When I saw this pattern (Birdsong by Manja Vogelsang) I had to buy it and have a go. My first colour choice was a no-go - the yarn arrived and was not as it looked on the website. Other colour combinations were scotched because they were out of stock, so I ended up with pale grey and a soft crimson. I like it!
However, as the yarn needed for this pattern is baby yarn, it has taken a very long time indeed. The bird pattern was a nightmare to do - the whole jumper is knitted in the round in one continuous piece, so the number of stitches had to be exact and the pattern repeated four times - I had to painstakingly count and mark the number of stitches in each row on the pattern in order not to lose my place.
Once the birds were done, it was plain sailing but has taken weeks and weeks of knitting. I'm on to the second sleeve but have reached the point where the knitting is so boring that I fall asleep after only a few rows which is not helpful! I did joke that this would be ready to wear in time for Christmas - not sure that is too far from the truth now!
1 comment:
but it's very pretty and looks great!
;-)
T
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