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a woman stands next to a grey wooden door and facing the camera, looking down towards her hands, which are raised to waist level. She is wearing a tunic top, the body of which is an ocher llama print fabric and the yoke, collar and cuffs are a navy and cream stripe. She is in the act of adjusting her right cuff.

Tobin Llama Sweater

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Talk about an impulse project!

I saw the “Same Pattern, Different Bodies” post about the Tobin Sweater on the Curvy Sewing Collective blog, noticed the discount code, bought the pattern there and then. It took me a few days to find the right fabric online (thank you Fabric Godmother) and another few days to make the top. For me, Queen of the UFO, that’s quite an achievement!

a woman stands next to a grey wooden door and facing the camera, looking down towards her hands, which are raised to waist level. She is wearing a tunic top, the body of which is an ocher llama print fabric and the yoke, collar and cuffs are a navy and cream stripe. She is in the act of adjusting her right cuff.
A small adjustment!

Pattern: Tobin Sweater by Cashmerette

Size: cut a straight 18 C/D cup to fit 44″ full bust.

Fabric: Navy/cream striped and ochre llama print French Terry from Fabric Godmother plus some thin single jersey from my scraps stash for the pockets.

Notions: seven 20mm triangular prism buttons, all thread Gutermann, clear elastic for shoulders and front pocket opening (all from stash)

Prismatic triangular buttons are sewn on to a navy and cream striped fabric cuff. The cuff is attached to a sleeve of an ocher-coloured fabric with llamas and cacti printed on it.
Buttons! And llamas! And stripes!

Modifications:

I chose View A for the awesome collar and the colour blocking, but liked the back hem length of View B so I copied that for the front to turn it into a tunic.

a woman stands next to a grey wooden door with her back to the camera. She is wearing a tunic top, the body of which is an ocher llama print fabric and the yoke, collar and cuffs are a navy and cream stripe. She has her hands in her pockets.
The fabric hung up on my hips is because of the leggings underneath, not the fit!

Added in seam pockets (mostly successfully) because as it’s a warmer-weather outerwear that I intended to wear over leggings I knew if it didn’t have pockets I wouldn’t wear it!

Because I was keen to get this finished, I made a few mistakes (cutting two left sleeves, getting half the back piece off grain and having to cut a new one) but I’m sure I’ll forget about those in time!

I sewed the buttons through a single layer of fabric only so I could wear the cuffs turned up and not have the thread show through.

a woman stands next to a grey wooden door and is side on to the camera, looking away into the distance. She is wearing a tunic top, the body of which is an ocher llama print fabric and the yoke, collar and cuffs are a navy and cream stripe. The cuffs are turned up. She has her hands in her pockets.
Ignore the bunching under the arms – it just rode up with wear!

Overall I’m very pleased with how this turned out and I’m keen to try View C as a plainer, more sensible, version in the future!

FO: Catvent Cowl

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a crumpled looking cowl sits on a green surface. It is make up of many coloured yarns and there are geometric shapes, lave and textured knitting patterns in it. There are also stylised cats!
Cats! Cats operating in gangs!

 

Such a lovely pattern and I really enjoyed making it. Also, anything that helps me use up my 4ply/fingering/sock weight scraps is golden for me!

It’s a little purple/pink-heavy, because that’s the colour that I have the most of in my scraps piles, but I think it lends a sort of unity to the whole, which I like.

a crumpled looking cowl sits on a green surface. It is make up of many coloured yarns and there are geometric shapes, lave and textured knitting patterns in it. There are also stylised cats!

I love the little braids that break up the sections, even if they took me ages to do!

I also love this literal twist-in-the-tale of the cowl when you graft the beginning to the end (although I skipped the last braid and did a three needle cast off instead).

a crumpled looking cowl sits on a green surface. It is make up of many coloured yarns and there are geometric shapes, lave and textured knitting patterns in it. There are also stylised cats!

Pattern: Catvent Cowl by Marna Gilligan a.k.a. An Caitin Beag
Yarns: Are you sure? There are quite a lot! Okay then, ready?

