Lovejoy Slouchy the Second

Good morning.  

I managed to photograph one of my latest knits late yesterday afternoon.  The light still wasn't the best, but it's got to be posted off the recipient, so this was the last chance I had to take a half decent photo.

It's another Lovejoy Slouchy hat.   This one is for my Aunt's birthday.

I used Madelinetosh Tosh Merino DK,  in Antique Lace.

Sadly, after a long day at school, my model was too tired to smile :0(

This time round I remembered to keep adding a 'life line', just in case any of those pesky stitches decided to fall off my needle.  

I've fallen in love with this pattern. It's such a pretty design.  I can definitely see me making more of these.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

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Lovejoy

You may remember this beautiful skein of loveliness...

It was a skein of Madelinetosh Tosh DK Merino in a gorgeous colourway called Celadon.

It was destined to become a hat for my Sister In Law as a Christmas present.

I didn't get time to blog about it before Christmas, so thought you'd like to see it today.

The pattern is called Lovejoy Slouchy, designed by Thao Nguyen and you can find it on Ravelry here.

It's a beautiful pattern.  The only thing I would say about knitting this is, that I learned the hard way about putting a life line in my knitting. I'd nearly finished making it, then I lost a stitch, and because it was a lace pattern, I couldn't for the life of me pick it up.  It was a disaster and I felt like crying.  There was nothing left to do but rip it all back and start from scratch, which is what I did.  

Lesson learned.

This is one of the nicest things I think I've ever knit. Sister In Law seemed to like it too, which is good.

I showed it to my aunt, and now she wants one for her birthday.

And, the yarn - utter bliss to knit with.  Don't tell anyone, but it's become my favourite yarn.

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