I’ve added this post to the Unraveled Wednesday linkup, with thanks to Kat for hosting.
Twilight (Ravelry link) is an oversized cardigan by Fabienne Schulte (designer’s site). It has super-wide half sleeves that drape all the way to the waist, and a generous hood. It’s delightfully witchy, and constructed side to side with no seams (win!). I’m making it in Woolcraft aran with wool (The Wool Factory link) which comes in 400g skeins, and you know I love avoiding sewing in those ends.
I started making Twilight on the 9th of June, so I’ve had over a month of working on it and since it’s aran weight yarn, it feels like I should have made quicker progress. That is, until I remember that it’s been worked on almost exclusively during lunch breaks and on public transport to and from work.
I did have a good long run at it on a train from Glasgow to London last weekend. The journey is four and a half hours and I knitted most of the way. At about the three hour mark, I started knitting with my eyes shut. It was very restful if a bit showoffy.
My seat neighbour was also a knitter – she didn’t have her project with her but was telling me about the nice cosy blanket she was making. Also there was a dog on the train called Agnes which I found extremely funny and is continuing to make me smile. Some names are better suited to Scottish grannies than dogs, you know?
I favourited the pattern in March 2022, so not that long ago compared to some. And for whatever reason, now was its time. There are some factors that I can explain – I wanted a simple knit, I don’t have a light jacket in my wardrobe and thought this might fill that gap, and I could get the yarn in giant skeins for very little money (and delivered the next day). But I think there are approximately a squillion other tiny considerations that come in to play when choosing one’s next project and it’s OK just to trust that, whatever those considerations are, I don’t need to worry about them. I often refer to my subconscious as ‘the back shop’. When it comes to picking a project, the guys in the back shop see me right.
The only thing that’s nagging at me is this bit of the hood, where you pick up and knit perpendicular to the direction you were going originally. The join is so blatant here, it’s whole split level effect which is lovely for a shrubbery but not so much for a hood. I’m not even confident that blocking will help. I won’t know for sure till I try though and maybe the whole thing will make more sense when it’s off the needles? That’s not too far away now – I’m finishing up the hood shape, then there are ten rows all the way from the bottom of one side, up and over the hood, and back down the other side. Most of those get folded back and hemmed, then it’s done!
And finally, a plea for help. What is this stitch? My friend has great faith in my knitting ability and asked if I could make her a sweater like this and I’m stumped.
The Crafty Yarnster 