  1. Regia Silk – beige
  2. Ripplecrafts
  3. Opal Uni (purple)
  4. Mothy & The Squid (pink)
  5. Debbie Bliss Rialto 4ply
  6. Some kind of Shetland 2ply (?Ripples Crafts)
  7. Manos del Uruguay Fino
  8. Opal Uni (orange)
  9. Mothy & the Squid (rainbow/cream)
  10. Lang Jawoll Magic
  11. Jamieson & Smith (green)
  12. Shetland 2ply (?Ripples Crafts)
  13. Moth & The Squid (blue-green speckled)
  14. Regia Silk(?) – charcoal grey
  15. Jamieson & Smith (red)
  16. Regia Color (blue)
  17. Unknown natural – maybe Patons Diploma Gold 4ply?
  18. Opal Cotton?
  19. Jamieson & Smith (pink)
  20. Regia Color (blue) – rep of 16
  21. WooSheeps (hot pink)
  22. Cygnet 4ply
  23. WooSheeps (yellow)
  24. Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock

And Uncle Tom Cobbly and all!

FO Friday: Tea Cosy take 2

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Pattern: The imaginatively named “Tea Cosy” by Lily/Yarnspirations.

Yarn and needles: Worsted-weight cotton. 50 g of Peaches & Creme (blue) and 26 g of Sugar ‘n’ Cream (blue ombre). 5 mm straight bamboo needles.

Dates: 14th – 19th April 2015

Notes/mods:

  • Knew/thought I wouldn’t have enough of the solid to make this so added the ombre Sugar ‘n’ Cream yarn.
  • 2 row stripes, with colour changing on the WS.
  • Due to a user-error, I made the top in one colour, but I rather like it.
  • It’s a little roomy on my tea pot, but that does make it easier to take on and off!
  • Really quick knit and could have been made in a day or two but this yarn hurts my hands so I spaced the knitting out over several days.

FO Friday: Duotone Cowl

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Just hang-er-ing around!
Just hang-er-ing around!

Pattern: Duotone Cowl by Orange Flower Yarn.

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Can be wrapped 3 times around my neck. Makes it super warm
Can be wrapped 3 times around my neck. Makes it super warm

Yarn(s) and needles:
C1: Misti Alpaca in 0790 – 360 meters (395 yards), 45 grams
C2: Malabrigo Lace in Charrua 259 – 348 meters (380 yards), 40 grams

Either 3.5 mm or 4 mm circular (can’t remember which) – magic loop

Wrapped twice
Wrapped twice

Dates: Jan 27th – Mar 7th 2015

Size: 15 cm/6 inches wide by 160 cm/63 inches long.

Can also be used as a headband/cowl combo
Can also be used as a headband/cowl combo

Notes & mods:

  • Changed DK-weight to laceweight.
  • Cast on 88 sts as per pattern, to make a narrower cowl.
  • Made entirely from stash yarn (go me!).
  • Thanks to the alpaca, this is a really warm cowl.

FO Friday: Swartbos waistcoat

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Swartbos/Rooibos is finally finished!
Swartbos/Rooibos is finally finished!

Pattern: Rooibos by Amy M. Swenson

Yarn/needles:

Wendy Mood Chunky. 50/50 pure merino wool/acrylic. 140 m per 100g ball, 5 balls used

7 mm and 6 mm circular needles

Love the ribbing on the back to draw in the waist.
Love the ribbing on the back to draw in the waist.

Size: L (finished chest measurement 44″ – see notes)

Dates: 12th May 2011 – 11th Feb 2015

My camera did not like photographing black on a slightly dull day.
My camera did not like photographing black on a slightly dull day.

Notes/Mods:

Hmm... buttons...
Hmm… buttons…
  • Hood retained from a project (Weekend Sweater) that I wisely abandoned and frogged before I finished it.
  • Added buttons and buttonholes.
  • From the photos on knitty this is intended to be an open-fronted waistcoat but I tend not to use/wear things I can’t fasten (the exception being my Vitamin C cardigan). As an open-front it probably would fit a 44″ bust.
  • I  (heavens) crocheted three loops to the waistcoat so I can button the hood on. The buttons on the hood match those on the waistcoat.
Crocheted loop for attaching the hood.
Crocheted loop for attaching the hood.