summer cardigan

A few weeks ago I was in my local Hobbycraft and came across Sirdar No1 stonewashed aran yarn. It is so soft and I fell in love with the Used Blue colour.
Totally unlike me I bought enough for a cardigan even though it was more than I would usually pay per ball - it saddens me how expensive yarn has become.
However - having bought the yarn I then had to find a pattern and to be honest none of my numerous patterns were summery enough so I  downloaded Sirdar's own summer cardigan which is actually a very quick knit - all plain with a slightly  unusual rib feature.
 The yarn knits up very quickly so within a couple of weeks I had finished and here is the result.

I love it - the cardigan is super soft and very lightweight - perfect for a British summer!

There are 7 buttons so I decided to make my own with polymer clay.
I used a mix of blue, pink and white which I marbled and am very happy with the result. The extra pop of colour makes them stand out rather than just match.

I rather like the washed denim in the range so might be tempter to make another!

Holiday Cool

As soon as I saw this super jumper I knew I wanted to knit it for my grandson Joel who is going to be four in the summer.
It is made in Stylecraft Bambino which is lovely for baby knits but with these colours perfect for anyone.
The oversize jumper has three colours in a medium stripe and a double opening feature at the neckline.
The main picture on the pattern is for a baby/toddler but there is a second version modelled by a very cool looking young man and I thought it was perfect for Joel. The dusky blue goes perfectly with jeans and the gold is so on trend for this year and very grown up for a young person.

Bambino is 100% acrylic, washes brilliantly and has a slight sheen which gives great stitch definition. The yarn is prone to splitting because of the multistrand twist but I used a very smooth round point needle and it worked very well with a good even finish.

I am very happy with it - I hope Joel will enjoy wearing it this summer.