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DKnit Design Ideas 1 - Buildings
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Ideas for designs are everywhere around us. When you are out and about, don't just look for 'pretty picture' but for interesting shapes. This window at Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, was the first ever to be photographed using the negative/positive method by William Fox Talbot, 'father' of modern photography. . This shot, taken with my modern digital camera, could easily be used as the basis of a design with DesignaKnit. |
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This is one of the lovely black and white houses that we saw in the North Herefordshire village of Pembridge. Try is as the basis of a jacqaurd pattern, or, to avoid floats, turn it for Fair Isle. It would also be excellent as a design for use with the garter carriage. |
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Here is part of the picture above, rotated through 45 degrees and converted to two colours - just black and white. The large black area in the centre makes this only suitable for jacquard and not for Fair Isle, but rotating the pattern adds interest to the completed design. |
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For colour patterns, probably in jacquard, the black and white can be rather stark, so this picture was taken with flowers in front of the house. To knit these would probably require four colours, two for the house and two for the flowers. However, try reducing this to two colours and you may be surprised how interesting the effect can be. |
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Don't ignore the very simple options - bricks, stones, tiles, and more are ideal for repeating patterns. Just reduce to two colours and experiment. Paint Shop Pro has a very useful option for creating repeating patterns from pictures. Select an area not too close to the edge and use 'Selections - Convert to seamless pattern'. |
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