Ahh! See what I did there, with that post title???? I believe we can almost call that alliteration, folks ;)
I'm excited to show you, on such a gorgeous Spring day, not just ONE, but TWO, lovely
Saffron sweaters, designed by
Elena Nodel (I PROMISE the next sweater I knit is designed by someone else, LOL). I again chose to invite someone else to knit right along with me, a friend who actually knit Camden her very first
Saffron a couple summers ago:
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| The whole ensemble, including the Modkid Addison dress, was meant for a wedding |
The pattern is naturally super easy to read/understand - and doubly so, as it's one of the patterns even I can't trick myself into double-guessing instructions. I, of course, happen to stress myself out over the stitch pick-up, as it goes alllll the way around the sweater for the ruffle band. I couldn't stop freaking out over not going down a needle size (you are NOT supposed to, by the way, but I thought maybe I SHOULD, in my case, aha), and did I pick up farrrr to many stitches???? I still have no idea about that one. Who knows. I do think, especially after taking photos, that something doesn't seem right about my ruffle band. It seems loose, but not gathered enough/tight enough, if that makes sense. So, smaller needle and MORE stitches??? LOL.
Vieve, over at
That's What She Crafted, knit another lovely
Saffron - this time for HER baby girl. I love the purple colorway. Vieve used
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Blue Violet Tonal (which comes in 220 yard skeins!) She does still need to add a ribbon to her sweater, she says, but I have to say it's pretty stinkin' cute!
Anyway, I could have easily finished the pattern a couple weeks ago, but the baby is slowing down my knitting. At least I'll be able to say it's the first sweater I completed literally over his body ;) (...which makes for sore arms/shoulders, as a side note). I could have also gone faster, just based on the fact that I had to tear the sweater out...as I was worried, as ALWAYS, that my gauge wasn't right. I solemnly SWEAR I will do a blocked gauge swatch when I make a sweater for ME, aha!
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| Can't leave out the Bee skirt! |
I used
Colour Adventures (seems I often DO!) in
Pirate's Treasure, which is an IT colorway right now, LOL! I used
Sweet Merino DK, which is a more slippery base. I feel the pictures capture the color well, which is a gold-type color, a lovely rich yellow, almost seeming orange in a way...but NOT.
Below, she featured different "faces" - LOL
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| Weirdo face |
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| Silly face |
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| Sad face |
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| Surprised face |
