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Stripey Sweater!!!

I finally finished my stripey sweater from the Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino Tonals, which has become one of my new favourite yarns! The colours are stunning, and I love this little sweater partly because I got to use so many fun colours.    Errata: The pattern had one little mistake in it, and now that I have found it you don't need to worry about it. Just after the stripe pattern is established the pattern tells you to knit a further number of rows, however, it definitely means total not further.   I thought my sweater was looking a little bit large (which is to say freaking huge), but Debbie Bliss patterns are often oversized so I didn't think about...

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Missoni Cowl

This cowl pattern is incredibly addictive, as soon as you finish one you will want to start another. Happy knitting!   Materials: 300g (6x 50g skeins) of Koigu Painter’s Pallete Premium Merino (KPPPM) 100% merino wool in at least 6 different colours 3.0 mm / US 3 24” circular needle stitch marker, waste yarn for provisional cast on darning needle   Glossary: Kfb – knit into the front and back of one stitch increasing 1 stitch Psso – pass slip stitch over K2tog – knit 2 together decreasing 1 stitch Technique instructions thanks to Knitty!: Provisional cast on - http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/FEATfall05TT.html Kitchener stitch – http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer04/FEATtheresasum04.html     Method: You are knitting a long tube in the round (like a sleeve) and...

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