Thursday, April 06, 2006 New beginnings Those of you not in Sydney wouldn't know this, but it's suddenly turned cold over the last week or so. For me, it has been, anyway, and I'm not sure whether it's this nasty cold that I am fighting off, or whether it's truly been cold. In any case, cold is cold.. and I need a cardigan or jacket of some sort. Trawling through the free pattern websites, I found this: You can click on the picture, and a new window will pop up with the pattern. I am absolutely in love with this thing. In love, I tell you! I HAVE to have it. I started swatching last night. As usual, I don't have the specified yarn, and being on a yarn diet, I can't go out and buy more. I just have to make do with the cupboard full that I have. Poor me .. (yeah, right!) Swatch 1: Top to bottom - 2 strands black mohair/acrylic blend, 2 strands black mohair/acrylic blend 1 strand grey wool/nylon blend, 1 strand black mohair/acrylic blend 1 strand grey wool/nylon blend I like the thickness of the plain black bit (top section) but I don't like the colour. I want that tweedy sort fo look you get by combining two or more strands. The combination of one of each strand was too floppy.. and I didn't get the right gauge. Middle section seemed okay, so I cast on. Oh so exciting! Hmm... maybe not so exciting, eh? The gauge tightened significantly - don't ask me why! I ended up ripping it out. Okay, so let's try again.. different yarns this time Top to bottom - 2 strands navy blue 5ply wool 1 strand grey wool/nylon blend, 2 strands navy blue 5 ply wool 1 strand light blue cotton/viscose blend I decided the cotton viscose was a little too shiny for me. I like the navy and grey together. Do you think it's a little drab? I am in two minds about it. The gauge is nearly there - 15.5 st to 4inches instead of teh recommended 15. I think I will go try it on 6.5mm needles instead of the recommended 6mm, and it should all be fine. The fabric is about the right weight. That's a job for tonight, I think, since I have to get to work soon. I leave you with a picture of the flower pin I made to go with mum's shrug. Posted by celia at 8:24 am   |    Comments: i like the combination you ended up choosing... the cotton viscose is too shiny! # posted by  CynCyn : Thu Apr 06, 11:59:00 am AEST   I like the navy and grey together too. And I'm wondering if I have to make that pattern, or if I'm going to try and find another cardigan pattern. I'm feeling the need for a nice, lighter-weight (i.e. not aran!) cardigan too. # posted by  Anonymous : Thu Apr 06, 07:00:00 pm AEST   I love the blue sweater. Please update us as you go. # posted by  Anonymous : Sun Apr 09, 12:25:00 pm AEST   I love that cardigan too! Thanks for sharing! # posted by  Anonymous : Mon Apr 10, 01:53:00 am AEST   I love that cardi too. I swatched for it awhile ago, came up with a wonderful yarn out of my stash for it, the old Rowan Linen Print see it here http://www.flickr.com/photos/38923480@N00/113867943/ I think you're right, with those color combos the cotton viscose is too shiny - although that yarn in another combo might work. # posted by  Marji : Sat Apr 22, 10:28:00 am AEST   Post a Comment << Home Join List Previous Next Random Join List Previous Next The Spinning Wheel Join | List | Previous | Next | Random Join List Previous Next Join List Previous Next Powered by RingSurf Previous Posts KSH shrug completed! Has it been 2 weeks already?! I'm moving! Nesting birds Stitch marker swap More stuff on Etsy I'd post more often if I had more to say... Not quite a hat-trick Ene 2 is completed.. It's here! It's here! Archives August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 September 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 January 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 April 2013     home   |   things i am selling on eBay   |   my recipes   |   my patterns (C) 2004 Celia Ng and Chris Hernandez. All rights reserved. This page designed by Chris Hernandez. Many thanks to Amy at www.IndiGirl.com for the original Project Progress Tracker. No electrons were harmed in the production of this webpage.