Olive/Vesper

I've been desperate to knit this Olive sweater for ages - but the pattern is from Denmark and very tricky to get hold of. So I'm going to use the pattern for Vesper (using Roko's clever mods) and add the garter yoke on afterwards, for a hopefully-similar result. Just ordered the yarn (bargainous Patons Diploma gold 4-ply, with garter bands in Rowan Sparkle) and looking forward to casting on.

Tatty Devine 'knitted' jewellery

Aww, how adorable is this mitten collection by jeweller Tatty Devine? Layering an acrylic necklace on top of a snuggly knit looks pretty cool.

FO: Copycat cardigan

I just finished this cardigan that I cast on for back in early December. It got a bit delayed due to running out of yarn halfway through (it ate 17 balls of Rowan Cashsoft Chunky!) and a brief hobby-detour away from knitting and into Japanese cookery.. but at least it's still cold enough to get some wear out of it this year.



I started out following the pattern for Sedum but then decided to copycat a cardigan I'd bought at H&M - waffle stitch, super-long arms, curved front edges and chunky button-and-collar detailing. The beauty of knitting top down is you can mod this way as you go - and try on as you go, so shaping is a breeze. It sits fairly snug on my ribcage then flares out as the curved edging starts - the buttons only go midway down the front. Blocking did this piece a big favour; it was worryingly lumpy and a little too small beforehand but it's smoothed out nicely.



I'm pretty happy with it. It's a bit heavy due to the aforementioned 1.5+ kilos of yarn required, but beautifully soft. The arms are a bit too long but I can live with it. Also the collar isn't quite as snuggly and chunky as I was hoping; I'm trying to figure out if there's an elegant way to add another couple of inches without ripping out the rib border, but I don't think there is (and I don't fancy ripping and re-knitting all that 2x2).

Excuse my sulky face in the photos by the way, I'm ill!

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Tunic inspiration

Love this sweater tunic/dress (found here) - a bit late in the season to be considering more chunky knits though, I suppose.

Felted scarves

Very lovely scarves made from felted recycled sweaters, by Kelley Deal.