Mar 7, 2014

Red Knitted Cable Jacket

Red Knitted Cable Jacket



      This week I fiddled so much with the blog’s looks and especially works (I’m doing it all myself and I’m not what you would call a coding expert, on the contrary) .. that I got behind with my posting.

      Anyway, today is all about knitting. This is my first shot at pattern writing for knitting and was intended as a test garment. The choice of yarn was conditioned very much by the “test” part. I wanted a sturdy, affordable yarn so I chose Cascade Yarns Eco+ in 8511 Rouge (I know in the photos seems more fuchsia but is red) purchased online here. I needed 3 whole skeins to make it.

      I used the word “writing” before, quite loosely. When I finished it I realised that “scribbling” is a more appropriate word as I could not make sense of my own notes. If I were to release it as a pattern I would have to do it all again! In the meanwhile (?!), if you like how it looks, you could try this pattern from Debbie Bliss (available as a free download). It uses a much finer yarn (18-20 balls of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino dk ) and it seems to have a slightly different construction (less shaping and the front part is made from two pieces as opposed to a single piece) - to be honest I haven’t tried it.

      And now the photos:







      This is the braid pattern chart I made for it. If you like it you can download the full chart (symbols explained) as a english/italian pdf here.





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14 comments:

  1. Benedetta MaffezzoliMarch 11, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    E' bellissimo! Benben

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  2. Ti ringrazio... decisamente meno difficile del tuo chiacchierino ;-)

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  3. Simply outstanding!!!

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  4. Wow! che bello! brava e ti sta benissimo!
    Bogomilla

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  5. Grazie ... Sono contenta di come è venuto :)

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  6. Ciao Sasha! Complimenti sei davvero bravissima! Io non sono brava con i ferri, uncinetto e cucito, però ammiro tantissimo chi ha questa passione! Volevo donarti un premio, spero ti faccia piacere!

    http://maria-dalnienteatutto.blogspot.it/2014/02/premio-versatile-blogger-award.html
    A presto, Maria!

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  7. Grazie Maria ... e grazie di aver pensato a me!

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  8. Gorgeous and lovely technique. Where do find the time to do all this with a toddler, too?

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  9. Bellissimo il punto di questa giacca, veste a a pennello! Complimenti!!!
    Grazie per la visita!!

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  10. You are ridiculously clever, just lovely.

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