- Single strands and 2 mm needles instead of double strands and 3 mm.
- Green and blue pears near the picot edge instead of yellow pearls among the mustard leaves.
- Simpler, straighter, mustard leaves (to make it easier to knit).
- Mustard leaves going in opposite directions from the centre of the back section (see right corner in photo above) instead of travelling round in a circle; I want the leaves to meet in front.
- Main pattern also simpler with straighter leaves and the big flowers turned into smaller ones alternating with stars, echoing a sweater I knitted in the late 90s.
Thanks for encouraging comments on my previous post! In particular I took christinelaennec's words about supporting economy to heart :) Guess what I did yesterday? Right. Some more support by purchasing a Hanne Falkenland vest kit I've had my eyes on for quite a while. Those Danes are incredible - such an eye for details and ingenious constructions. The yarn is quite lovely too: a strand of indigo cotton wrapped around a strand of lamb's wool.
4 comments:
That is tiny yarn and those are tiny needles! It's looking really nice! I hope your friend appreciates the true gift received when it's a handknit piece from you!
Good to hear from you, Kyle! My friend Natasha is happy with it, and we're having a swap: art for a cardigan. I'm going to her studio tomorrow, free to choose :)
That is lovely. I particularly like the beads, and also how you've made the leaves go in opposite directions. (Glad if I helped you justify your purchases!)
I have seen pictures of this before, what a lucky friend you have, but a fair trade for the gorgeous artwork in the post above. You must have the patience of a saint!
My knitting has been sadly neglected of late. I miss it, and all the more so for catching up on your lovely knitterly posts!
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