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<\/p>\nCan’t stay away from it.<\/p>\n
So, top down, in the round, circular yoke experiment #1<\/p>\n
I am, suffice to say, chuffed to bits.<\/p>\n
Knitted on 4mm circular needles, except for the last half of the bottom ribbing where I switched to 3.5mm for a snugger fit. In Drops Nepal for the body and Karisma for the sleeves, and using some of the beautiful stash of Finnish Riihivilla hand-dyed wool given to me last Christmas by my rather clever husband.<\/p>\n
Here it is, in picture story form:<\/p>\n
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This is the absolutely delicious Finnish wool I used for the motifs.<\/p>\n
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This is the swatch I knitted to ascertain whether the Drops would provide the right match with the Riihivilla.<\/p>\n
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And thus it began.<\/p>\n
Confession: I didn’t really leave enough of a margin before starting the first motif – the little owls. So, when it came to finishing off, I had to find a way to deal with the neck. In the end, I folded it back on itself and sewed the top down, creating a funnel neck, rather than the little roll I had originally intended. I’m very relieved it turned out ok!<\/p>\n
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A little one for Ted next, I think \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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