Monday 28 November 2011

Cardigan Finished!

Here it is for those who were interested in the knitting.  I finally finished my cardigan and wore it for the first time yesterday.  I'm particularly pleased as I improvised as I went, changing the sleeve shape and making up the collar as I knitted (had an idea of how I wanted it to look but just guessed at how I should knit to obtain the shape!).  So all things considered, not a bad outcome.




This cardigan looks mostly blue and green but is actually made up of many
colours (10 in fact).  I particularly like the shades of purple (which can 
be seen better in this bottom photo) 
and how they are incorporated into the design.

Call me crazy but I already know what I want to knit next.  Now you know why I keep saying there are just not enough hours in a day!

On another note, I feel I need to celebrate a milestone:  I am honoured to now count 100 followers of my blog - Thank you so much for your support!  AND I have now had over 10,000 views of my very short tatting video, the first video I ever made, amazing!  I shall have to find a way to celebrate, keep you posted!


Best wishes,

7 comments:

  1. Your sweater is beautiful! It reminds me of one my mom made for me when I was in high school. I believe one of my daughters has it now.

    You're giving me ideas... maybe I should pull out the mittens I started two years ago. I think I only have half a mitten to go, and they sure would come in handy!

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  2. Gorgeous! The knitting is beautiful and so are the colors. Your improvisations look as if they were the original design.

    Knitting and tatting! Wow.

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  3. This is a superb piece of Fair Isle Knitting! You do Alice Starmore proud!
    Love the way you have used the blues and purples.
    Four Needle Fox : ))

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  4. That is one gorgeous sweater!

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  5. Well, now I'm REALLY speechless!!! Let's see - you just cut the steek a few days ago, and somehow finished the ribbing (many stitches, SEVEN buttonholes perfectly placed), designed your own collar, and WORE this gorgeous sweater, possibly while you were designing a fabulous tatted snowflake 'overnight', and also within a few days wrote up the pattern and very generously gifted us with it! I am totally blown away!!! Were these your own yarn color choices also? Fabulous!

    I love the way the raglan sleeves form a perfect mitre, enhancing the design! This sweater is PERFECT!!!

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  6. What Kathy said - well done, busy bee!

    This sweater is just superb, I really love it! Great job! I hope you enjoy it a lot :-)

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