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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Wednesday 6 November 2019

Little Red Jumper

I am afraid that you will be seeing red for quite some time as I post all of the cardigans and jumpers I have been making for my youngest niece.

I replenished my stock of red yarn twice whilst I was working on these tops and every time I was unable to get the same yarn as the type I had been working with.  Knitters will instantly see my dilemma, but in case you do not knit, I shall attempt to explain.  The shades between different brands varies considerably, in fact the shade often varies between one pack (or what is known as a Dye Lot) to another.  Therefore, it is very unwise to try to use two different types of yarn in the one garment.

After I had finished the cardigan before I made this jumper, I could see that I was getting low on red yarn, and I did not think I had enough to make another cardigan, so I decided to make a jumper as it used slightly less yarn.  To my surprise it really was so much easier and quicker to make than a cardigan .... the bands for the buttons are not my favourite things to make.


The pattern I used was Styecraft #4910.  There is opening in this pattern, just a very stretchy neck!

I hope you have a great week.


Dionne

4 comments:

  1. This looks so cosy and so festive, almost too cool for school! I happen to have some red boots that would go perfectly......! 😁x

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    1. We really need to shrink you. I am sure Lucy would let you have them once she is through with all of her jumpers and cardigans.

      Dionne xx

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  2. Beautiful jumper I love the colour -Hollys school cardigans are red too but they have to be bought from the school with the school badge on-I know what you mean about the dye lots and seem to remember knitting quicker to get it finished before the wool ran out lol
    Carol x

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    1. Thank you Carol. It gets so expensive having children in school these days, especially when you have to use school tailors.

      Although I am newish to knitting, I have crocheted for many years, and I can remember going to our local wool shop and reserving yarn, which they would keep for a number of weeks without me paying for it, so I could be sure that everything came from the same dye lot ... you don't get that with the internet.

      Dionne xx

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