Saturday, June 25, 2011

2.5 Knitted Ruching

I associate "ruching" with a trim of gathered ruffles or pleats. Here the term seems to be used simply as an alternative for "edging."

The 4-row repeat produces a medium-wide garter stitch border with two rows of ladder eyelets running horizontally along the top and two staggered rows of large eyelets in the saw-tooth lower edge. Four stitches are adding in the first row and are maintained in the stitch count until they are bound off in the last row.



You can download the full-size chart, verbal instructions and notes here.

Up next: I have absolutely no idea. Making sense of this Victorian knitter's patterns is proving to be considerably more frustrating than those of the previous one. My apologies for the long delays in between posts.

18 comments:

=Tamar said...

Could it be they intended to put very narrow ribbon through the two rows of holes and draw it up to create the ruffle effect?

Julie said...

Your posts are well worth waiting for and your samples absolutely delightful. Thankyou for putting the time in to give us these lovely things.

Margravine Louisa said...

I agree with both comments- a double row of very narrow ribbon would be absolutely charming, and the riboon could be changed to vary the effect?
also, I wait for your post as well, they are well worth waiting for, and give weeks of pleasure!
thank you so much for putting in the effort, it is soooooo appreciated!

Shay said...

This is pretty! I've been looking for a pattern for a collar and this might fit the bill.

Connys Cottage said...

that is soooo so lovely



conny

catsmum said...

really like this one - I could see it used as a wedding garter

Ghislaine said...

You create such a beautiful blog. Thank you for all these patterns! Greetings Annette

Anonymous said...

One of these days, I am going to knit everything you have posted! Maybe my 2013 resolution! 2012 is reserved for completing those UFO's!

Unknown said...

I had no idea lace knitting patterns were so much fun. Thanks for breaking it down and making it look so easy. I think I'll give it a go.

Jane said...

Too bad that this second book is so much more difficult to 'translate'; I have come across patterns in published books that have stymied me for years, including books that have otherwise proven to be well-written.

I think this post by Franklin Habit pretty much describes it all: http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2011/08/yeah-im-working-on-another-column-for.html

Anyway, perhaps the ones that defy translation could be the start of a new Ravelry group. Lord knows I could post a couple of mystery lace instructions myself.

Thanks for all the work you've done on these!

Annelein said...

I enjoy your blog very much. I'm a knit adict...

My wish is that one day you will start blogging again...

Have a nice day!
Willeke
The Netherlands

fiona said...

wow, i just seen this used at a recent wedding and had to track it down to say thanks, so thanks! it was such a frugal wedding and on top of this they use free confetti from http://www.gratisfaction.co.uk/ which was great :) so thanks again, keep up the great designs and i will be sure to follow you in the future, fi

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