Block #74 – Alternate Eyelets -AA
After K sent me an eyelets square last month, I was greatly challenged to try a lace pattern myself. The next one seemed to be this alternate eyelets pattern. Seven or eight eyelets in each row, but adjusted so that they made a diamond pattern. I memorised the 8 row sequence very quickly, and was able to knit a square in the car on the journey to London [to see the Tapestry] and another on the way back. I was so taken with these two [random yarns] that I quickly knitted two more in plain yarns. I used that blue random in July, and the autumnal golds in August. The top plain one reminds me of raspberries! The last one is snowy white. Summer-autumn-winter, how the seasons flow into one another…
I like very simple memorable stitch patterns. If we are going to make enough for a jumper, doing twice as many each month will help. I am sending K one plain and one fancy.
There is an old hymn which begins Holy, Holy, Holy - when I was very young, the choir always sang it in church just as we began the Sunday Morning Service. I was baffled by a verse which referred to "Cherubim and Seraphim, falling down before Thee, which wert and art and evermore shalt be"
"Wert and Art" was such an odd phrase, incomprehensible to a 6 year old.
And I was bothered by the heavenly beings falling down. I knew that Isaiah the prophet saw the seraphim, and declared "with twain he covered his feet" [Is 6:2] I wasn't sure about the word twain, and confused it with tallow. Thus I thought the seraph had waxy feet!
I particularly like the blue square as it makes me think of a meadow with a summer blue sky and clouds!
ReplyDeleteI had not expected the texture, I thought it 2ould be a flat square with holes. The white sections do look like clouds
DeleteHa, yes, the language can be incomprehensible to a youngun!
ReplyDeleteThe eyelet squares are very pretty!
Congratulations on helping raise £1000!!
Thanks K. Have a good week!
DeleteI was always confused as to why it was worth mentioning that 'a green hill far away' was 'without a city wall' , since hills don't normally have walls around them. Even when my teacher explained it I wasn't entirely convinced that it made sense!
ReplyDeleteSome of the newer song books change it to "outside" which is more understandable for children
DeleteI like all the eyelet squares but the plain coloured ones really stand out for me. Great result from the coffee morning that you helped to support. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI think I like the raspberry best. Thrilled about our event, as you can imagine
DeleteThose are lovely squares, I would struggle to memorise an 8 row pattern.
ReplyDeleteI chuckled at your childhood memories of the hymn 😀
Alison in Devon x
When "alternate rows, purl" and rows 1&5 are "knit" it is only 4 rows
DeleteWhat an amazing amount to have raised. Xx
ReplyDeleteLots of generous people
DeleteThe " Holy, Hoy, Holy" hymn was one of my favorites at school assembly, it soars! I used to think of it also as " Wholly, wholly, wholly". JanF
ReplyDeleteThat's a good take on it!🎶🎶
DeleteWell done with the knitted eyelet squares! The pattern does show up better on the plain squares. You were able to raise a very good sum for the charity! Well done.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the pattern is less clear with the random dye yarns
DeleteThe blue square is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI do like the self striping effect
DeleteIt is interesting how the squares look so different in these colourways.
ReplyDeleteA great amount from the fundraising and a clever idea for the nativity jars.
My overriding memory of this hymn was my daughter singing it very loudly whilst she sat in the shopping trolley as I went round Safeways supermarket. She was aged 2 1/2 and knew almost all the words!
Sue
Lovely story! I remember a friend telling me her little granddaughter loved singing hymns loudly, and called them "Goddy Songs"
Deletethat super news on the coffee morning, well done everyone!
ReplyDeleteVery good result 👍❤️
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