Tuesday 1 March 2016

Windy day!



Made a proper shawl. I'm not much of a shawl knitter but I liked this one for its simplicity (also the fringe). It's seen a lot of wear since I finished it even though Rich teases me about looking like a granny in it. It's so soft and was knit in Hedgehog Fibres Merino Singles (Opalite), this was held double with some Orkney Angora yarn and Hedgehog Fibres Kidsilk Lace. These extra strands give the whole thing a lovely fuzzy halo - so pretty. The pattern is by Stephen West and is called Fringed.
I think I should have done something with my hair before taking these pictures! Ha ha.. And yes, it was very windy, I found the second and third photos quite funny so I've included them here.

Alice cardi


Made myself another Alice Cardigan. The pattern's by Amy Twigger Holroyd of Keep & Share (a handknit clothing company).
It was a fun knit, would have been more fun if I hadn't underestimated my yarn needs/amounts. I did run out but luckily had used a strand of Hedgehog Fibres Blue Faced Lace (Pheasant) along with the sparkly long discontinued Rowan main colour (Sot Lux, Clover). I had to graft the centre back stitches together with about 5/6 strands of the BF lace!

Anyway, it's warm, chunky, swingy and quite pretty. I'm really pleased with this one. I knit this pattern in 2012 but used a really stiff bulky yarn (I think I knit it up at too tight a gauge in retrospect), the end result wasn't particularly comfy to wear so I gave it away.

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