I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer. I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore ...
Last Friday before Christmas, all the presents are wrapped and all the food is bought. And nothing says Christmas louder than a red and white snowflake jumper...
Última sexta antes do Natal, todos os presentes embrulhados e toda a comida comprada. E nada diz Natal mais alto do que uma blusa vermelha e branca, cheia de flocos de neve - bom, na Inlgaterra pelo menos...
I am so happy with this project! I started it roughly in September last year (oops!) but it just never happened. I had the front, the back, a sleeve and 3/4 of the other done when I picked it up again. I suspect I put it off as much as I could because I was worried about knitting the fair isle yoke more than anything.
Fiquei muito feliz com esse projeto! Comecei em Setembro do ano passado (oops!) mas não terminei. A frente, as costas e uma manga e 3/4 estavam feitas quando eu recomecei. Eu acho que eu estava com medo da parte em fair isle no pescoço.
The most laughable thing about it is that I finished the yoke over 3 evenings without any problems. It was my first real fair isle project and I definitely recommend it.
Mas a coisa mais ridÃcula é que eu terminei esse pedaço em 3 noites sem nenhum problema. Foi meu primeiro projeto de verdade em fair isle e eu recomendo.
The yarn I used was King Cole Merino Blend DK. I love this yarn. The colour range is huge, the quality is very high and the price is on the low side. A total winner!
A linha que eu usei foi a King Cole Merino Blend DK. Eu amo essa lã. As opções de cores são várias, a qualidade é altÃssima e o preço não é caro. Precisa mais?
I made the smallest size and my tension was dead on. However, this project has taught me that my upper arm is freakishly wide for my size. I am a tiny person. My legs are painfully skinny. Not slim, proper skinny! But apparently I have bulging upper arms. It would appear I work out too much but only where under arms and shoulder blades are concerned.
Eu fiz o tamanho menor e minha tensão estava certinha. No entanto, esse projeto me mostrou que meu "muque" é gigante. Eu sou magrela. Minhas pernas parecem que vão quebrar. Mas pelo jeito, meu braço não obedece o mesmo padrão.
Everything fits perfectly but because of the Popeye arms, before I grafted my underarms I had to knit a kind of flap from the stitches I had on hold. Somehow, it worked beautifully and that made me very happy. Originally, my seam would have been so stretched that I don't think it would have lasted very long before ripping up. All is well that ends well and I am loving this jumper!
Tudo serviu certinho mas por causa dos braços de Popeye, antes de costurar embaixo do braço, tive que tricotar mais umas 4 carreiras pra esticar um pouco embaixo do braço e fazer a costura dar certo e não ficar muito apertada. No final, deu tudo certo e estou amando essa blusa!
Última sexta antes do Natal, todos os presentes embrulhados e toda a comida comprada. E nada diz Natal mais alto do que uma blusa vermelha e branca, cheia de flocos de neve - bom, na Inlgaterra pelo menos...
I am so happy with this project! I started it roughly in September last year (oops!) but it just never happened. I had the front, the back, a sleeve and 3/4 of the other done when I picked it up again. I suspect I put it off as much as I could because I was worried about knitting the fair isle yoke more than anything.
Fiquei muito feliz com esse projeto! Comecei em Setembro do ano passado (oops!) mas não terminei. A frente, as costas e uma manga e 3/4 estavam feitas quando eu recomecei. Eu acho que eu estava com medo da parte em fair isle no pescoço.
The most laughable thing about it is that I finished the yoke over 3 evenings without any problems. It was my first real fair isle project and I definitely recommend it.
Mas a coisa mais ridÃcula é que eu terminei esse pedaço em 3 noites sem nenhum problema. Foi meu primeiro projeto de verdade em fair isle e eu recomendo.
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| I hate this picture but the jumper looks nice on it... |
The yarn I used was King Cole Merino Blend DK. I love this yarn. The colour range is huge, the quality is very high and the price is on the low side. A total winner!
A linha que eu usei foi a King Cole Merino Blend DK. Eu amo essa lã. As opções de cores são várias, a qualidade é altÃssima e o preço não é caro. Precisa mais?
I made the smallest size and my tension was dead on. However, this project has taught me that my upper arm is freakishly wide for my size. I am a tiny person. My legs are painfully skinny. Not slim, proper skinny! But apparently I have bulging upper arms. It would appear I work out too much but only where under arms and shoulder blades are concerned.
Eu fiz o tamanho menor e minha tensão estava certinha. No entanto, esse projeto me mostrou que meu "muque" é gigante. Eu sou magrela. Minhas pernas parecem que vão quebrar. Mas pelo jeito, meu braço não obedece o mesmo padrão.
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| Not colour accurate |
Tudo serviu certinho mas por causa dos braços de Popeye, antes de costurar embaixo do braço, tive que tricotar mais umas 4 carreiras pra esticar um pouco embaixo do braço e fazer a costura dar certo e não ficar muito apertada. No final, deu tudo certo e estou amando essa blusa!
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| Not colour accurate |