CHERTSEY

BOATS, BRIDGES, BOILERS ... IF IT'S GOT RIVETS, I'M RIVETTED
... feminist, atheist, autistic academic and historic narrowboater ...
Likes snooker, beer, tea, rivets and solitude, and is strangely fascinated by the cinema organ.
And there might be something about railways.
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Wednesday 7 March 2012

Finished at last!


Not quite in time for him to take it away with him, but today I finally completed the Aran jumper that I've been knitting for No. 2 Son over the past year and a half.
By the time the boys visited on Monday, the front, back and both sleeves were complete, and I quickly tacked together a shoulder so we could just check it was still going to fit. It wasn't until after they left yesterday though that I was able to knit the neckband (last night) and sew it all together, which I did today, along with the fiddly but vital task of sewing in all the loose ends. The finished item weighs over three and a quarter pounds - and tomorrow I shall put it in the post to him.

I bought the wool from Edge Fold Wools and Yarns. The one I chose was a natural undyed Aran. When I ran out Elaine went to a lot of trouble to find me a few more balls, and I would heartily recommend her for friendly service as well as super wool. I think it will be a while before I tackle anything this big again though - sometimes my arms and wrists really ached after a knitting session!

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  1. Ooooo, that is rather nice!

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  2. exellent work,where did you find the pattern?

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    1. I bought it online, but it is a standard paper pattern, by King Cole. You're welcome to borrow it - I'll not be needing it for a while! I've got a couple of little girl jumpers to be getting on with (light relief) and then Izzy is going to lend me a DK Guernsey pattern to make something for myself.

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