Twin Leaf Lace

Yarn: elsebeth lavold Silky Wool in color 29 Vibrant Green
Wraps Per Inch: 16 wpi
Needles: US6 (4mm)
Gauge: 22 sts. and 30 rows to 4 inches
Pattern: Twin Leaf Lace
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns (book 1)
Page: 210

Knit by: Nephele of ADKD

Fern or Leaf-Patterned Lace

Yarn: Cascade 220
Needles: US #6/4mm KnitPicks Options
Gauge: 5 st/inch after blocking
Pattern: Fern or Leaf-Patterned Lace
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 10 sts
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 208
Notes: This swatch is three repeats wide and three repeats high. This is very similar to Fir Cone, the difference lies in the placement of the decreases.
Knit by: Emilee

Vandyke Leaf Pattern

Yarn: Flora tatting thread, size 50
Needles: 1.5mm (US 000)
Gauge: 12 sts/in (blocked)
Pattern: Vandyke Leaf Pattern
Stitch Count Repeat:  Panel of 23 sts
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 307

Knit by: vintagekathleen

Double Rose Leaf

Yarn: Stork by Dale of Norway
Wraps Per Inch: 14 wpi
Needles: 2.25mm (US 1)
Gauge: 10.5 sts/in (blocked)
Pattern: Double Rose Leaf
Stitch Count Repeat:  Panel of 17 sts
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 307
Comments: The lower edge forms a scallop

Knit by: vintagekathleen

Coverleaf Eyelet Cable

Yarn: Patons Classic Wool Merino
Needles: 4.5 mm US size 7
Gauge: 22 stitches= 4 inches
Pattern: Cloverleaf Eyelet Cable
Stitch Count Repeat:  7 stitches
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 170

Comments: Swatch was inverted for the photos.  I’ll replace them with right side up pictures as soon as I can.

Knit by: yarnchef

Beech Leaf Pattern

Beech Leaf Lace

Yarn: Rowan Wool Cotton
Needles: 3.5mm, US 4
Gauge: 5 stitches per inch (stockinette)
Pattern: Beech Leaf Pattern
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 14sts
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 216

Knit by: ShelbyD

Arch and Leaf Pattern

Yarn: Wolle Roedel Soft-Merino (100% Merino)
Wraps Per Inch: 15
Needles: US 7 / 4,5 mm
Gauge: 22st 30r
Pattern: Arch and Leaf Pattern
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 30 st
Book: A Fourth Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 185
Difficult Techniques, if any: 5 st multiple slipped decrease
Knit by: Ursula19Because of increases and decreases necessary for leaf shaping, rows have varying number of stitches. In rows 5 and 7 of the chart, stitches above the yarn overs are given as knit stitches. They should however be knitted as “knit through back loop” as indicated in the short discription for the pattern. Yarn overs knitted as “knit” would create lace holes!

Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the October photo poll!
We asked you all to pick your favourite pictures from a shortlist of 10 swatches. The top 4 are:

1. Large Lacy Cables
2. Milanese Lace
3. Chain Link Cables & Twin Leaf Lace

We’ve created some special new buttons based on the winning pictures. They’re in the buttons list to the right.

It really has been a fantastic few weeks, with volunteers contributing 50 new swatches since the beginning of October. There are many more stitch patterns being worked on as we speak, so do keep an eye out for new contributions!

A big thankyou to everyone for all their hard work.

Welcome & Photo Contest

The Walker Treasury Project is back! 
A big welcome to our newest volunteers who signed up over the weekend.

To celebrate our new swatch claiming system and ‘new look’ blog, we thought it would be fun to showcase  some of the swatches that have already been contributed since the project was started in January 2007.  We selected a variety of work, some of which comes from our most prolific contributors. 

Scroll through these photos and pick your favourite :)  Remember its name and cast your vote in the panel at the end of this post! 

Milanese Lace

Seed Block Stitch

Veil Stitch

Chain Link Cables

Brocade Chevron

Large Lacy Cables

Twin Leaf Lace

Magic Mosaic 113

Rose Trellis Lace

Moss Stitch

 

The poll closes at midnight (GMT), October 31st. The results will be announced shortly thereafter.

All images in this post are linked back to flickr on the individual swatch pages.

Openwork Diamonds

Yarn: Cascade 220, “Natural”
Needles: US #6/4mm KnitPicks Options
Gauge: 5 st/inch after blocking
Pattern: Openwork Diamonds
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 8sts
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 212
Notes: This swatch is four repeats wide and four repeats high. This pattern is extremely similar to Openwork Leaf Pattern – the difference lies in the placement of the decreases.

Knit by: Emilee