Posts Tagged ‘sweater’
At the left you can see how the shawl behaved while in use. I couldn’t stand that and looked for a new pattern. I found it on Ravelry.
It is designed by Rutast…… a Cowl named Armonika
I liked my re-knitted shawl!
There is only one thing I regretted at first, it is shorter.
But after wearing it a couple of times, it was good this way.
“all’s well that ends well”
I bought this yarn in a charity shop. It felt like cotton! The sweater is knitted top down.
That suits me the best. The quantity of the yarn will always do, because I can adjust the length.
The collar was annoying. Every time I didn’t like it or it didn’t feel right.
Three times I changed it and finally I was content.
I did crochet a flower to brighten it up.
and made a special edge.
The yarn looked like a band.
but it is a net and the core is cotton (?) I really don’t know.
But cute it is!
I am a little late with updating my website. It is all about winter….nevertheless here they are….
I started to knit a bolero from the dyed leftover Jacob Humbug / Alpaca yarn.
The pattern is from ‘Drops Design’ Fingers crossed!
After finishing we really thought the sweater looked rather dull. We decided to add turquoise to brighten it up and the dye-pot was heated….
It was hard to catch the right colour with the camera. In reality it shows much, much nicer….
and the combination with the dark colour is beautiful.
Maybe the close-up will give a better impression!
I unravelled my husband’s sweater. The colour of the yarn was whitish and we decided to darken it. Choosing the colour wasn’t easy, but finally purple it would be.
I added some black to the dye bath to soften the purple a little and the dyeing process was started.
However I didn’t give the water (with added black dye) a proper stir and the final result was two skeins with black parts. That didn’t make me happy 🙁
How would it show? I knitted a sample and well it wasn’t that bad.
So now I had to dye all other skeins with some black too. It was a huge job. First I stamped
the black dye into the yarn, then wrapped each skein in cling film and put it on steam.
Fingers crossed that I did the right thing….
Next step is to find me a nice knitting pattern
Puh…finally on my way with the right pattern for my own spun yarn. A blend of Alpaca and Jacob Humbug.
All seems to go well now and in time it will be a finished sweater.
Here you can find the pattern I use….garnstudio
Years ago I knitted this sweater for my husband.
Now it doesn’t fit as it should! It is too wide and it is slightly felted.
So work to be done….
