November 23, 2004
From the trenches....
Another parcel has arrived from Australia with more fresh knitting for Jacob. This jumper and matching hat were knitted by Sue, a friend of my mother's. The shawl collar looks great on Jacob and is also very practical with the cold Amsterdam winds that come whistling down the canals from the Ij. The wool is a lovely mix of wintery greens which also suit Jacob's fair looks. (As to why our landlord chose that particular shade of red high-gloss for the hallway, I can't help you I'm sorry)
Simultanously I managed to finish the orange scarf from Rowan's Cork Delight and an almost-matching hat. The scarf is a very basic K2 P2 rib and the hat is a bastardisation of the pattern in the Stitch 'n Bitch Handbook for "Hot Head". Both were knitted with 5mm bamboo needles. I've since discovered that 8mm needles are more usual with this wool so the scarf especially is nice and thick. The wool I ordered online from www.breiweb.nl They are not cheaper than going to the Afstap but after they had helped me with a tricky wool-matching problem for another project I wanted to buy something from them. Their service was great, especially as I gave them the wrong address to deliver the wool too!
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