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terri

Forestry (old penny) KAL

SO me and Ali are in....... anyone else care to join us????

You can see some finished ones on Rav here
Glynis

It is tempting...
pictish

Have you anything you can use Glynis??

I am going to use Yorkshire Tweed DK from stash angel4 Just going to see what I have - I think i will need 11.5 balls in the medium if I do that size. I'm still not decided whether I want this more a jacket over layers or as a fitted cardi like Stitchywitch has done hers in which case i'll go down a size.

I'm thinking of using a muted turquoise tweed. It knits up to the right guage on 4mm.

The Vogue site has a great video and you can see the jacket there which helps a lot.
terri

I'm going to use db aran tweed in natural colour Very Happy
Going to try and cast on tonight or in the morning Very Happy
turquoise will look good Ali!!!!!!!!!!!
Glynis

It's a case of getting the magazine first Laughing
I'll probably look when I'm at Ally Pally.
pictish

terri wrote:
I'm going to use db aran tweed in natural colour Very Happy
Going to try and cast on tonight or in the morning Very Happy
turquoise will look good Ali!!!!!!!!!!!


Got my yarn and needles out and am about to cast on if I can decide on the size Rolling Eyes  Laughing Yours sounds lovely terri!!!

Yes you need the mag Glynis Wink
terri

I'm going to turn off the laptop and get ready to start mine!!!
pictish

Just entered my details on Rav and looked at the others and am going to start too Razz
pictish

Have cast on for the medium in the end and done 1/2" - bit slow with this thick yarn on the small needles Laughing

Will take a pic tomorrow.
ygymraes

I'm really tempted by this but I'm brassic (?sp) at the moment and the only thing I have in stash is Jaeger Luxury Tweed DK which is 22 sts to 4in on 4mm so is probably a bit out gauge-wise?  Confused   I've had this yarn in stash for about 2 years and I'd love to get rid of it but have yet to find the right pattern.  Rolling Eyes
pictish

Oooh I love Luxury Tweed Razz What colour have you got Linda? Just wondering whether you could go up a size with it for this??
ygymraes

I've got black/white and blue/white tweed (about 10-12 balls of each).  Unfortunately I've left my Vogue magazine in work so can't check on sizes etc. until the morning.  Rolling Eyes
terri

I think you could use that Linda!!!!
Thge gauge is 20sts on 4mm with the aran....... yours would be slightly less dense fabric thats all. Some people on ravelry have used a DK weight Very Happy

So thats you in too???? Very Happy
ygymraes

Yep, count me in.  Very Happy
terri

yayyyyyyyy Very Happy
I cast on for the back last night. It is a little slower going using aran on smaller needles, but thats ok Smile  I'm getting the boring bits out of the way first Laughing
janice

What sizes are there?  I am tempted but don't want to have to traipse about to find the magazine only to find out there isn't a 'fat' size  Wink
pictish

Janice the largest size is 52.75" (closed) Very Happy

Terri it is slow on the rib I know Confused The YT is more like a sport weight and it's not that nice to knit on 3.25mm Laughing Nearly done tho and then it's just straight st st up the back - unless I do cables of course Wink I think I'll leave it plain tho.
janice

Thanks Pictish, me thinks the next size down might fit nicely, will have to get a copy  Rolling Eyes
pictish

Next size down is 49.5". For that you need 19 balls @ 85m.
dreamcatcher

That is a lovely pattern - I need to look at my Vogue mag properly I think!!

I could do this in Yorkshire Tweed DK, not sure when though, I have another cardi OTN but it's a very plain one from Sirdar Relaxed Weekend book.
pictish

This mine in the Yorkshire Tweed DK in Skip a sort of dull greeny blue Cool It's a very nubbly tweed.

terri

I really like that colour Ali!!!!!
I didn't even notice the pattern on first looking through the mag Rolling Eyes
pictish

Well I had queued it ages ago but I couldn't remember doing that Laughing It was Stitchywitch's that made me want one Wink

How is yours coming along terri? Glad the rib's finished on mine Laughing
terri

Well, I had got through the decreases to the waist, then realised that I'd forgotten to do the 4 decreases across the first st st row Rolling Eyes  So have had to frog back to after the rib, and working my way back up Laughing
Will take a picture when I get a little further. I like how its looking, but tbh would probably have preferred it in a darker colour. I'll wear it regardless though Very Happy
ygymraes

Ali, I love the colour of yours.   Very Happy  

If I'm getting 22 sts per 4 ins (the pattern states 20sts / ins), do you think mine will turn out larger?  If so, could I possibly go down a size?  My brain seems to have turned to sludge this afternoon and I can't work it out.  Rolling Eyes
pictish

Oh poo!! Is it knitting up ok at that guage? I've never knitted in the YT DK before and it is very heavy going to knit with Confused  - not something that sort of flies along!!

