Piecework Fall 2023, Or What Have They Done to the Capelet?
This issue has several projects all of which you see here. These include a knitted colorwork hat inspired by a stained glass window designed by Hazel Tindall, a Cherry blossom embroidery done in stumpwork by Jane Nicholas, and a bag in blackwork by Melinda Shebring. And then we have the knitted capelet on the cover by Shirley Paden with an ornate lace and beads design.
Once upon a time, the evening capelet was a small cape. Like a cape, it opened in the front, often tied at the throat and might have a collar or ruff at the neckline. Its charm lay in its grace, the way it could be untied and swept off the shoulders as our heroine came in from the chill and onto the dance floor. It could be made of fabric or fur, or knitted or crocheted.
Then, somebody came up with the silly idea of the knitted capelet as a tube on pulled over the head. Why? Possibly because it was easier to knit certain ornate stitch patterns circularly rather than back and forth. But whatever is gained in the knitting is lost in the wearing. To take off a tube capelet means raising your arms as you would to take off a t-shirt, hardly the most graceful of movements. It also means pulling an ornate, possibly fuzzy knitwear over your elaborate earrings, your delicate up-do, and perhaps your hat if you are really dressed up. Imagine for a moment what happens if an earring catches a strand of yarn as you pull this capelet over your head. Yikes! Doffing a tube capelet it at best awkward and risks chaos. In short, a silly design. Although here the lace pattern is so interesting that it is worth taking and using on something else.
In addition to these projects, there are several historical articles on Portuguese embroidery, on metallic yarns and fabrics, on Louisa May Alcott, and more.
You can find at you local yarn store, bookstore or online here: https://pieceworkmagazine.com/
A circle of Boyfriend Hats. @malabrigoyarn Noventa in Fiona, CapeCod Grey, Marte and Arapay. #holidayknits #gettheminthemail #hatknittersofinstagram #hats #knittedhats #malabrigo (at The Yarn Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmcQF65Jdy4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Eight hours of knitting on a whim, watching documentaries and series. 📺🧶😀 I get to do what I like, but without having to do anything but enjoy the process! Used my Messy Bun Hat Recipe. link in bio #knittingpattern #knittedhats #funknitting #funknittingproject #knittersofinstagram #knittinginspiration #knittinginstagram #knittingplans #knittersgonnaknit #knittinglife #indiedyedyarns https://www.instagram.com/p/CpxrNBhp0ug/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
"Finished this hat last night. Thought I'd try to make a hat inspired by '93 The Secret Garden movie. I think the only thing I'd do differently is use thinner yarn. Otherwise I think it turned out alright. Brick and Eggplant."
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Angorowa czapka jak znalazł na tę ponurą pogodę. Milucha, cieplucha i kolorkiem ożywi listopadową szarość. 🌸🍂 Włóczka Coeur d'Angora Fonty z @biferno.pl . Mössan stickat i angora garn är perfekt för det här vädret. Super mjuk, mysig och varm. Skall inte säga att färgen blir som liten glad klick i allt grått runtomkring. 🍁💮 . My new hat knitted in angora yarn is perfect for this weather. Super soft, cozy and warm. And the color looks like a happy spot in all the gray around. 🦩🍂🍨 . 🧶Coeur d'Angora by Fonty 🎩 design by me @iwonaeriksson . . . #knitting_is_love #knittedhat #czapkanadrutach #angora #angorayarn #stickadmössa #knittedhats #welnianaczapka #knitters #dzierganeniekupowane #dzierganiezpasją #beanie #knitknitknit #handlade #stickning #strikkeinspo #strikk #strikkeglede https://www.instagram.com/p/Cli6axMoEr7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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December 2011. I knit my Santa hat to wear every year from the day after Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. I look better in it now than I did then! 🎅🏻 ❤️ 💛 💚
@malabrigoyarn Noventa makes the best hats! #malabrigoyarn #noventa #hat #knittedhats (at The Yarn Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFSjZLpW3S/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
There is nothing better than the Ta Da! 🎉I finished.⭐️🍾 There is nothing preventing me from sewing the buttons on -- but me. I know I'll be delighted when I do, yet final completion is a tough step for me. What about you? 👇👇👇 #knitweardesignersofinstagram #knitters #knitting #knittinginstagram #knittinglife #fashionknit #passionknit #alwaysknitting #knittersgonnaknit #fiberuarychallenge2023 #knittedhats https://www.instagram.com/p/CpMMC5HLedI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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