Happy New Year!
I logged into my old blog reader and I was delighted to see that so many bloggy people I follow have been keeping up with long-form writing. It is always nice to read someone’s process on how they made something, or how a recipe turned out, or about a fun adventure they had. Such a nice change from scrolling on Instagram and glancing at pictures.
Documenting life by way of journaling, or taking a million pictures, or blogging is always wonderful and this space is where I document the creative part of my life. The art of writing and blogging isn’t dead, hooray!
I have continued to enjoy making bespoke garments and each time I make something, I learn so much about fit, modifications, and style. When I make something and wear it often, I want to knit it again. Sometimes I don’t modify it other than changing the yarn I used for the original and sometimes I modify it quite heavily. The Salty Air Tee is one example. I knit the original version as the designer intended – a cute summer shirt. Then I knit it again and omitted the lacework at the yoke. Now, I am knitting it yet again with more modifications – a fancy winterification!
I bought a few skeins of this beautiful blue yarn and wanted to knit a lightweight winter garment with it. With the colour being so gorgeous, I wanted a bit of a fancy sweater rather than just a plain long sleeve t-shirt. I looked at many patterns online and nothing was quite right. Then I thought about a lace yoke sweater which would work, the lace would give me the “fancy” part and longer sleeves would make it winter appropriate. The Salty Air Tee came to mind and with easy modifications, I could make a seasonally appropriate piece.
I’m delighted to say that this is exactly what I envisioned when I wound up my yarn and began knitting. I have been working diligently on this for a few weeks and I’ve made a bit of progress. But the yarn is skinny and so this is not the speediest sweater to make. No matter, because I am enjoying every stitch using this gorgeous blue yarn. It is a sock yarn from Hedgehog Fibres in a blend of 90% merino and 10% nylon and the colourway is called “Ink”.
Very fancy indeed!
