{"id":1065,"date":"2016-06-23T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.wordpress.com\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2016-06-23T17:39:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T17:39:04","slug":"to-bare-or-not-to-bare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/?p=1065","title":{"rendered":"To bare or not to bare&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; *snigger*<\/p>\n<h1>I have two patterns for you.<\/h1>\n<p>That&#8217;s rather the point.<\/p>\n<p>One, I hinted at at the end of my last post and I cannot tell you how thrilled I was with the way it turned out.<\/p>\n<p>Knitted in stunning Louisa Harding Amitola, with its shiny silken sheen and delicately changing colours, and Millamia naturally soft merino which holds a stitch like no yarn I&#8217;ve used before, the stripes kept me hooked throughout the working of this piece. I was forever impatient as to how the next colour would look blended into the rest.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you can see what I mean:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1072\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/stripes8.jpg\" alt=\"stripes8\" width=\"1267\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1042\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/amitola1.jpg\" alt=\"amitola1\" width=\"1141\" height=\"761\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the body, I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveknitting.com\/millamia-naturally-soft-merino-yarn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millamia naturally soft merino in Putty Grey<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveknitting.com\/louisa-harding-amitola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Louisa Harding Amitola in Dark Rose.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ribbing on the cuffs, neck and button band are in the same Millamia wool, in the shade Storm.<\/p>\n<p>It is knitted in the round, top down, with a circular yoke and I blooming LOVE it. It&#8217;s light enough to grab as you run out of the door, and warm enough for a snuggly extra layer. I used mother of pearl buttons BUT whilst I think they look beautiful, I have already had to replace 3 broken ones. They are terribly fragile \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, here it is, in all its glory:<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveknitting.com\/silken-stripes-cardigan-knitting-pattern-by-alice-neal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If you fancy having a crack at it yourself, you can find the pattern here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The second piece&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>&#8230;is all together more risqu\u00e9. But it was equally fun to create.<\/p>\n<p>Knitted\u00a0<em>and crocheted<\/em> in Cascade Yarns Ultrapima 100% cotton in sand and taupe, which look to me like a dull gold and silver, it produces a really lovely, airy but sturdy fabric. Perfect for super-hot days \/ evenings. I would recommend a little dress tape, though &#8211; no running after the kids in this one! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n<p>So, you&#8217;ll need basic knitting and crochet skills for this one and you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveknitting.com\/gold-and-silver-summer-camisole-knitting-crochet-pattern-by-alice-neal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find the pattern over here<\/a> if you fancy giving it a go.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">In other news..<\/span>.<\/h1>\n<p>This King Cole Galaxy with integral silver sequins became another piece of knitting \/ crochet fusion which I may well get around to writing up. It&#8217;s light and airy and perfect either on its own or as an off-the-shoulder top layer.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And, this jumper in Drops Karisma will be written into a pattern soon, too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1123\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/pink1.jpg\" alt=\"Pink1\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this cardi, knitted in Drops Karisma and a beautiful hand-dyed yarn all the way from The Flying Kettle in the ol&#8217; U S of A (look her up on Instagram, her stuff is gorgeous!)<\/p>\n\n<p>Oh, oh, AND, this sweater:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1129\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/striped1.jpg\" alt=\"striped1\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have an AWFUL LOT of pattern writing to do \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>By the way, do you like my t-shirt?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1133\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/tee.jpg\" alt=\"tee\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Right, I&#8217;d best get on and start writing, then! TTFN &lt;3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/11210417\/?claim=abthb942cya\">Follow my blog with Bloglovin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; *snigger* I have two patterns for you. That&#8217;s rather the point. One, I hinted at at the end of my last post and I cannot tell you how thrilled I was with the way it turned out. 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