Cherry Cardigan and a Patchwork Skirt

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to all of my American readers!  I was planning to blog over my break, but obviously I did not.  David and were in San Francisco to visit his family, and we had a great time. 

I have a finished sweater to show you today! 

Pattern: Cherry by Anna Bell
Yarn: Foxhill Farm Millspun Cormo Cross, 2 skeins 
Needles: US 6
Modifications: I didn't make the belt that is strung through the eyelet rows.

This was a fun knit.  The knitting of it went pretty quickly, and the cable pattern was easy enough to memorize.  It was a little difficult figuring out how to start the cable pattern, but the designer has since updated the pattern to make that easier.

I bought another skein of this yarn at Rhinebeck this year because I thought I was going to run out on the button bands and collar.  It turned out that I had just enough!  I'll have to figure out something else to do with the extra skein.

I used a mismatched set of vegetable ivory buttons I got from the button lady.  They might be a little bit too small-- they sometimes pop out of their buttonholes. 

I also wanted to show you my patchwork corduroy skirt.

I had originally bought this corduroy for a quilt many years ago.  I've lost interest in the quilt, but I thought it would be fun to use some of it for a skirt.  I got out my crayons and make a sketch of how I wanted it to work, and then I used the Simplicity 2411 pattern (again) to make it. I pieced the fabric for each pattern piece before I cut it out.

I think it's especially fun to wear this skirt with the brown and purple shirt I made last year.  It's a patchwork outfit! 

This is the last of the photos from the big photoshoot that I asked David to help me with several weeks ago.  Now I have another big list of things to photograph, and David has promised to help me today.  More soon!

Comments

[carolyn]

duuude. that skirt is fabulous. the sweater is nice too BUT THE SKIRT. :)

[Paula]

I really like that skirt! Glad to see your artistic creativity blooming in your sewing!

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