Friday 27 April 2012

All Done In Less Than Three Weeks!

Having received this wool from my SIL in February, and kept it in the bag till we went to Cornerstones after Easter, I was determined to get the cardi made up promptly, and not have it hanging around!

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The pattern was remarkably easy [even the picking up the collar stitches round the neckline worked better than I’d expected] and the single button – my antiqued Union Jack painted by Steph– worked superbly. The button colours went well with the yarn.

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No I am not going to pose with a feather in my hair! I like the ‘casual’ feel of this cardi, and I think it will be a good summer cover up with teeshirt and jeans. The yarn was lovely to knit with, and on the large needles, the project grew very fast.

19 comments:

  1. Lovely knitting project.Knitting is so calming a relaxing isn't it?
    x x x

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  2. That's gorgeous! The colours look great on you...and I love the model pose!
    Jane x

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    1. Do you think I could get a job with M&S when Twiggy retires?

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  3. It's just beautiful! I love the colors. Can I find the pattern on line somewhere? :-)

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  4. Never mind...I found it!
    Have a nice weekend!
    Anne♥

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  5. Wow, it's beautiful, Angela. I like your styling much better than that of the model. (WHAT were they thinking?!?) The ribbed collar is gorgeous.

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  6. Now that is a very nice cardi - and it suits you extremely well. Good job very well done. Have a good weekend. x

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  7. Beautiful! I love the colors and the pattern!

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  8. That's lovely and I do like the collar too.

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    1. The collar 'sits' beautifully, I am especially pleased with it, as I usually have trouble knitting necklines.

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  9. That looks lovely, Ang. Well done, so quick!

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  10. Lovely.
    L.x.
    PS and look at you Slim Jim!!!

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  11. Looks fantastic, well done!

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  12. Thank you everyone for your very kind comments.
    I must recommend the pattern as being particularly user-friendly - I do not consider myself a skilled knitter but even the 'picking up stitches' for collar and front bands proved easier than I expected.

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  13. Oh Angela that is gorgeous!! I love the colours and it look so comfortable to wear. Its years since I did any knitting. Well done xx

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  14. I looked at this wool today!! But couldn't have lived up to this level of accomplishment- very most seriously impressive, Ang! And you are definitely cover girl material- get that CV out to patterns people now!

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  15. its beautiful , I have knitted with Crofter yarn its lovely.

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  16. Your cardi looks fantastic, I love the way the yarn has knitted up, different to how I imagined from looking at the balls of wool. Interesting too, that the pattern is user friendly as I only tackle easy projects, so am tempted. First though I probably need to finish a few other projects!

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