On a mission...
To use up all this beautiful leftover yarn...
INSIDE: A field guide to renewal, the beautiful pillow cover is finally complete, and the next step on my quest to using up leftover yarn…
A while back I talked about receiving the latest Modern Daily Knitting Field Guide: No. 28 - Renewal. The designs by Norah Gaughan are delightful.
I’m in awe of how much work has gone into them!
The Bolin Cardigan looks so comfortable yet stylish. The large cable panel running down each sleeve is an elegant accent. The loose fit also appeals to me.
The inspiration for the design was Jane Matilda Bolin, the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School who later became a Judge.
Have you ever knitted a long cardigan or coat? It looks like many hours of knitting would go into a project such as the Addams Cardigan. So worth it for the warmth and blissful comfort it would provide!
The suggested fibers are a blend of 50% wool/25% viscose/25% Alpaca and 70% mohair/30% silk. Jane Addams, committed to social change for women and the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, inspired the design.
I love the texture of the Jacobs cardigan with only knits and purls and no buttons!
And a matching hat for the Jacobs cardigan. A lovely ensemble for the upcoming colder months in the northern hemisphere.
And how clever is the thumb opening on the Austen Mitts that follows the line of the cables?
I’d love to know which design spoke to you. One day I’d love to knit the Addams Cardigan.
I’ve finished the knitting the cushion cover. I researched a few ideas on how to close the ends, which in my case are at the top and the bottom. I opted to use the mattress stitch. It took a few tries to get it right. I’m pleased with how neat the finish is.
I’m still on a mission to use up yarn that’s leftover. There’s enough of the white Mighty Stitch yarn to knit a hat. I researched patterns on Ravelry that mentioned worsted weight yarn and 200 yards.
I found a revised hat pattern by Rina Kim: the Architectural Hat.
It uses a simple pattern repeat with only knit and purl rows and ribbing rows that provide texture.
I’m not sure where my knitting brain went because I made errors on two attempts to start. There were too many stitches the first time and I twisted the stitches knitting in the round the second time.
Knitting when tired isn’t a wise idea!
I got it right on the third attempt and found my groove.
Do you also make more mistakes when you feel weary? I knit when I want to relax but if I’m tired, mistakes happen and then it’s not relaxing at all!
And another question for you: do you prefer to knit seamless projects?
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I completely agree! I love to make (and wear) elaborately cabled wool sweaters, and in my experience, seams are crucial for providing structure to that type of garment. It drives me a little crazy to see the proliferation of top-down, sweaters that start with the ribbon and don’t even have a seam at the neckline, especially when the design includes texture like cables) that will add extra weight to the garment.
And I’m so over the (often faux) seams that fall halfway down the back of the shoulder. I know that some tailored garments use similar seam placement, but woven and knit fabrics behave very differently. Especially when the woven fabrics in question are reinforced by very strong interfacing, as they would be in any well-made tailored jacket. It seems to me that a knit fabric, by contrast, will eventually stretch out over the top of the shoulder, since the weight of the sweater is being carried by a plain section of fabric.
Sorry to go off on a bit of a tangent/rant, but this is a great question and has been a topic of discussion among my knitting group on many recent occasions.
When I’m tired I make so many mistakes in my crochet work. Then I turn to reading or tv