For the last couple of weeks I
have been working on the modular knitted jacket that I started last
November. It is not that far off being
finished but I still need to do the button band and the cuffs. I hope it will fit me – but I have got to the
point that I just want to finish it.
In-between times – I have been
knitting little samples for my Everything I have Ever Knitted project. This is a V-neck. In the 1980s I knitted my father 2 pullovers
to wear under a suit for work. He was
very fussy and wanted them to look right (so did I) – and I was particularly
pleased that he wore them every winter thereafter. One was grey and the other was dark green
like this sample.
Over the years I have knitted
lots of things for my mother and finished items that she started and got stuck
with. The following sample is from a
cardigan that I knitted for her. I think
she may have knitted some of it. It was
knitted in this yarn which is a copper coloured Sirdar Country Style. I remember finding the basket work pattern
difficult especially when decreasing.
Although this cardigan was knitted many years ago – I saw my mother wearing
it in the last few months.
I was thinking that the first
things that I knitted have stayed in my memory long after the garments have
gone. Each one was precious – I had to
save up for the yarn – and each one was a learning experience. The following is a sample of reversed
stocking stitch knitted in Wendy’s Chignon.
I loved this yarn and knitted the very plain jumper to show it off. A few years later I knitted the pattern again when I discovered a similar yarn. I would knit it again – if I could find the yarn. It is chunky but is very light-weight and the colours are very subtle.
I loved this yarn and knitted the very plain jumper to show it off. A few years later I knitted the pattern again when I discovered a similar yarn. I would knit it again – if I could find the yarn. It is chunky but is very light-weight and the colours are very subtle.
