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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: SallyintNorth on February 22, 2015, 10:17:58 am

Title: And quickly followed by my *second* handspun handknitted jumper!
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 22, 2015, 10:17:58 am
This one, also from tops, is Polwarth / Corriedale.  The purple is indie-dyed Polwarth from Freyalynn's Fibres, the grey is naturally coloured Corriedale from P&M Woolcraft, and the pinkies are dyed by me to go with the others, Corriedale tops from allinaspin on eBay.

Friends tell me the pic doesn't do the colours justice - and I think they're probably right.  I call it my Cumbrian Winter Sunset jumper!
Title: Re: And quickly followed by my *second* handspun handknitted jumper!
Post by: Bionic on February 22, 2015, 10:42:30 am
I love that. It's just the sort of thing I would wear. Well done  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And quickly followed by my *second* handspun handknitted jumper!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on February 22, 2015, 07:54:24 pm
Absolutely love it. Can you knit me one?  ;)
Title: Re: And quickly followed by my *second* handspun handknitted jumper!
Post by: Rosemary on February 22, 2015, 08:50:13 pm
Love the colours  :love:
Title: Re: And quickly followed by my *second* handspun handknitted jumper!
Post by: Mammyshaz on February 22, 2015, 09:25:03 pm
That's lovely  :love:
Title: Re: And quickly followed by my *second* handspun handknitted jumper!
Post by: Fleecewife on February 22, 2015, 11:13:27 pm
You must have knitted that one really quickly  :knit: :knit: :knit: :relief:

The colours have come out very well.
Title: Re: And quickly followed by my *second* handspun handknitted jumper!
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 23, 2015, 07:59:30 am
Thank you everyone  ;D

I have been motoring on the knitting, as I wanted it done before lambing started and ideally before Feb Guild so I could wear it.  I did just get it finished, washed and dried in time for Guild on Saturday!

It's mainly stocking stitch, with just a bit of fancy stitching where seams would be if I weren't knitting in the round.  I mostly knitted it on my very long 3mm pins using my knitting belt - and I have to say, I can knit pretty fast that way!

It weighs a smidge over 500g and I knitted it over a period of 6 weeks.