Here and There

Yarn: RYC Cashsoft DK Shade 524
Needles: 4.5mm bamboo
Pattern: Here and There Cables by Norah Gaughan from Scarf Style
Cast on: December 2009
Cast off: December 2010



My little brother requested a scarf that was wide and long and green. After several sessions on Ravelry he chose this combination of yarn and pattern and then sat back and waited. He was very good and would only occasionally ask after his scarf.



This is a well written pattern and I love the finished result. However, the combination of a dark yarn and the cable pattern meant that it wasn't a good choice for show knitting. As this is where a large proportion of my knitting is done, in low light in prompt corner, it meant that this scarf has taken a lot longer than it should have.



In the autumn and winter last year I was working close to family and spent several weekends visiting them. This gave me a number of concentrated knitting hours on the train and ferry and finally this scarf began to grow. I cast off at the end of the eighth ball and wet blocked it to open the pattern out a little. It was dry in time for gifting at Christmas. A scarf long enough and wide enough for my gigantic little brother.

Tea with the Queen

Yarn: Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino DK Shade 0001 (light pink)
Rowan Pure Wool DK Shade 00042 (dark pink)
Needles: 4mm and 4.5mm bamboo
Pattern: Tiny Tea Leaves Cardi
Cast on: January 2011
Cast off: February 2011

I've had this pattern in my queue for quite a while and as I had some lovely pink Sublime yarn in the stash it was ideal for 11 in 11. The yarn was lovely and soft and a joy to work with. The pattern was well written with interesting shaping and patterning at the start before speeding through stockinette to the finish. I put shorter sleeves on as I didn't have enough yarn for the full length ones. The buttons on this cardigan came from the stash. Originally from Duttons for Buttons a fantastic shop in Harrogate that I can never resist when I'm working there. Well it is only 2 doors away from the theatre and like a treasure trove!



The resulting cardigan was so cute that I couldn't help but knit it again for the older of my 2 god daughters. This did mean breaking the no new yarn rule though but I think it was worth it to have 2 little ladies decked out in fantastic cardigans. The buttons for this darker cardigan came from the stash too, the rest of the set having been used on the Pink, Pink, Pink cardi from last year.





They like them so much that they picked them to wear when they went to see the Queen! You can't ask for more than that.