A couple of weeks ago I finished this wonderful sweater: Warriston by Kate Davies. She designed it as a sweater for outdoor wear and while it will work well for indoor wear during the winter, too, I decided to put it to the test and brought it as my only outerwear for the knitters' festival on Fanø last weekend of September. Success.
Pattern: Warriston by Kate Davies.
Size: Size 1 for upper body and sleeves; size 2 for lower body. This A-line construction means that I can easily fit into it now - as you can see - but also that I'll have an A-line sweater once I get my 'normal' size back, which I think will look nice.
Yarn: One strand of New Lanark DK in Pebble (approx. 330 g) and one strand of Blackhill Højlandsuld in Rullesten (approx. 140 g). These yarns possess the qualities of wool required for a water repellent outdoor sweater. However, after washing they bloom nicely and produce a soft sweater which is not itchy at all (unlike my Owls sweater in Lett-Lopi). Brilliant!
Mods: The mix of sizes mentioned above. I also have fewer rows in the pocket lining - see my Ravelry page for details.
This is a highly recommendable sweater! It was both fast and pleasing to knit. Although one and a half months passed from start to finish, not a lot of that time was spent on the actual knitting. Rather, some time did pass waiting for the knitter to be reunited with the rest of the yarn at home since this was a knit I brought on holiday and road trips, and I didn't always bring enough yarn for my fast progress. Wearing the sweater is just as pleasing as the knitting process.
7 comments:
Hvor er den fin - og det er den fine maverunding også :-)
Kan snildt forestille mig at den har været rigelig varm på Fanø - jeg brugte slet ikke det overtøj, jeg havde med.
Hvor ser den super dejlig og lækker ud. Og tillykke med maven :)
Den er fiiiin - og sweateren også! Klæder maven godt! Hmmm - har længe haft opskrift og garn liggende i kurven - måske man skulle begynde på sin egen.
Søde babyting forrige post - han kommer da ikke til at mangle tøj:-)
Den ser dejlig ud din Warrington. Kate Davies designer nogle fine modeller. Til lykke med den lille dreng du venter! Han får sikkert den fineste strikkede garderobe:-) I hvert fald er det to søde ting du har strikket til ham. Har du set de mange fine børneopskrifter på Pickles?
Den ser lækker ud den trøje! Og sikke en skøn babybule, du kan fremvise ;)
Det er en rigtig flot trøje - kan især godt lide mønsteret forneden. En klassisk model.
og tillykke med graviditeten :o)
mvh Mona
Nydelig genser, den ser både varm og behagelig ut.
Gratulerer med baby i magen :-))
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