My cardi isn’t exactly featherweight, but at 203 g it is pretty lightweight. All in all, I’m very happy with it. Only if I were to knit this again, I’d make the armholes slightly larger and try to do something about the edges of the ribbing. Or I’d use a different stitch pattern instead of the ribbing. Perhaps a pretty lace pattern?
I was also going to sew a summer dress to go with it, from the cherry blossom fabric I photographed the skein of yarn on, but, alas, I didn’t get round to it. A sensible person might sew it now, so that it would be finished in time for next summer, but I don’t know if I’m sensible enough for that.
I do know that I feel a sudden urge to knit lots of warm and woolly sweaters, scarves, socks etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I’ll keep you posted about those. Bye for now! xxx
Hij is echt heel mooi geworden! Misschien moet ik er toch ook maar een keer eentje breien. Volgend voorjaar…
Nu heb ik eigenlijk meer zin in zoiets:
https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=10993&cid=7
Dat lijkt me heerlijk warm, die gebreide broek. Maar, echt? Wahahaha! De Featherweight kan ik je echt aanraden. Het is gewoon in alle betekenissen van het woord een luchtig breisel.
Oh, goodness. That’s pretty! Come spring, you’ll be so happy it’s done and it will be waiting for you! Won’t that be a glorious day? I vote for making the dress sometime before that day…maybe sometime in late winter when the days are dark and long. It’ll be a welcome respite.
I haven’t knit at all all summer long. I got busy in the spring and kind of lost my groove. Now that the days’ temperatures are finally below 35 C, I’m eager to pick up a pair of socks or a hat to get knitting on. I struggle with summer knitting but love the excitement of getting after it again in autumn.
I enjoy seeing you play with pink. I have a love/hate relationship with pink, but your efforts make me consider it again!
That’s a good idea, sewing the dress in late winter. I’ve written it down at the back of my planner and will write it in for february as soon as I get a 2023 planner. I know what you mean about summer knitting. Summer is definitely not the season for it, only I get fidgety without knitting so I try to find something summery. And about pink: there are so many different shades, from warm and peachy to cool and almost greyish, and from pale to bright to deep. I don’t like all of them, just the ones that are not too ‘sweet’. Enjoy the cooler temperatures and knitting some woolly accessories!
Prachtig! Mooie stof ook van je jurk! Mooi setje zo!
Dank je! (En dan nu de jurk nog maken…)
I think it looks very pretty! I love that the yarn is made from cocoons whose occupants have left, and I like how the yarn has a matte look. I think you did a very lovely job!
Thank you! It was a simple, but lovely cardi to knit and I’d love to use this yarn again for other projects.