For my January Minerva project I wanted to knit a cosy
sweater. I spotted some lovely looking
Sirdar Freya yarn
and decided it would be perfect. I often
struggle with “winter” yarns, as the nice ones normally contain a high wool
content, often with angora or mohair, and I’m very sensitive to wool and find
many of these yarns too scratchy for me to wear.
Sirdar Freya however is perfect. It’s 55% cotton, 31% acrylic and 14%
polyester and has a lovely tweedy look to it. I know some knitters don’t like synthetic
yarns, but this is a blend I’m totally happy to knit with as it means I end up
with something I can actually wear!
The pattern I chose to use is Longing by Kim Hargreaves,
from her book “Enchanted”. I’m a long time fan of Kim’s patterns
and have several of her books. This one
has deep ribbed hem and cuffs while the main parts of the sweater feature a
simple mesh pattern.
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This one is actually written for aran weight yarn, held
together with a strand of laceweight mohair (itchy!), and the Freya is bulky
(or chunky) weight. I ended up knitting
the smallest size, and it’s come out just about perfect.
I used about 6 x 50g balls of yarn for this sweater. The yarn is very light, so you get good
yardage per ball. I have some yarn left
over, so have plans for a cosy cowl that I can pop on if my neck gets cold.
If you’d like to knit your own cosy – and non itchy! –
sweater, you can buy a kit of 8 balls of this yarn here.
This yarn looks gorgeous with the colourful flecks through it ~ just love the finished sweater (though I tend to call it a jumper!) The mesh design really adds to it's interest ... J
ReplyDeleteThanks Judith. I would normally call it a jumper too, but to some people a jumper is what I would call a pinafore dress. Confusing, eh?
DeleteVery nice jumper, I really like the flecks in the yarn. I'm like you - can't wear itchy!
ReplyDeleteIt's really nice yarn and I can confirm that it isn't at all itchy.
DeleteOoooh, very nice! I love the tweediness of the yarn you used. (That's a word, right?!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Gail. Yes, tweediness is definitely a word in my vocabulary!
DeleteYour sweater is so pretty.. Love the color too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy. This colour looks great with jeans.
DeleteOoh, love the colours in the yarn and of course the finished jumper. It's gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Winnie. The colours are even nicer in real life.
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