Wednesday 27 April 2016

Dog roses - inspiration for cardigan and gloves


I love the delicate nature of dog roses and how pretty they look all over this hand knitted cotton bolero.

Hand knit cotton Dog Rose bolero
Below is a photograph of a 4ply wool hand knitted cardigan with the body in a patchwork pattern of squares, each containing a dog rose or textured lacy leaf pattern.  The roses and lace panels are vertical along the sleeves.
Madder Rose and lace patchwork hand knit wool cardigan
I have not got any photos of my own of real dog roses, but have added a public photograph taken from the internet.

Dog Roses
The design is now on a pair of hand knitted fingerless mitts.  The knitting pattern is available from my Ravelry shop - TwistedClassics.  The gloves, hand knitted in bluey-grey with rose and pink intarsia Dog Roses, are available from TwistedClassics shop on Etsy.

Dog Rose mitts - right hand

Hand knitted Dog Rose fingerless mitts

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