Autumn Cape 2016 A long Term Project - Front Daytime Pocket Part 1

Autumn Cape 2016 A long Term Project - Front Daytime

Pocket Part 1

Prior to adding any pockets I need to double check measurements.

Full Background Pre Pocket

  

This is how the knitted Daytime looks at present.

Full Fox Pictorial Chart

This shows the third Written Chart and one complete Pictorial Chart.

Needle Standing in for Mobile 6cm High

What I intend to put into the pocket I am adding is my mobile phone. However since I use the mobile for taking these photographs I cannot have it in the picture. Therefore I am using a needle to stand in for the mobile.

Needle Standing in for Mobile 13cm Across

 

The measurements high and across might seem a little strange. There is a reason for this. I have decided to store my phone lengthwise to distribute the weight. This should hopefully stop the pocket sagging.

Needle Standing in for Mobile on Background

This shows the rough size of the pocket width on the knitted piece indicated on the chart in the photograph below.

Pocket Dimensions Chart vs Picture

So before starting to knit I have to get my Charts ready. The Written Chart and the Pictorial Chart

Hedgehog Pictorial Chart

This time I would be knitting upwards. I spent quite a great deal of time trying to work out where to start and pick up the stitches for the pocket.

To make sure I had plenty of space I decided that I would knit the pattern (which was about 30 stitches) over 40 stitches. I also picked up the 40 stitches slightly further down the Front Piece so I could adjust as necessary.

Hedgehog Pocket Written Chart

I kept a record as usual of the stitches and colours though you can see they are far less complex than previous charts. What you might not be able to see in the photograph is I am recording both Knit and Purl rows in case I need to make changes on the Purl.

Unusually I started knitting on a Purl row. This is because the picked up stitches count as the Knit. This did not really matter on the trial pocket as it was knitted in just one colour and no pattern.

However so not to muck up my Pictorial Chart I designated this initial row as Purl Row 0. So the proper pattern does actually start on the first Knit Row. I hope you can understand that. It is a lot easier to do than explain.

Start of Hedgehog Pattern

After doing several rows of stocking stitch using the Orange Yarn on 5 mm needles I began to start inputting the Pattern. This was the placement of the two Hedgehog legs. – Yes I know Hedgehogs have 4 legs but bear with me.

Tweaking the Hedgehog

As I was knitting and could see the shape taking place I began tweaking the Pattern I made it shorter on the face section as I felt that it was too long. I also altered the shape of the spines slightly to compensate.

Hedgehog Pattern Continued.

After tweaking, this was the Hedgehog Image prior to embellishments. Next I had to add the embroidery.

Hedgehog Pocket Post Embellishments

I think you can see that is quite a difference. I have also added the two missing legs. I wasn’t quite sure on the dimensions so that is why they were not incorporated in the original designs.

The pocket is not sewn at this point and I shall leave that to another blog.

Happy Solstice 2016