Well, all I can say, is thank the knitting gods for Wovember or I might never have finished this sweater. I cast on for this yoke sweater in August without a firm design in mind. That was OK. I knew I wanted the sleeves and body plain with some waist shaping in the torso to […]
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I just finished this. It is a design called Skrupsak by Signe Stromgaard. It fits perfectly and Our Dear Boy thinks it is pretty good. And yet, I have to admit this was a very joyless knit for me. It wasn’t boring. I decided to just use the design as a picture reference and worked […]
First finished thing for 2015…Yipppppppeeeeeee! Oh glory, oh goodness, I am so very, very happy with this sweater. It was a pleasure to plan, to spin, to knit and to wear…despite the heat, despite the humidity. I revel in its glorious splendiferousness. This is Enchanted Bendigo, my version of Enchanted Mesa by the wildly genius […]
I knew I didn’t have quite enough yarn for a cardigan for Our Dear Girl but I was going to make it work anyway. As it is Wovember, I thought I would celebrate the endeavour and good sheep it came from. The yarn is English Leicester x Merino by Moseley Park. The sheep are raised […]
Our Dear Boy had grown out of all his woollies. It was time to make something bigger. We talked together about the elements it must include like a hood and a zip. We talked about the elements it might include like particular colours and patterns. Armed with this knowledge, I cast the bones, made the […]
The Scotland-based, knitwear designer Kate Davies is writing a book about yoked sweaters. She has been researching different yoke constructions and designing a series of yoked sweaters. I, along with many others of the yoked persuasion are waiting for the publication of this book with great anticipation. In a recent post, Kate Davies shared some […]
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 […]
I was born in the UK and my early years were full of vests and pants. But here in Australia, I quickly worked out it was all undies and singlets. Vests are sleeveless outer garments. And here is a recent one…a very humble looking garment in navy blue for Our Dear Boy’s winter school uniform. […]
Ah…a bit of knitting finished! This is Lotus Blossom Tank by Sharon Shoji from Ann Budd’s Best of Interweave Knits. This was a trial to knit. The sizing was bizarre and because of the construction, was tricky to alter at the sleeves. The sleeves are knit as a decreasing wedge shape from the back and […]
