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 DK, not 4-ply.
I’m still knitting this fabulous 1970s hoody, but I have reached the point where it’s painfully obvious that I don’t have enough Debbie Bliss Soho left to finish knitting the hood. Actually, I reached that point quite a long time ago, but I spent yesterday evening knitting the hood anyway.
Chatting to other knitters, it’s clear that it’s not just me who’s determined to keep knitting in these circumstances, as though some extra wool is mysteriously going to materialise through sheer force of wishful thinking. It’s the same as knitting faster when you think you might not have quite enough yarn to make it to the end of a project. Common sense (and, you know, physics) dictates that wool doesn’t magically get longer the faster you knit, so why do we persist?
My plan for this evening is to unravel my poor half-knitted hood, and start again with a big collar. After that I can spend the weekend blocking and sewing, and I’ll have a nice new chunky cardigan. Just in time for summer…
pretty!