.

Gorgeous. I found the pattern but it doesn't have the beautiful edging you did on yours. That makes all the difference. Would you share your secret?

 

[granjoy]

Gorgeous. I found the pattern but it doesn't have the beautiful edging you did on yours. That makes all the difference. Would you share your secret?

This is the link to the one I used, (same edging)

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/quilt-square-counterpane-with-leaves

 

[granjoy]

It's gorgeous!

Many of the counterpanes I've seen are triangles sewn together to make squares and are a seaming nightmare (for me). It looks like this one is knit in the 'round' to make up a square (no seams). Is this right?

This would eliminate much of the seaming and make it less daunting for sure.

I still can't believe this is your first venture with DPNs. There IS hope for the rest of us! :wink:

Yes, knitted in the round! I had wanted to make one of these covers, but was put off by the thought of sewing all those triangles together .....

:thumbdown: :thumbdown:
call it coincidence, but I had bought a set of dpns which had 5 needles in, without even realising that a 'normal' set is only 4. And the square needs 5, as you have 4 sides and work with the 5th!
Makes me feel a lot more confident about tackling socks......which was really why I bought the dpns in the first place!
:lol: :lol:

 

[MaggieNow]

Gorgeous. I found the pattern but it doesn't have the beautiful edging you did on yours. That makes all the difference. Would you share your secret?

This is the link to the one I used, (same edging)

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/quilt-square-counterpane-with-leaves

Thanks so much. I was looking at the one next to it called Four-leaf counterpane. Yours is just gorgeous.

 

[kacey64]

Gorgeous knitting. I love that counterpane!

 

[christine4321]

very nice

 

[deeknittingclick]

very nice indeedis there a link for this or a pattern

 

[granjoy]

very nice indeedis there a link for this or a pattern

Here is the link, free pattern on ravelry!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/quilt-square-counterpane-with-leaves