FO Tea Rose Halter

I thought I would share my pictures of my knitted halter taken after my modelling shoot with Sabrina, she's a wonderful photographer. The top I am wearing is my Twinkle Tea Rose Halter which I made from Interweave Knits last year. I made it holding 3 strands of Moda Vera Paul together, a yarn bought from Spotlight a few years ago. Poor Tea Rose doesn't get out much, she's a bit big for me and stretches out of shape easily. I still love wearing it occasionally.

FO Square Neck Cardigan

I finished this cardigan recently. It is from Rowan Studio #11. Unfortunately the pattern has a lot of positive ease for a relaxed fit. Because I have a small bust it really is too big for me so I gave it to my sister. It's a shame I would really like to make it again with a smaller gauge as it is so classic and easy to wear. I think this yarn suits patterns that are for a 5-6ply yarn not a 8ply yarn as it is marketed to be. It's perfect for substitution for Rowan's RYC Bamboo Soft.

I needed:
12 balls of Bella Baby Layette in red
2 3/4mm and 3mm needles
5 shell buttons
Rowan Studio 11


Cost:
Yarn: 12x $3.19(on sale at Spotlight)
Buttons: 5x$0.40
=$40.30AU

FO Erin Cardigan

I finished the Erin cardigan by Kim Hargreaves a little while ago. Here's a look at the pictures, it's a bit big but I love it. The Rooster Almerino yarn is just so soft and if it wasn't so expensive and hard to get(usually $16 AU per 50g ball) I would make another project out of it. This project was actually quite reasonable to make as I bought the yarn on sale at Calico and Ivy and Web of Wool. In total this cardigan cost about $80 AU to make.
I needed:
12 balls of Rooster Almerino in Smoothie(50% baby alpaca, 50% baby merino)
3 and 3.5mm straight bamboo needles to get gauge
Kim Hargreaves book "The Dark House"

Rowan Milk Cotton Collection

This new book from Rowan has the most divine patterns. I especially like these patterns which can be found on the englishyarns website. I think the pattern of the pullover is too cute.