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The Big Reveal!

Posted on August 5, 2014 | 18 comments

This has been one almighty labour of love and a huge learning curve. It’s the first time that I’ve designed something that I can wear that’s not a hat or a shawl. Can you tell how proud I am?The first thing that really strikes me is how warm it is! When I first started rolling the idea around in my head I thought perhaps it could be something for the beach, but no! This is really something for chilly mornings or late summer evening BBQs. I’m sitting at my laptop in my garden wearing it this morning while there’s still a slight chill in the air and it’s perfect.

I love the wide open V-neck and how versatile it will be. I already wore it walking the dog this morning, and I also plan to wear it when I go out for dinner next, paired with my favourite jeans and a white top. For the first time I have an outfit ready!

I’m so happy that I chose the Scheepjeswol Stone Washed for this project. I love the Red Jasper, but I have to be honest, I chose this colour when it first came available and if I had to choose now, I don’t know what I would do as the collection has since doubled in size, with so many amazing colour choices!

Here are a few more photos for you to get an idea of the texture and how the colour-play works together.

Isn’t the V-Neck just fantastic?

It didn’t stay hanging over that chair for long this morning, believe me!

And now comes the almighty task of putting the pattern together! I’ll have to dig though pages and pages of notes to make it more concise for you to be able to follow, and I’ll be figuring out a few sizes while I’m at it.

But first, I need your help! This design does not have a name yet and I have no idea what I should call it. What do you think?

If you want to get your hands on the Stone Washed there are loads of options within the Netherlands. Scheepjeswol has a list of stockists on their website and for those of you who aren’t lucky enough to live in Holland, you can pick it up via Deramores!

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An Ever Evolving Love Affair with Stone Washed

Posted on July 29, 2014 | 1 comment

Last week I shared the beautiful Scheepjes Stone Washed that arrived in time to start my next project and today I’m showing you how beautiful it is as a garment.

But first, look at the texture. The colour is just beautiful and the way the stone washed effect works is just ingenious. The colour is wound around a white core and it really needs to be used in a project where texture is the hero.

Originally, it was my goal to make a hoodie for myself, then to write down and share the pattern with you, for free. As the top has evolved, it became very clear to me that a hoodie is not the way to go this time. I definitely think that it’s worth exploring in th future, but the Scheepjes was just telling me that it needs to become a classy v-neck, not a summer hoodie.

I made the top all in one piece, starting at the bottom of the front, then working up, over the shoulders, and then down the back. It makes for a great, almost seamless effect and I’m really happy with it.

Having said that, it wasn’t all roses – there was also a lot of frogging involved trying to get everything just right! The Stone Washed isn’t the best for frogging either. Luckily it’s nice and strong, so bears up nicely, but because it’s nice and fluffy sometimes the yarn gets stuck. But that’s a common problem, not anything particular to the Stone Washed.

I think I’ve finally finished the bulk of the work; the edging looks great. Here it is, soaking in Eucalan and smelling wonderful – I’m on the home stretch!

Right now the top is all pinned out on the blocking board. I managed to score a set of Knit Pro Blocking Wires last week when I visited the Scheepjeswol HQ so I’ve used them for the first time on this project. They could not have arrived at a better time to be honest. I could just thread the wire through the edges of the top and lock it in place with the blocking pins instead of using about ten thousand pins around the outside.

And the beautiful V-neck, which has become my favourite feature of the top.Now I expect this to take a couple of days to dry properly, considering the weather outside is dark, grey and wet (welcome to summer in the Netherlands) so stay tuned for the big reveal next week (if it’s dry)!