Jane Cardigan
I finished the Jane cardigan! I am pleased with how it turned out – and the construction was intriguing.
The pattern is from here (You might need to be a member of Ravelry to see the pattern). I bought the yarn from Spotlight – it is Patons Zhivago (Charcoal colour).
It fits Miss A perfectly, which means that it won’t fit for long, next time I will make a size bigger than I think I need.
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Miss A has been unwell, which has meant time at home sitting on the couch. So a small amount of knitting is getting done.
I have finished the body of the Jane cardigan and have started on the sleeves. As the sleeves are quite short, the end appears to be insight.
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Fussy Cutting Baby Clothes
This project (making a quilt from the girls’ baby clothes) seemed like such a good idea. What could go wrong? Baby clothes are cute therefore the quilt would be cute. The clothes are cute, but they don’t necessarily mix well together. And then there is the cutting! Oh the cutting. I’m 2/3 of the way through the cutting and then comes the designing, the sewing, making a back and the quilting. There is a long way to go!
I have almost finished this cardigan – Miss A wanted a bolero cardigan who am I to complain!
I’m still working away on the Jane cardigan and I’ve decided I need to break things up and get on with some of the other half finished projects – like this quilt …
or this quilt (made from the girls’ baby clothes) …
I’ve also got a bit of digitising to do …
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I’ve been working away on the Jane cardigan – I think I’m past all of the difficult bits. It’s coming together nicely I really like the way it is designed. I’ve been watching The Pallisers while knitting – all I can say is ‘were there no handsome actors in 1974’? I’ve read Phineas Finn so I know he is meant to be very attractive, but that doesn’t seem to be the case in this adaptation.
Progress on the Jane Cardigan
I have finished the increases. Next up is putting the arm stitches onto waste yarn and picking up stitches for the front.
I’m a bit nervous about picking up stitches. I do it all of the time for socks, but on the front of a cardigan it will be very obvious if I stuff it up.
There won’t be any knitting happening for a while because I have hurt my right index finger – it is a lovely shade of blue at the moment. I fill in for a few netball teams and today in my rush to be on time I didn’t tape my fingers and within five minutes I had hurt myself. I’m feeling very frustrated.
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I am intrigued by the raglan shaping on this cardigan – it just seems so ingenious. I’m not sure how clear it is in the image, but if you click on the image you will see a larger version. I know this is probably a common technique in top down knitting, but I think it is so clever – it is like magic.
The yarn I am using is Paton’s Zhivago. It feels lovely and the fabric it produces is great, but I’m not enjoying knitting with it. It keeps splitting and I’m having a hard time getting my needle through the whole loop. This is a bit of a shame because I bought more of it to make something for Miss P!
I decided to knit Jane for Miss A. I spent a bit of time switchety swatchety as the girls call it – my third choice of needles finally worked.
I like the way this cardigan is constructed – from the top down and seamlessly.
I’m trying to concentrate on one set of instructions at a time
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I finished Miss P’s socks. I’ve been working away at these while supervising the girls swimming and while watching TV in the evenings. In fact I became slightly obsessed – ‘just one more round’ – I’m sure all of the knitters understand.
The yarn was Filatura Di Crosa Maxime Print, which I bought from here – and I really like how it turned out. The colours are beautiful.
I’m now ready for a new knitting challenge.
I have a couple of ideas.
This …
Which is from Suvi S – using Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK (Shade 52).
Or this for Miss A …
Which is from Georgie Hallam – using Patons Zhivago Colour 4443.
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We’ve been struck down by what felt like the plague, but was just gastro. The whole house was sick for a week – we just resurfacing now.
I did manage to knit a bit more (while sitting on the couch with sick children) while watching ABC3 – I’ve seen a lot of ABC3 in the last week.
I’ve returned to my baby clothes quilt – still cutting, but the end is in sight…
Also, Jane Austen Knits is out.
I think I will have a go at some of the socks.
