A jumper for me

It is seldom that I work on just one project at a time. When I need a change from one type of handicraft it is refreshing to simply pick up and continue with something completely different. While making the crocheted pram cover I started knitting a jumper for myself in a pastel green, double knitting yarn. This is the completed jumper.

It is one of my favourite designs and I have used it several times before, adjusting the size as I have grown to match my years. What I like most is the contrast between the plain body of the jumper and the lace sleeves and yoke. This is a detail of the lace, moss stitch and cable panels on the yoke.

The sleeves are the most intricate part of the jumper. They are shaped from cuff to armhole by increasing the number of stitches on the needle to ensure a snug fit. The extra stitches are worked as additional panels thereby keeping the pattern correct and matching the fancy panels on the yoke.

Another Moebius

When a friend saw the original lace moebius she fell in love with it as a garment, so I promised to knit one for her as well. As I had researched various lace stitches and knitted test swatches in the meantime, she had a variety of patterns from which to select. This is the stitch she chose.

This was a more difficult stitch to work because every row was a different combination of stitches which made it easy to lose your place, unless you gave it total concentration. I think the finished garment was worth that extra care.

Lace moebius

This is a knitting project which was both fun and taxed my brain. The problem was how to knit a moebius strip in one piece with no joins. When I had worked out how, I decided it would look better made in a fluffy yarn and using a lace stitch. I used a 4mm circular needle and Sirdar, Blur – a yarn woven with Kid Mohair. This is the stitch I decided on.

It is a useful accessory as it can be worn as a hood, as a shawl around the shoulders, as a scarf or wound around to form both a hood and scarf. Because it is knitted in a mohair kid yarn it is very warm and surprisingly wind proof.