Wednesday 10 August 2016

Wisteria cardigans


I signed up to test knit the new pattern by East London KNits, Wisteria Blossoms. It was my first top-down cardigan and a fun and quick knit. I had a couple of issues with gauge (which changed from what I had swatched as I was knitting it), that's why the cardigan is pictured 'buttoned' at the neckline - it pulled too much across my bust.
The yarn is Hedgehog Fibres Merino Aran, the colourway is Construct.




My lovely Rav friend Herbscat said my photos & grey cardigan reminded her of the film Howard's End (a modern version), such a kind comment! I was making do with the camera's timer and had the camera itself propped up on a pile of boxes.




So I made a second one, in Hedgehog Fibres again, but in Silk/Merino Singles, on larger needles, also cropped due to yarn constraints! I'm really pleased with both of these, they're both really wearable and pretty.

The pattern will be released next week, I'll link to it if I remember!

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Moder dy photo overload








So it went from this WIP (above), to the FO that you've seen in the previous photos! I'm extremely happy with this knit, it was such a good project to be working on.

Now it's back to my WIP pile, I've picked up my Bohus cardigan again and am over halfway through the yoke! The Bohus yoke is nice, quite fun but a little fiddly and slow. I'll have it done soon though, I want to wear it.

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