Finally finished my cardigan while we were away on holiday. I particularly wanted to have it finished for when we were in Switzerland as I knew it would be pretty cold up there in the snow.
A view from the back :-
I think this is going to become my favourite cardigan as I've hardly had it off since I finished it. The blue is merino and the coloured wool is 50% merino/50% mohair which I dyed with acid dyes, all hand-spun. I was a bit concerned about the main colour as it's turned out to have quite a lot of orange in there, which is not really the best colour for me. Putting in the stripes of blue has toned it down quite a lot and I'm much happier with it.
Once I'd finished the knitting, I realised I needed some buttons, so off we went into Basel city to look for some. Anna had looked on the internet and found a shop which specialised in buttons - definitely the place to visit. Anyway, I chose some blue oval shaped ones which I quite liked, and picked out eight of them. Then I asked how much they were and nearly fainted. They were going to cost 32 Swiss francs (about 28 euros or 25 GB pounds) - I was absolutely flabbergasted! That was far more than the cardigan had cost to make. I apologised, and put them back into the display drawer and beat a hasty retreat. I don't think the shop assistant was too pleased though; she couldn't understand the problem! We then went to a department store and I bought the buttons for 5 Swiss francs (that was for 8) - much better!
A view from the back :-
I think this is going to become my favourite cardigan as I've hardly had it off since I finished it. The blue is merino and the coloured wool is 50% merino/50% mohair which I dyed with acid dyes, all hand-spun. I was a bit concerned about the main colour as it's turned out to have quite a lot of orange in there, which is not really the best colour for me. Putting in the stripes of blue has toned it down quite a lot and I'm much happier with it.
Once I'd finished the knitting, I realised I needed some buttons, so off we went into Basel city to look for some. Anna had looked on the internet and found a shop which specialised in buttons - definitely the place to visit. Anyway, I chose some blue oval shaped ones which I quite liked, and picked out eight of them. Then I asked how much they were and nearly fainted. They were going to cost 32 Swiss francs (about 28 euros or 25 GB pounds) - I was absolutely flabbergasted! That was far more than the cardigan had cost to make. I apologised, and put them back into the display drawer and beat a hasty retreat. I don't think the shop assistant was too pleased though; she couldn't understand the problem! We then went to a department store and I bought the buttons for 5 Swiss francs (that was for 8) - much better!
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