Yesterday saw me sitting in a late cut hay field knitting while my son hurtled about on his bike in a nearby wood.I made the most of the sunshine and had an enjoyable time all round.I ate lots of cake and drank lots of tea and picked stray strands of hay from out of my knitting when ever things got too tangled.
Some of you may remember seeing before this particular pattern from the 1940's that I have had my eye on for some time.The style is apparently "Ursula" but the model looks like she might suit the name too...
Well my sister kindly spun more of the British Polwarth fleece for me and my original intention was that it would be used for some knitted vests but I also thought the colour would look nice knitted up into this jumper so that is what I am doing.
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| not the true colour but beautifully spun |
My knobbly bits don't look quite so neat as the ones in the photo,they look more like little buttons all neat and symmetrical and perfectly aligned,but I think it is working out alright at the moment.
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| the truer colour |
That looks like a lovely day outdoors. Quite a contrast between the rustic location and the elegant and complex knitting. I just can not get over how beautiful your knitting is.
ReplyDeletethank you for your kind comment..the pattern is far easier than it looks!!
DeleteWhat a beautiful view - both your Ursula knitting and the hayfield beyond, bliss.
ReplyDeleteyes it is a nice spot to sit and spend time in!!
DeleteFabulous knitting - as always and beautiful yarn.
ReplyDeleteJust my kind of outdoors activity too!
thank you!! one of the best ways to spend a sunny day I find!
DeleteSounds like you had a wonderful day and your knitting is looking excellent...I love the pattern! And your sister spun that wool?!? What a talented family ;o)
ReplyDeleteThank you!yes she is very talented!!
DeleteI have just started a project with the dreaded 'make bobble' command. I've never tried them before because I could just not get my head around knitting into the same stitch that many times but so far it has gone ok! I love that pattern and I am dying to know if those sleeves are a result of shoulder pads and whether you are going to put them in?
ReplyDeletebobbles are quite fun to do I think...although these ones are not the neatest as my stitches can get a bit freestyle.These bobbles are made by knitting five times into one stitch,purling all five next row,knitting all five row after and purling 5 together to make the bobble.
ReplyDeleteThese sleeves definitely have shoulder pads in and all of the jumper patterns I have of the same era do too.All of the other 40's jumpers I have knitted I have left the pads out..due more to laziness on my part but also I am not particularly trying to recreate a 40's look as such.I think they look fine without the pads but I suppose they really should have them because the jumper pattern was designed to have them after all.
I've never tried to insert a shoulder pad into a knitted jumper. I'm assuming you could see how it looks without them before going for it! I bet it would look lovely without them - I imagine it would have a gently puffed sleeve instead. I look forward to seeing what you decide. Happy knitting.
DeleteCatherine, this is gorgeous. What a beautiful setting and pattern for you to work upon. I think this will look lovely on you, the true colour yarn looks terrific and fantastic that your sister spun the wool.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the making and wearing.
Lynn
Thank you...yes it is one of my favourite fields to sit in!!
DeleteWow, beautiful work. Thanks for visting!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteLove the photos of your yarn and toes! Happy knitting.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found my blog! Happy to have you participate in our little self-portrait project :)
ReplyDeleteThank you...hope I will come up with something by the 28th!
DeleteThe afternoon in a field sounds like absolute bliss to me! I think ursula is looking good! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie...my pleasures are simple!
DeleteWhat a lovely way to spend some time. Great jumper pattern, I do envy your knitting skills!
ReplyDeleteThank you...I just need you to do a tutorial on making a 1940's skirt now...no pressure!!
Deletelol, I will soon!
DeleteBeautiful knitting, and your day out in the sun knitting sounds divine. :)
ReplyDeletethank you Alessa!
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