I have mainly been working on a fair-isle cardigan which I keep forgetting to photograph. This week I have also knitted 2 more blocks for my throw. As I hinted last time – the Angel Cake was an obvious next step.
I debated a bit about which colours to use but in the end I decided to use the same pink and yellow that I had used in the main part of the Battenburg block.
The third block is inspired by a Victoria Sandwich cake.
I do not do baking myself and when I have bought this type of cake – it tends to have a cream filling as well as jam, but I remember hearing that this was incorrect and that a Victoria Sandwich should only include Jam! Alternatively you could just look at it as a block made up of 3 stripes.
I am now thinking about how to create some blocks with circular shapes on them – I think I need to find my pattern for the Japanese flag which is always a good starting point. With knitting - the design has to be oval to turn out circular due to the fact that the stitches are taller than they are wide.
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