Monday, 10 February 2014

Starmore-mates

Starmore-mates by Asplund
Starmore-mates, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.
Dear friend and soul knitter "Born to knit" and I at a get-together for knitters yesterday afternoon. We'd known each other for quite some time through our Flickr photos before we finally met a few years ago - and today we even live in the same area of Stockholm. Thanks Maria for being a photographer as well as knitter!

Alice Starmore's "Henry VIII" was so much fun to knit and I'm in love with the colours: they're stunning indoors and almost explode in daylight. Well, daylightish. I normally choose projects that I want to make and am less interested in the finished garments - but in this case I wanted the sweater just as much as I wanted the joy of making it.

The sweater is very comfortable too (Starmore's 2ply Hebridean wool), and so warm I actually hope it gets a bit colder. Never thought I'd write something like that - until the sweater was finished I actually enjoyed our mild winter.
shoulder join

14 comments:

  1. Stunning! Both the colours and the knitting! Wow!

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  2. So impressive to see two at once, both beautifully knit.

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  3. Gorgeous!! Beautiful work.
    Ron in Mexico

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  4. Ciao Ivar!
    Beautiful, beautiful knitting. :)
    Hope all is well with you.

    Francesca

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  5. Ja vad kul att se er båda två! så himla fina tröjor.
    Ha det gott !:-)

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  6. Wonderful... you both look very 'Regal' in them!

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  7. Gorgeous as always. I love seeing the work you do... every stitch is so thoughtfully placed!

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  8. Splendid, both of you!
    -- stashdragon

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  9. Wow, hvor lekker den er. Du og Johanne er virkelig flotte i genserene :-)

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  10. It's wonderful seeing you both in one of my favorite Starmore designs! Thanks so much for sharing your photo.

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  11. Love your photo!
    (CarolyninAlaska on Ravelry)

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