Dearest readers, I never mean to be away so long…life just happens and the days get away from me. Firstly we had the whirl of school holidays and then there were birthdays. Lots of things were made but escaped being photographed. Those of you who follow me on Instagram will recognise the following pics from […]
Tag: cardigan
Look! Something finished to share with you! The cardigan called is Ferris Wheel by Georgie Nicolson. I thought it was a simple, top-down, raglan cardigan pattern and maybe it still is but it really challenged me. The pattern contains a huge number of sizes and options, some sections are sized by chest size and others by […]
Thank you dear readers for the thoughtful and thought-provoking comments to my last post. I am pondering deeply. While I am pondering, I thought I might share a recently finished knitting project. Bohus colourwork is known for its jewel hues, subtle colour changes and knit/purl textures within a yoke structure. Bohus Stickening was a knitting […]
Finally…I started this in the summer and it is finished in mid winter, just the time for three quarter length sleeves and lace. I was knitting the sleeves at the Winter Solstice. It is a bit lovely though isn’t it? The pattern is called Lace Cardigan by Simona Merchant-Dest. It made perfect use of a […]
Freshly finished…a cardigan for an eight year old friend of ours. It is my own design that I have named Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside. Ravelled here. Knitting for children as they get older is a tricky thing. Some don’t like things around their neck. Some don’t like the heaviness of […]
