Marie Van Cranenbroeck, PhD · @MarieVC
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And this jumper has also seen some beautiful scenery!

Pattern: Raga (Violet M.B. McQuade) x Northdale (Gudrun Johnston)

Yarn: Shetland Spindrift (Jamieson's of Shetland)

#knitting #shetlandyarn #fairisle #gudrunjohnston #jamiesonsofshetland #brittany #bretagne

Last updated 1 year ago

Marie Van Cranenbroeck, PhD · @MarieVC
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Back from Brittany. Sun, walks. Long swimming sessions in the sea (bliss). And even mornings putting on my Shetland jumper, finished just before the holidays.

Pattern: Raga (Violet M.B. McQuade)

Yarn: Shetland Spindrift (Jamieson's of Shetland)

#knitting #fairisle #shetland #shetlandyarn #brittany #jamiesonsofshetland

Last updated 1 year ago

Marie Van Cranenbroeck, PhD · @MarieVC
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And it's done! Swatched in December 2015, finished in June 2023.

Photo taken before the jumper was blocked. Happy with the fit, my calculations were right.

Pattern: Raga (Violet M.B. McQuade) x Northdale (Gudrun Johnston)

Yarn: Shetland Spindrift (Jamieson's of Shetland)

#knitting #shetlandyarn #fairisle #gudrunjohnston #jamiesonsofshetland

Last updated 1 year ago

Marie Van Cranenbroeck, PhD · @MarieVC
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It's steek'o'clock!

Pattern: Northdale (Gudrun Johnston) x Raga (Violet M.B. McQuade)

Yarn: Shetland Spindrift (Jamieson's of Shetland)

#knitting #steekoclock #shetlandyarn #fairisle #gudrunjohnston

Last updated 1 year ago

EABrown daily · @abendgules
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More processing of frogged Shetland yarn. After frogging and soaking, I spent 3 evenings of brainless TV on the ball winder. They'll go into the Fair Isle sweater or, if I'm lucky In quantities, secondary projects.
Very glad I still love the jewel colours.

#fairislefriday #knitting #shetlandyarn #froggingfriday #colourwork

Last updated 2 years ago

Clothwright · @CarrieB
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New tea cozy for this morning's tea. I love how yarn like this softens and melds after washing. This is a little tall for the current pot, but that's ok, a variety of teapots are to be had.

#desktops #deskfurniture #deskscenery #teacozy #tea #shetlandyarn #strandedknitting #knittedthings #knitting #knittingwithcolors

Last updated 2 years ago

Clothwright · @CarrieB
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Decided to stay up and finish the swatch. Two episodes of Father Brown later, i-cord loop complete, inside yarn ends trimmed. Colors in the photo are not at all true. It's going in a hot bath now and I'll get another picture tomorrow.

#strandedknitting #swatching #icord #shetlandyarn #teacozy #knitting #knittingwithcolors

Last updated 2 years ago

Clothwright · @CarrieB
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Made some progress. Not too bad. I'm not certain I like enough to do a whole vest. And I'm not certain I have enough yarn either. Should have weighed my cakes before I started so that I could get a better estimate. Also need to look up which yarn is dominant again, because I suspect I'm doing it the wrong way. Still... it's just a tea cozy! This is how we learn.

#shetlandyarn #swatching #teacozy #strandedknitting #knitting #knittingwithcolors

Last updated 2 years ago

Clothwright · @CarrieB
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Tea cozy continues. Didn't like my first attempt at patterning so ripped out a couple rows and did them over. I was given these reds and golds by a kind knitting friend. Trying to determine if I have enough to make a vest. Each time I start a stranded knitting piece I am reminded how much I love it. Really, why do I do anything else? Maybe it's time to specialize.

#teacozy #ribbing #shetlandyarn #strandedknitting #knitting #knittingwithcolors

Last updated 2 years ago

Clothwright · @CarrieB
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Zoom chat with friends. Large shawl needs attention and the recounting of 379 (s/b 381) stitches. What to do? Cast on something else. Swatching in the form of a hat/tea cozy. It didn't occur to me until I took the photo that the ribbing might read as candy cane stripes. I think the golds to come later will avoid that effect, but that's what swatching is for.

#knittingwithcolors #shetlandyarn #hatbeginnings #teacozy #strandedknitting #knitting

Last updated 2 years ago

Marie Van Cranenbroeck, PhD · @MarieVC
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This weekend I finished my Shetland vest, glad I learned how to make a steek. Shetland yarn is my favourite wool, light, warm and affordable. Now it might be time to finish that fairisle jumper started in December 2015?

#knitting #shetland #steek #shetlandyarn #fairisle

Last updated 2 years ago

Marie Van Cranenbroeck, PhD · @MarieVC
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Starting the day with my first ever steek, aka cutting into my (I survived). To keep the same tension, the garments are knitted in the round, the openings (sleeves and collar) are cut off at the end.

Rosty Tank Top by Ella Gordon
ellagordondesigns.co.uk/about/

#knitting #fairisle #shetlandyarn #shetland #steek #scaryknitting

Last updated 2 years ago