I present to you...
The Slubby Cardigan:
Yarn: Hand-dyed (in Liz kitchen – thank you again Liz), handspun (rather badly, but I’m loving the slub). Fibre is Shetland from Bluefaced
Pattern: A mixture of bits from Ann Budd’s The Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns and Sandi Wiseheart’s Waist Shaping Instructions and my own fixed ideas about sleeve lengths (I know most people are the opposite to me, but I can’t bear sleeves which are too long – they just get in the way).
It fits me better than anything I’ve ever made before (despite spinning the yarn ALL wrong – in dribs and drabs, as and when, rather than sitting down and getting it all done in one batch to make sure I kept it consistent)
Oh, and I wore it when I met the Yarn Harlot 
(Many thanks to E-J for the picture.)
But I am a truely fickle knitter. Already my affections have been transferred. But this time it’s different. This time it’s for real. I have found my one true love. I’m making Serrano using a baby camel/silk blend. Oh my! I keep stopping just to marvel at the way the stitches lie together. The colour is like liquid gold. It’s soft yet strong. It glides over the needles like music. I tend to be more of a product knitter (with acute startitis), but if when I finish this I turn out to have gone horribly wrong and have to rip it all out and start again, there’ll be no tears. It just means I can play with it some more.
seven comments:
I can confirm (having held it!) that the cardigan is, indeed, fantastic and a Thing of Beauty.Daisy () (link) - 11 September '08 - 16:54
That is beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Lovely colour too. I can’t wait to see it in all its splendour!Big Ruth () - 11 September '08 - 19:15
That IS a great cardi! And I’m glad you got to meet the Yarn Harlot.Chris () (link) - 12 September '08 - 02:57
The Slubby Cardigan looks not only magnficent but comfy. I love clothes that you can wear almost everywhere.Your new love looks pretty darn good too!
Carrie K () (link) - 12 September '08 - 23:35
COngratulations! I believe there is no knitting satisfaction as great as making something out of handspun. As for the yarn quality, it doesn’t matter—it works, it looks unique, and it’s all yours. Beautiful.jessie () (link) - 16 September '08 - 14:05
hi anne,how fun it must have been to meet the harlot! thank you for the comment on my blog. i really think that the coquette yarn works best as a carry along yarn and probably in garter stitch.
kat () - 16 September '08 - 22:02
lovely sweater!obsidiankitten () (link) - 15 October '08 - 18:11
