Inky delight
I took this photograph just over a week ago, the beginnings of Black Dog Knits beautiful Ink Flared Sweater. This is a free pattern guys, free! How fantastically generous of Nora, it is a lovely simple and very flattering design and knits like lightening, lightening I tell you, for in spite of the interruption of half term and several days away this sweater is now finished. I wanted something that would be perfect for pulling on over a vest top on cooler summer evenings or for lounging in pyjamas but of course now that it is finished I am thinking perhaps it is rather too nice for lounging around indoors. The yarn is a silk merino mix from The Knittery, a suggested substitute for the Noro Cash Iroha used by Nora. I felt a little guilty to be buying yarn all the way from Australia, I mean I live in Wales, there are a lot of sheep here, but I just couldn't find anything as affordable, even with extra postage costs. I do love this charcoal colour but look at that plum and the aqua, and the purple. Hmmm, may have to buy more of this yarn.
No modelling today I am afraid, it is much too muggy to put on a sweater and spend 15 minutes running back and forth to set the timer (really must work out how to use the remote!!). Please do take my word for it though, it looks lovely and is so comfortable to wear.
I took this photograph just over a week ago, the beginnings of Black Dog Knits beautiful Ink Flared Sweater. This is a free pattern guys, free! How fantastically generous of Nora, it is a lovely simple and very flattering design and knits like lightening, lightening I tell you, for in spite of the interruption of half term and several days away this sweater is now finished. I wanted something that would be perfect for pulling on over a vest top on cooler summer evenings or for lounging in pyjamas but of course now that it is finished I am thinking perhaps it is rather too nice for lounging around indoors. The yarn is a silk merino mix from The Knittery, a suggested substitute for the Noro Cash Iroha used by Nora. I felt a little guilty to be buying yarn all the way from Australia, I mean I live in Wales, there are a lot of sheep here, but I just couldn't find anything as affordable, even with extra postage costs. I do love this charcoal colour but look at that plum and the aqua, and the purple. Hmmm, may have to buy more of this yarn.
No modelling today I am afraid, it is much too muggy to put on a sweater and spend 15 minutes running back and forth to set the timer (really must work out how to use the remote!!). Please do take my word for it though, it looks lovely and is so comfortable to wear.
Comments
Your bowl is beautiful too!
Very tempted to have a go - currently knitting the shrug you posted last - I happened to have 6 skeins of Debbie Bliss silk kicking around as started knitting something with it last year and hated it so have ripped it down and started the shrug - so far looking good - thanks for the inspiration!
Delighted to hear you are knitting the shrug, I had a bad experience with my first DB silk knit and plan to use the yarn from that disaster for quite possibly another one of the shrugs.
go figure!!
you make the loveliest things - all so elegant and non-fussy and simple (in the nicest sense).
How many skeins did you order?