Broderie is finished

I decided to go with the buttons I had bought, and finally finished the cardigan earlier this week.

From Knitted

It is difficult to capture the real colour; it is less blue and more green.
 
Pattern: Broderie by Connie Chang Chinchio
Yarn: Drops Muskat colour 74 petrol around 9 or 10 balls
Needles: 3.5 mm circular, both addi lace and [...]

Conundrum

Broderie cardigan is almost done. Some ends to weave in and fix the closure. I’ve put it off for a while now but a few days ago I decided to get it over with. But as I tried to position the buttons, it just didn’t feel right.

From Knitted

I did have a small ball of yarn [...]

Will the yarn be enough?

I’m at home sick, but not too sick as I have just enough energy to knit and listen to a book.
Broderie is progressing slowly but surely. One of the sleeves are knitted to their final length, but not cast off. Hopefully the yarn will be enough to make the second sleeve equally long.

From Knitted

I started [...]

A sweater for an octopus

I’ve knitted an octopus worth of sleeves on my Broderie. I do not like seaming, but there was a time when I really questioned not knitting the sleeves as the pattern said.  Unfortunately I am not sure how much yarn I have. Therefore the top down approach.
Hopefully, I am now knitting the final version of [...]

I like progress

Broderie is coming along nicely. As is seen in the picture I’m knitting on the sleeves. First time I tried so I just winged it…had to frog it completely. Second try looks more promising. I’m pondering changing the bottom, add some sort of hemming to not have it curl.

From Knitted

Only a third of [...]

Knitting in France

I’m in France for a workshop for work. The weather is great. Yesterday was sunny and about 30 degrees C. I got burnt, especially on my forehead and chest. So today I’ll stay in the shade and get some more knitting done.
I brought only one project – Broderie. But I knew it wouldn’t be a [...]

My current WIP

Sometime during spring last year I started knitting on Drops 105, 34 in muskat in colour 74 (petrol). As often is the case I was a bit delusional when starting, thinking it would be done in a jiffy. As if. But that is not why I did not finish it. This is why (sorry about [...]