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The name comes, of course, from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is often pictured with a broken wheel as one of the instruments of her martyrdom.
A chart and video instructions for the stitch can be found here.
Monday, February 23, 2009
The Official Crochet Stitch of the Church Ladies?
Most of your Hostesses have been Quite into knitting lately, but I ran across a crochet stitch recently that I just had to share. The Catherine Wheel:
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The name comes, of course, from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is often pictured with a broken wheel as one of the instruments of her martyrdom.
A chart and video instructions for the stitch can be found here.
(Image Source)
The name comes, of course, from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is often pictured with a broken wheel as one of the instruments of her martyrdom.
A chart and video instructions for the stitch can be found here.
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3 comments:
That beats the Cathedral knitting stitch, needles down.
I do confess a weakness for the flame stitch, and would love to do a chapel veil with that motif. It reminds me of racks of votive candles.
That's a beautiful stitch! Thanks for sharing. :-)
That stich and those colors have officially made me want to learn... one day I will when the CPA exam is done controlling my life. :(
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