Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 55

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 55

On to the next design.

Original Concept

After searching for lots of pictures, I ended up Drawing something that I do believe looks like a Rat. This is my Original Concept. It will take several stages for it to become usable.

Rough Rat

Next, I transfer my Rat onto Graph Paper. This never seems to look as good as the Original.

Cubed Rat

Once I have Drawn my Rough Rat I then have to alter the Rounded Lines into Squared ones. I have Cubed my Rat Drawing. This stage always reminds me of Picasso.

By the Numbers

Now my Rat is Cubed I can do the next part, which is adding the Numbers to my Chart. This is so I know how many Stitches and Rows I will be doing.

If you notice in the above photograph I haven’t Cubed the Ears, Legs or Tail. This is because they will Embroidered on after Knitting.

Humpback Rat

After counting, I have found that the Rat is far too big for what I need. Therefore, I have reduced its size. Unfortunately, this has Squashed it so much the Rat now looks like it has a Camels Hump.

The thing to remember is that this is a Rough Chart. Unlike Cross-Stitch where you can copy the Pattern, exactly Knitting has different sized Stitches and therefore a certain amount of adjusting has to be done whilst Knitting.

Another Evening - Another Mask 2020

 Another Evening - Another Mask 2020

One Evening Mask is not enough so here is another one.

Pin Original Mask

 

I am using the Original Evening Mask as a Template. I Cut around it giving it extra room for Hemming.

Hem Evening Mask

I Hem the Mask. It seems larger than I thought. I may have to reduce it later.

Ribbon Added

I Fold a Ribbon over the Edge of the Mask and Sew to make the Straps.

Pin and Reduce

As I mentioned previously I thought the Mask looked a little large. When I tried it on it drowned me. Therefore I decided to Fold the Top of the Mask over on itself to Reduce it. I then simply Sewed across.

Pin in Place

I could now start adding the Embellishments. These are the Ovals that Beads from the last Mask came from. I started Pinning in place. I wanted to make sure they were evenly spaced.

Gold Oval Sewn

After I Pinned the first three Gold Ovals I Sewed them in place. I then added some more to the Ends.