Welcome to my blog. I am Silje and I document my thoughts, ramblings and adventures in knitting, fibre arts, and all things crafty. Hope you have a nice stay!
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I’ve finally written down a post about the elusive Unst cardigan! On my needles since spring 2018 this colourwork beast was completed early 2020. It even fits!
I first came across Junko Okamoto’s designs, as one does, on Instagram. A wonderful Japanese designer that has quickly crowded my to-knit-list with beauties like the Twigs, Yuri and Astrid. But first up, unable to resist a cheeky cast-on, is the Bouquet Sweater. An all over colourwork design with an unusual construction and detail. And in a worsted weight stitch gauge of 20 st x 10 cm it was too good to wait.
This winter I made the Treysta sweater by Jennifer Steingass. It was another one of those “I must have this” cast-on’s totally spurred on by an Instagram post by Tuku Wool. I’ve made mine in the more accessible (to me) Hillesvåg Tinde yarn which is one of my all time favourite yarns for colourwork. It’s a sticky rustic wool from the Norwegian pelt sheep creates such a deep saturated colour and a wonderful lustre that is just… well, lovely.
The third installment of me chatting about knits and yarns is live! There was some technical difficulties had but I managed to get on with it - there is a weird shaking going on that hopefully won't be seizure inducing. Getting the grips of this podcast thing is a steep learning curve! In any case I hope you will enjoy watching :)
