Monday 11 November 2013

In Which I Read a Book, and Finally Finish The Interminable Jumper!

Great cause for celebration! The cardigan I've been knitting for absolutely ages is done!

I'm really pleased with it. I'll put more details about how I adjusted the pattern on the pattern notes in Ravelry, but it's Sirdar 9730 and I think it's turned out really well. It does look, from that photo, rather as if I have excessively long arms, but these are at least an inch shorter than the pattern said! I'm also very glad that I made it an inch longer in the body than they said, as it's only just long enough. It's exactly what I wanted: a 1950s style cardigan which I could wear with jeans. It's made from rather luxurious Sublime yarn, which I bought on sale in Norfolk, so the whole thing cost about £30 - though I do have two balls left over. Hurrah! Most definitely going to be wearing it to Stitch & Bitch today!

Some rather nice treats to ease me into this week: I've finished The marvellous Merivel by Rose Tremain, and, as if by magic, Charlotte Mendelson's Almost English has arrived today! I ordered it from The Book People after reading this guide to ethical booksellers: http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyersguides/miscellaneous/booksellers.aspx.

Merivel was just fantastic. Tremain's writing is simply never awkward or verbose, despite the novel being in the first person and full of the eponymous Merivel's musings on love, sex, animals and royalty! It is superbly observant and the seventeenth century settings and characters simply spring to life. This is a unique novel - a delight.

 

5 comments:

  1. loving the knitted cardi, I like to knit too :D Seen on Handmade Harbour

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  2. Love the caramel colour and the vintage shape of your cardi! I like Sublime yarns too :)

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  3. I love the style of the cardigan, I'm sure it looks great on.

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  4. I am glad you clarified the sleeve issue, because they really do seem very long! LOL. Lovely sweater and gorgeous color.

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  5. Thanks to everyone for your comments. Luckily, the cardigan is better proportioned than it looks in the picture - the sleeves are just fractionally too long, but I think that's partly because they're not raglan sleeves. I've worn it every day since I finished it :)

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