{"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…"},"content":{"rendered":"

… *snigger*<\/p>\n

I have two patterns for you.<\/h1>\n

That’s rather the point.<\/p>\n

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

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’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

Here, you can see what I mean:<\/p>\n

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\"amitola1\"<\/p>\n

For the body, I used Millamia naturally soft merino in Putty Grey<\/a> and Louisa Harding Amitola in Dark Rose.<\/a><\/p>\n

The ribbing on the cuffs, neck and button band are in the same Millamia wool, in the shade Storm.<\/p>\n

It is knitted in the round, top down, with a circular yoke and I blooming LOVE it. It’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

Anyway, here it is, in all its glory:<\/p>\n\n

If you fancy having a crack at it yourself, you can find the pattern here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The second piece…<\/h2>\n

…is all together more risqu\u00e9. But it was equally fun to create.<\/p>\n

Knitted\u00a0and 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 – no running after the kids in this one! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n

So, you’ll need basic knitting and crochet skills for this one and you can find the pattern over here<\/a> if you fancy giving it a go.<\/p>\n

In other news..<\/span>.<\/h1>\n

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’s light and airy and perfect either on its own or as an off-the-shoulder top layer.<\/p>\n\n

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And, this jumper in Drops Karisma will be written into a pattern soon, too.<\/p>\n

\"Pink1\"<\/p>\n

And this cardi, knitted in Drops Karisma and a beautiful hand-dyed yarn all the way from The Flying Kettle in the ol’ U S of A (look her up on Instagram, her stuff is gorgeous!)<\/p>\n\n

Oh, oh, AND, this sweater:<\/p>\n

\"striped1\"<\/p>\n

I have an AWFUL LOT of pattern writing to do \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

By the way, do you like my t-shirt?<\/p>\n

\"tee\"<\/p>\n

Right, I’d best get on and start writing, then! TTFN <3<\/p>\n

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