I kind of f*cked up Sienna the back was too short and I made a mistake in the ribbing. I frogged the right front and ripped back part of the back to re knit (no pictures I can’t face that just now). So I had to knit something new, something fast, something satisfying, something I had wanted for a long time…a beret!
Of course it was as always extremely difficult to take a picture of me with the beret on and not looking like an idiot.
Here it is from the back:
And here am I trying to pose as a proper member of the “resistance”:
But ofcourse the most photogenic person in my house had to steal my thunder (no not my cat!).
My beret appears to be quite multifunctional, one moment it’s french the next it’s military!
Specs:
Pattern:Beret Pattern from the Purl Bee .
Yarn:Rowan’s discontinued Yorkshire Tweed 4 ply in Graze.
Needles: Addi turbo circ 3mm
This was such a quick knit, it took one evening of knitting and that was it! It was easy and straightforward. I really like the fact that it incorporates a stem as in a classic beret. It is really too bad that this yarn is discontinued since it is beautifully flecked with colour and looks really tweedy (and according to my colleagues very not knitted looking, which in the world of non-knitters is a good thing!). The only thing I would change is that I would make it a bit longer and I would knit the ribbed border on smaller needles.
Apart from this I wanted to go to my favorite craftstore on saturday except it turned out I had no money due to a lot of bills to pay. So I postponed it to coming saturday. I decided to do something a lot more budget friendly. A friend told me abour a store where they sell cheap yarn, not expecting a lot I decided to go there instead. It turns out to be an old neighbourhood store run by three old ladies. They actually sell more haberdashery, but they seem to get shipments of yarn that is leftover. No fancy stuff but a lot of Phildar the great thing, it’s very cheap! I bought 10 skeins of:
Phildar Castel in Camel.Something like 30% wool and the rest is a bit of ‘ you know what’. It’s 144 yards a ball so it will make a nice sized cardy or sweater and it only cost me 10 euros. I am contemplating this .
Swatching for Venezia (I started a sleeve, hem is done, tonight finally the colourwork) pictures soon.
