Week Eighty

Apologies- Another rushed blog post with iPhone pictures taken only a few minutes ago instead of proper images accumulated over the past week.

I have two finished projects and a "half-way" project to report.

Starry

I finished the Starry fingering weight cardigan. I'm very happy with it, it matches exactly the purchased black cardigan Ive been wearing so much over summer dresses. It will allow a bit more flexibility with some of the more summery-print dresses this coming Spring.

Yarn was Dream in Colour Starry in the colour Tokyo Creme.

I used about three and a half skeins (about 1,400m)

Rincleau

The next finished project is Rincleau. I'm thrilled with the colour but I'm not quite so happy with the fit. I think the yoke is a bit bigger and the armholes could have been brought up a bit.

The yarn is very springy and more length on the sleeves wouldn't have gone astray.

Yarn was Sundara Aran Silky Merino in the colour The Great Pacific. The photograph doesnt do the deep sapphire colour justice. My ravelry page has in progress photographs with better colour.

I alternated all skeins to blend the dye lot and I omitted the central panel of 'pine trees' as they didn't seem to be distinct enough with the softness of the yarn.

Belladonna

Thirdly I have pulled out a long time work in progress. This is Belladonna.

The pattern is Brigid from Vintage Modern Knits but I have modified it to add length and to continue the 4x4 ribbing throughout.

I have finished one sleeve and one front. I'm half way up the second sleeve and hope to be finished this in a couple of weeks. I am a bit disappointed in the variation in this dye lot. Half my skeins tend far more 'plum' than the other, despite being labelled the same. I am alternating from both batches but my sleeve is still slightly different to the front. I'm hoping that with the variation continued throughout and with button and neck banding the effect overall wont be as striking.

I'm trying to knit faster to see the end result.

No sewing projects on the horizon at the moment. Since being away the weekends have become too full and distracting. Plus next weekend promises more of the same when a new puppy arrives in the Doodlesknit household.

I will set up my camera for next weeks progress and make a resolution for better images.