#Brooklyn Tweed Loft Yarn
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Picked up this yarn while visiting friends, back in the before-times. Knitting with it has been a nice way to revisit those memories.
yarn: Brooklyn Tweed Loft
pattern: Ewe York
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If someone was watching I’m sure they got a chuckle of my out walking today. Always a fun challenge doing your own photo shoot lol. But I’m so pleased with how this sweater turned out. Started with a pattern and ended up with a creation. Yarn: LOFT by Brooklyn Tweed. Colorway Caraway. #handmade #knits #knitsweater #allmine #favorite #makesomething #wool #brooklyntweed #caraway #somuchfun #allthelaughs #photoshoot #getoutside #goforawalk #pnw (at Salem, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CehxDOwry94/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#handmade#knits#knitsweater#allmine#favorite#makesomething#wool#brooklyntweed#caraway#somuchfun#allthelaughs#photoshoot#getoutside#goforawalk#pnw
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Exciting parcel of Brooklyn Tween Loft in Woodsmoke all the way from the US!
I finally finished this jumper almost a year ago, but I’ve only just got round to blogging about it, rubbish!
This jumper took me a LONG time to finish. From pictures I can see that I started it in January and I finally got round to blocking the jumper on 12th September, phew! As the yarn is 4ply I always knew it would take me a while to finish it, but I completely underestimated just how long.
I’m so pleased with the finished results though so it was definitely worth the effort. I really love the yarn, Brooklyn Tweed Loft, although, as explained in the pattern it does break easily.
The finished jumper with lovely horizontal cable
I think the knitting of the jumper was fairly straightforward. The design is very clever; instead of knitting from top to bottom, you knit horizontally, incorporating the neck and arm holes as you go. Knitting the jumper in this way only leaves one seam to graft which is a joy at the end of a long project.
For me, grafting the seam was the most difficult part of the pattern, and you can see where I got the tension wrong at the beginning. I think this was my fifth or sixth attempt at the grafting (before I couldn’t get it right at all!) so on this attempt when I saw that I’d finally grasped it and it was only the tension that was wrong I just made the tension looser and carried on. After this point though, I think the grafting looks fairly good, so I’m pleased with that.
The grafted seam
The finished garment is lovely, so light and easy to wear, compared to bulkier aran weight items I have knitted in the past. I would definitely consider knitting something in 4ply again, even though it did seem like the ‘never ending knit’ at the time!
The one thing (again!) that I don’t seem to have gotten quite right is the fit. There is apparently meant to be 8cm of ease, and after measuring myself, I thought I had chosen the right size to allow this. After knitting though, it is MUCH snugger than I would normally go for. It definitely isn’t tight, but there also isn’t 8cm ease! I think I must have a problem where I don’t understand my own body shape, and therefore don’t go for the right pattern size, or knit things to the right dimensions etc.
Jumper with jeans and a leather jacket
Something I did get right this time though was the sleeve length, which I made shorter than the pattern, plus I added ribbing to the cuffs, and after reading the Ravelry comments, I made the jumper longer, which I’m really glad I did.
Ribbed cuffs
Lovely cable
The only other issues I encountered, was that I broke TWO needles, yes TWO! One I sat on, and one I kneeled on. VERY annoying, and a habit which could get expensive! And I also over blocked it, possibly because I was trying to eek it out to bigger size!
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Over all though I love it, and I get so many compliments every time I wear it!
New blog post about my @brooklyntweed Natsumi jumper! :) I finally finished this jumper almost a year ago, but I've only just got round to blogging about it, rubbish!
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Laine - Nordic knit life, Issue two
Jetzt ist ganz offiziell - Laine Magazine Ausgabe 2 ist fast fertig! Es sind 124 Seiten geworden, 11 tolle Anleitungen, Geschichten und Interviews, Kochrezept und Reise Guide in Helsinki.
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Laine Spring/Summer 2017 includes:
116 pages uncoated, high-quality paper
11 knitting patterns, beautifully photographed and illustrated
(designers: Andrea Mowry, Isabell Kraemer, ANKESTRiCK, Caitlin Hunter, Susanne Sommer, Lesley Anne Robinson, Jessica Gore, Biches & Bûches, Anna Johanna, Renate Yerkes, Jonna Hietala) (for the yarns featured in this issue, please see the full list below)
instructions on how to make a camera strap by weaving
a long-format interview with Andrea Mowry
a Q&A with Felicia Lo
a story about Tukuwool
a story about Biches & Bûches
seasonal recipes
a travel guide to Helsinki featuring the best spots to stay, eat and shop
Patterns & Yarns:
UJO
dress, ANKESTRiCK
Tukuwool: Tukuwool Fingering, colourway: H28 Ujo
WRAP no. 60
shawl, Biches & Bûches
Biches & Bûches: Biches & Bûches Petite
BLOMST
socks, Jessica Gore
Miss Click Clack: Fenwick Street Flashmerino, colourway: Silver Bear
SUMU
cardigan, Jonna Hietala
Shibui Knits: Silk Cloud, colourway: Fjord 2012
BIRKIN SWEATER
yoked sweater, Caitlin Hunter
Brooklyn Tweed: Loft, colourways: Fossil, Tent, Camper, Bale, Flannel
UTU
cardigan, Anna Johanna
Snail Yarn: Hand Dyed Gradient Yarn Set, colourway: Viridian
SIBEAL
sweater, Isabell Kraemer
Nature's Luxury: La Parisienne, colourway: Saint-Lazare
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
shawl, Andrea Mowry
Hedgehog Fibres: Skinny Singles, colourway: Crybaby
Hedgehog Fibres: Kidsilk Lace, colourway: Crybaby
UNDA
shawl, Lesley Anne Robinson
Manos del Uruguay: Fino, colourways: Ivory Letter Opener & Crystal Goblet
INVINCIBLE SUMMER
shawl, Susanne Sommer
La Bien Aimée: Merino Singles, colourways: Eshaness, Peerie Voe, Ayre (La Bien Aimée Shetland Fade Palette), The Shire
THE SOMMER REGN TOPP
sweater, Renate Yerkes
Cascade Yarns: Roslyn, colourway: 01 Blue-Green Slate
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