Cottage Knitting
There’s nothing like eating watermelon with feet dangling off the dock, toes dipping in the water, listening to the loons call from a distant corner of the lake.
I’ve taken a few days away from the computer to sit in the woods, by the water, and enjoy the company of family.
My knitting came with me. I picked up a ball of brown Life DK from Wool-Tyme. This yarn is such a joy to work with. It feels like wool, it has a nice shine and softness to it, the brown colour has glints of green, blue, pink, orange in it–it will coordinate with many outfits, and it is completely machine washable–something VERY important for baby clothes. It is the same brand of yarn that I made the Eilidh sweater from.
I’m working on a little sweater for a friend who has just had a baby girl. Making up the pattern as you go is such fun, but you have to be sure to either keep notes, or finish it fast so you remember what you did in previous rows. I’m trying the “finish it fast” approach. The ends got sewn by Monday morning!
front view
back view
I really like how the neck turned out, the cables continue from the front and back, framing the neck, and meeting up along the shoulder. I think I might incorporate these ideas into other projects. What is best (in my opinion) is that I did not have to sew ANYTHING! There are no stitches picked up either!
front of neck
The body is knit from the bottom up, in the round. The front and back are knit flat, but the shoulders are joined by a three needle bind off. I like the look of the neck as it is, so I will not add any ribbed border. The sleeve openings are also nicely defined by the seed stitch.
back of neck
I look forward to seeing this sweater in action. I hope it could be a dress this fall, and a sweater next year.
