Aran, in progress

[iamshadow]

The design is Gail's Red Aran from the Twisted Sisters Knit Sweaters book.

The yarn is completely handspun by us, mostly Emma, but a little bit of mine in there, too. The colour is the natural colour of the fleece, no dyes. Just a little wool wash to get the worst of the mud, sheep poo and lanolin out.







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Also, I finished my Double Vision blanket, which I originally posted pics of in this post two years ago.

Comments

[untonuggan]

*bows to your knitting prowess*

So pretty!

[iamshadow]

Thank you! I'm really pleased with both.

[eruanna]

Wow, the blanket is stunning! Gorgeous cables on the sweater, too. :)

[iamshadow]

I am adoring the cables. I have a real love for complex cabling, and this Aran has the benefit of looking beautifully complex while being quite easy. :)

[rainne]

Ooh, those are gorgeous! I love the colors in that blanket! Is the pattern available?

[iamshadow]

The colour design is by Woolly Thoughts, and it's a paid pattern if you buy theirs. However, I came up with completely my own design for the squares. The way I did it, they're knitted in a modular way, from the outside in, rather than being knitted separately and then seamed together. I put the details of the way I did it in my original post HERE. If you scroll down and look at the comments, I put the directions for a square there.

[babs_bee]

That sweater is absolutely gorgeous. I love cable-work. And it is the perfect pattern for that yarn.

The blanket makes me smile--it looks so happy!

[iamshadow]

Thank you! I'm really enjoying making the Aran, because it's literally something we've taken from unwashed fleece through to wearable garment, and that's amazing. I mean, the pattern's not mine, but it's such a useful framework for a pattern that I think if I make another Aran I'll use it again, maybe just change up the cable designs.

It is so lovely and cheerful in our lounge room. We've been using it as a lap blanket, and while it's not as warm as wool, because it's knit double stranded it's pretty snug, regardless.