Thyme by Elsebeth Lavold

Thyme

Knitting
January 2012
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Two sizes
English

Shade for table lamp and cover for light fixture. Both allow a nice diffusion of light through the knitted fabric. The pattern can be adapted easily to any size fixture.

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Measurements:

  • Light fixture cover: 14½ in / 37 cm diameter; 3¼ in / 8 cm high
  • Lampshade: 5¼ in / 13 cm diameter; 6¾ in / 17 cm high

Materials:

Light fixture cover

  • 2 balls Hempathy
  • A round disk of frosted hard plastic cut 1 mm thick
  • 1 wood, metal, or plastic ring cut the same diameter as the plastic
  • Hanging assembly for light fixture

Table lamp

  • 1 ball Hempathy
  • 1 lampshade or lampshade frame, 5¼ in / 13 cm diameter and 6¾ in / 17 cm high

Both

  • US size 4 / 3.5 mm circular needle (32 in / 80 cm long) (or length appropriate for diameter of cover)
  • 1 set of dpns US size 4 / 3.5 mm