It has been a while since my last post, but I have not been idle.
A few weeks ago, I had a call from my sister asking if I would mind making a couple of cardigans for your youngest grandson. Of course, I did not mind, in fact, I was only too pleased to have the opportunity to make something small and plain, very therapeutic. My sister had bought a pattern and some navy and burgundy coloured yarns. All well and good, sadly things got a little out of hand once I got involved. The first cardigan I made struck me as a little small for the now very bonny 6-month-old. So, the second cardigan I made in the next size up - it came up massive. So, I took it on myself to make a second navy cardigan in the smaller size ... which came out considerably larger than the burgundy cardigan despite being made using the same pattern, the same needles and the same brand of double knit!
In the meantime, my sister's daughter-in-law rang and asked if we could make a replacement
cardigan for one I made when the baby was first born - which he has now grown out of but his mum loved it so much she would really appreciate a replacement. Not a problem, so I ordered the yarn from an on-line shop. Whilst I was waiting for the yarn to arrive, I got a little bored and raided my stash and made a fourth cardigan, this one in royal blue. A few days later the beige yarn arrived and now we have five cardigans, where originally there were to be only two.
Before I show you the first of the photos I took the other day, I really must apologise for the quality. The weather recently has been quite dreadful and I hope that none of you have suffered as a result of storms Ciara or Dennis. (Even as I type this, I can again hear the wind outside and it is raining hard.) On the day I took these photographs it was very overcast and I had to have a lot of additional lighting, consequently the colours are far from true and there is nothing I can do to improve them, I am sorry.
I am never sure anyone is actually interested but, in case you are, the cardigan pattern is BHKC pattern number 3.
This is the little trouble maker that started my knitting marathon, the smallest of the bunch.
(This cardigan is actually navy blue, I am sorry about the colour.)
(This one is royal blue, so a little washed out.)
(Another navy blue cardigan in real life, followed by and biscuit coloured one .... not that you would know it in this light. It is quiet interesting how artificial light changes colours.)
No two of the cardigans came out the same size, even though four of them were made to the same size, well at least accoring to the pattern.
I hope that you have a good week.
Dionne
