Yes I know I said that I was knitting another jersey, this time for Leigh, but I have had a thought about the ‘moth cape’ I knitted as a first piece and now I want to try something.
I was happy enough when I first completed this piece as it was my first garment from growing, spinning and knitting from our girl, Salt. But I have not been very happy with the finished edges around this cape, and also the knit plain has an uneven and mottled look about it. (Great for my historical group though).
So I have decided to knit this pattern again, this time I will try using a garter stitch and bigger needles, in order to: 1) fix the ragged edges that knit produces and 2) give the garment a bit more texture and 3) create more ‘air’ in the garment.
This is the first part of the cape.
I am quite happy with how this is starting out and I will keep adding to this post as it is a bit of an adventure into knitting without a pattern and my own version of the cape.
Oh by the way, this is ‘Suzie’s wool which was spun by a commercial company and the wool which made the ‘Guernsey’ jersey I have just completed.
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