Saturday 16 May 2009

LOUISE'S UFO'S TAKE OFF.



After many years of dedication to knitting and crochet, Louise ended up with a lot of UFO's in her cupboard, and turned them all into this amazing bat wing cardigan. One day I will interview her about all the different parts, but for now, let's just watch her be beamed up.

MY FIRST UFO.



I started this jumper for my Dad when I was a teenager, mis-judged the tension and ran out of wool. My dad is an architect, so I turned it into a building. I asked my Dad about his favourite brick work and then made English brickwork on the right sleeve, Flemish on the left and an Anglo Saxon arch for the neck with Dog roses growing up and over. It means the original blue bits become some sort of tiling or something. I made the arms long because Dads should always have long arms.  I don't think my Dad will wear it, but it does kind of look like his studio/shed. 

LOUISE CUTS THE MUSTARD.


Louise has finished her gorgeous mustard alpacca cardigan with a brown trim. It is made in UK Alpacca, which we sell in the shop and it is so soft and floppy. We all want to wear it now.