I’ve been saving my pennies for ages, and last week my copy of the Cochenille Garment Designer software arrived. I haven’t said too much about it yet because I’m still on the steep part of the learning curve. This means that anything I might have wanted to say was probably unprintable anyway. The first pattern [...]
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This is a knitting pattern from 1977. My sister and I (and probably my Mum and Dad as well) wore many incarnations of this cardigan over the years, all knitted by my Mum. Once you’ve stopped laughing at the extremely dated styling on the pattern cover, this is actually a really nice cardigan. It can [...]
Trailing Leaf
Posted in inspiration, knitting on May 29th, 2009
This little beauty is “Trailing Leaf” by Amanda Jones, and it’s on page 66 of issue 6 of The Knitter. I have a whole bag full of Rowan Cashcotton 4 ply in a lovely peachy colour, which I think would be perfect for this. [edit] Oops – there’s a misprint, and the pattern calls for [...]