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Wednesday 7 January 2015

A New Project for a New Year - Button up cardigan using handspun yarn.

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When Larry and I were at the Festiwool wool fest recently, I bought some interesting rolags. As you can see from the picture, the rolags are multi-coloured. What you can't see very well are the sparkly bits running through them. I've been spinning them up lately, mixing them in with some of the white Polworth yarn that I spun from an original fleece in the summer. I intend to make this cardigan:

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which is available as a button-up or zip-up version. I shall make the button-up version this time. I have made a start, knitting the back, up to the armholes, in a purple yarn which I had spun up ready. I don't have enough of the sparkly rolags to make the whole cardigan.
If you would like to see more of the Festiwool get together, you can click here.

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For my new project, I am using a selection of yarns. The first is a combination of the rolags I bought at Festiwool, Hitchin and some grey merino I had in my stache.

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I am also adding in some of the very white Polworth fleece, which I hand-carded recently:

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I also have some purple and grey merino which I will work in.

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This is how the finished project will be: a short waisted button-up cardigan with a large collar:

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So far I've done the back up to the armholes in a plain purple merino. First picture gives the true colour and the second picture shows the detail with the flash turned on:

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The flash sure makes a difference, doesn't it. The first pic is very accurate.

This project will not be finished quickly. I am still spinning the wool into yarn and in between I am working on other projects. However, I will come back and show you as and when I finish each section. I don't have enough of the purple to finish the back so I may use the mixed purple and grey from the armholes up. Let's just wait and see shall we.

Meanwhile, five weeks to go until my new grandchild appears. It's getting exciting. Pity they are in South Carolina. We won't be visiting very soon!



2 comments:

  1. It is my dream to learn to spin! Your work is amazing and beautiful. I know you will be loving that grandbaby from afar and knitting some lovely things for it. Again, beautiful work!

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  2. Stella, I'm following up with an email to you at Stella3333@earthlink.net, from your blog sidebar. I got your message about the stores, and I have several. Have a wonderful day!

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