Tuesday 4 February 2014

A new project

I enjoy knitting for my children. They're still young enough that getting a new knitting cardigan from their Mum is a good thing :-) Plus they're smart enough to have realised that being able to choose the colour and having a top made out of wool yarn it's warmer too.

My eldest daughter has had a bit of a growth spurt recently and has been growing out of a lot of sleeves. I saw the Queen of the Waves pattern recently and decided that it would be a nice quick knit and would result in a shrug she could wear during the Spring and Summer until I've had a chance to knit her something a bit more substantial.

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I'm knitting it with some stash yarn as I'm still Cold Sheeping. It's a colourway called Poison Ivy and is by Wharfedale Woolworks. I'm hoping to add some silver beads to the neckline of the shrug to make it that little bit more special.

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The colours have really pooled on the back. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with the sleeves :-) I'm just going to do the plain sleeves this time although I think the lace sleeves are very striking. I think the busy-ness of the yarn I'm using would detract from them though.

I'm joining in with Nicole's Keep Calm Craft On so hop over for more projects :-)

14 comments:

  1. beautiful colors and I enjoyed knitting for my little ones, now that they are young adults it pleases me when they request a knit, I get all giddy inside :)

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    1. aw I hope my children still want hand knits when they're older :)

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  2. Catchy pattern name. It reminds me of a Barbie movie. Catchy colorway.

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    1. Lol! I've got a bit of a thing for purple/green colourways I think.

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  3. I think that you're right to leave the sleeves plain. Yay for kids in wool!!

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    1. I've knitted the first sleeve now and it's turned out really nicely :-) I got some fab pooling near the cuff. My children are frequently in wool at this time of year, they love being able to chose colourways, buttons, patterns etc. :)

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  4. Oh I love that colorway! Looking forward to seeing it finished :)
    BTW I love, LOVE your rainbow BSJ in your blog header. I haven't made one yet but would love a rainbow one similar to yours!

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    1. Thank you :)

      The rainbow BSJ was using some noro sock yarn. I think the details are on my ravelry page somewhere. I'm TheSoaringSheep on there :)

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  5. Gorgeous colourway, plain sleeves will look great I agree about plain yarn and lace it looks so much better.

    Thank you for the link to the yarn they look great, I have favourited, if that is such a word, that shop!

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    1. Thank you :) I think favourited is the right word, or it should be lol

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  6. So cute! I agree, I think that plain sleeves will look awesome with that yarn.

    My daughter, age 3.5, still thinks that EVERYTHING I knit, crochet, etc, should be for her. :-)

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    1. Hehe my almost 5 year old sounds like your daughter. He's constantly demanding new knits lol

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  7. Ooh! I have a shrug on my knitting horizons as my d.i.l. has requested one for my granddaughter for Easter this year! Love your shrug, colorway and all! :)

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    1. Thank you :) If you haven't already got a shrug pattern in mind then I'd suggest having a look at "La Isla Bonita collection" (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/la-isla-bonita-collection), it's got some pretty patterns in there with little details to make them extra special :) The designer is one of my favourites, she writes her patterns very clearly with lots of detail

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