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You know you have it. That perfect yarn that you bought with absolutely no idea what it would become, only secure in knowing that it would, someday, reveal to you what it was meant to be. Absolutely no idea what to do with it, just knew you had to have it….well, I have it. And I found it, and now I can put 2 and 2 together and come up with something close to 4.

This (flurries from Tilli Tomas):   flr_natural

 

 

 

 

 And this: neckwarmer20for20web http://yarnsandmusic.com/TilliTomasNeckwarmer.html

 

 

 

 Put together = this:  neckwarmer20for20web

 

 

 

 

in the natural color of Tilli Tomas’ Flurries.  80% Austrailian Merino and 20% Glass beads. These two were meant for each other. Gorgeous!

So, yes, I will cast on for this, yet another project, because as luck would have it, knitting doesn’t seem to be my hobby. Nope. My hobby is starting projects.

The neckwarmer pattern is free from Yarns And Music, and the awesome fibery yumminess is from Tilli Thomas. And you know what just doesn’t make sense? Even though it’s pictured in green, and even though green is soooo very much my color…. it’s won’t be knit in green. Hmm. Strange… The space/time continuum may not survive this deviation from norm!

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  1. Yum……. I can’t wait to give it a try and knit my own neck warmer using Tilli Tomas.

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Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time. 

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring. 

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. 

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row. 

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves. 

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body. 

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy. 

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]