Naomi's Lime Jacket

Naomi knitted this jacket from downloadable charts she drew in Journal Six.  It features figure flattering princess seaming...

and sleeves with slit cuffs...

Here's a view from the back:

And the side:

The graceful shaping and the attention to simple details make this a stunning and elegant piece.  

Naomi reports that Journal Six gives you more freedom in design and shape compared to merely inputting the numbers found in old Passap magazines.  

Well done, Naomi!

Photo Rug by Betty S. in South Australia

Look at this fabulous photo rug knitted by Betty S. in South Australia.  What a wonderful, one of a kind, piece of art!  Believe it or not, it's just a two color design.  She used Journal Six's stipple mode when converting the photo to a stitch pattern to capture all the shades of gray.  Good job Betty!

Vinca Hand Towel

Those of you who have studied the user manual for Journal Six will recognize this image. I recently knitted it up as a four color cotton hand towel.

It only took a few minutes in Journal Six to go from a backyard photograph to a 100 by 100 stitch pattern. I used knit technique 209, which results in a gauge where the the pattern rows are approximate twice as tall as the stitches. The Aspect feature made it easy to preview what my stitch pattern would look like knitted.

Designing was easy. Knitting was another story. I used Brittany cotton for two of the colors and the other colors were some left-over yarn an ex-weaver gave me. This was a challenge to knit because the cottons were of different thicknesses. Slow and steady wins the race, though. I'm glad it's done, but I don't think I'll be mixing yarns like that anytime soon again.

This is now the prettiest towel I own.