FO: Brown raglan cardigan

Apologies for the dreadful photo - it's actually a rather nice, simple, dark chocolate raglan cardigan, that came out a little long. A local yarn, Mercia Merino DK, knitted up just fine at T8 on the KH950i.



I've also figured out how to knit the collar on the Rowan moss-stitch jacket the customer gave me; alas, the pins and needles mean I can't do more than about 10 rows before I get numbness in my left fingers. So I think, now I've figured out the pattern, that I might take it back to the customer and let her finish it off. It only needs about 20 rows over 21 stitches. So disgusted with myself that I can't finish it.

Current mood: annoyed

FO: Sweater for the Cog

Needs some buttons, and the collar looks a bit squished because I left it on the radiator to dry and forgot about it and it kind of got "radiator pressed"! I will steam it before it's finished and fix that. Made from two ends of Uppinghams lambswool on the Brother KH950i, pattern calculated in Knitware.

Post-dating this, as it's a surprise xmas present for himself.

Back on the horse

Well, from a week or two of feeling as if I'm drifting aimlessly, to finishing three projects (almost) within one day. Actually, the parts for one of the project were all finished on Saturday, Sunday was mostly sewing up by hand.

I also made two shrugs (from the Bill King "All in One" pattern that appeared in MKM June 2011). The plan had been to make some sort of sparkly shrug - the kind of thing you wear over an evening dress - as I attended a works dinner last week and realised I really didn't have anything suitable to wear over my rather summery dress.

The first shrug was made with one end of Bramwell Artistic, and one end of a black/silver lurex thread. I think there should be another 2 rows added at the start of the pattern, because the collar looks a bit uneven to me. I discovered the perils of not using a yarn twister, when I was already half way through - I got a lovely sparkly shrug, but it's sparkly on the WRONG side. Oh well, at least it's reversible.

The second shrug was made with a leftover cone of lurex, already plied. Not the easiest thing to knit with as it's quite stiff. As the yarn was thinner, the shrug came out a little smaller.

I still have more of the black and silver lurex, I am wondering whether a little black shrug might be just the thing.

Photos when I have some.