I think the colour you've chosen will go with lots of things cos it's neutral IYSWIM Cool It'll look stunning with black or dark brown Razz
FatCat

That's a really pretty colour Ali, looking good!   Very Happy

I found I'd already got the pattern queued in Rav too - have no memory of doing it though, must've been a while back  Confused    Rolling Eyes  Laughing
dreamcatcher

That's exactly the shade of YT I'm thinking of using, Ali! I also have Lime Leaf.

What is the yardage needed for a 36 or 38? (sorry am at work at the moment!)
pictish

ygymraes wrote:
Ali, I love the colour of yours.   Very Happy  

If I'm getting 22 sts per 4 ins (the pattern states 20sts / ins), do you think mine will turn out larger?  If so, could I possibly go down a size?  My brain seems to have turned to sludge this afternoon and I can't work it out.  Rolling Eyes


Thanks!! No Linda it will be smaller if you have a tighter guage so I would go up a size!! Take the number of stitches, divide by 22 then multiply by 4 to give you the size in inches you get at that guage.

Thanks FC!!

DC I have Lime Leaf too plus some Slosh Wink . 36.75 size takes 13 balls of 93 yds and size 40 takes 15 balls - I worked out I needed 11.5 balls of the YT for a size 40. YT = 120yds per ball.
dreamcatcher

pictish wrote:
ygymraes wrote:
Ali, I love the colour of yours.   Very Happy  

If I'm getting 22 sts per 4 ins (the pattern states 20sts / ins), do you think mine will turn out larger?  If so, could I possibly go down a size?  My brain seems to have turned to sludge this afternoon and I can't work it out.  Rolling Eyes


Thanks!! No Linda it will be smaller if you have a tighter guage so I would go up a size!! Take the number of stitches, divide by 22 then multiply by 4 to give you the size in inches you get at that guage.

Thanks FC!!

DC I have Lime Leaf too plus some Slosh Wink . 36.75 size takes 13 balls of 93 yds and size 40 takes 15 balls - I worked out I needed 11.5 balls of the YT for a size 40. YT = 120yds per ball.


That's great, thanks! I have enough in either shade to do the 40  Very Happy
pictish

Excellent!!! Cool
pictish

Well I've just realised I cast on 2 stitches too many Confused I'm not going back and doing that rib again Evil or Very Mad so it is as it is and just won't go in as much at the waist as I can't fit in another decrease Laughing Such is life.
terri

I'm onto the armhole decreases of the back, about 30 rows to go. Its coming along much faster now its the st st section.
I even split spliced my yarn when joining in the new ball Very Happy
Glynis

terri wrote:
I'm onto the armhole decreases of the back, about 30 rows to go. Its coming along much faster now its the st st section.
I even split spliced my yarn when joining in the new ball Very Happy

Those needles must be smoking! Laughing
FatCat

wow, that's super fast!  Any chance of a pic .....?  Very Happy

slightly off topic, I've never learned how to spit splice and I'm thinking it'd be dead handy to be able to do it.  Does anyone know whether there's an online guide to it?   Confused
terri

I can't remember where I read about it.
It's soooooooo easy though. You just separate the ends of your yarn and then kind of twist them together. SPit on the join, and rub vigorously between the palms of your hand!!! The heat felts it, and apart formt he wet, you can't even tell where the join is!!!!!
pictish

Smokin needles definitely!!!! We need pics Cool
janice

Everyone will be finished before I even get the magazine  Rolling Eyes
FatCat

janice wrote:
Everyone will be finished before I even get the magazine  Rolling Eyes


Yeah. I was just thinking that myself!  I mean me getting the magazine, not you  Laughing  

Thanks so much for the info Terri!
terri

See here for a tutorial fatcat Very Happy
ygymraes

janice wrote:
Everyone will be finished before I even get the magazine  Rolling Eyes


I won't be starting until the weekend as I've got a baby cardi to finish first.

I'm also dithering on what size to make.   Rolling Eyes   (Thanks Ali for the instructions btw.  Wink )  I'm not sure whether to go for a 38" or a 40".  I know there's not much in it and normally I would go for a 40, but I'm losing weight at the mo and don't want it to end up too big.   Confused   Perhaps after 2 or 3 more days dithering I may finally make a decision.  Laughing
pictish

Well it's funny you should say that Linda - that's the problem when you're losing weight isn't it!! I'm on a diet too and was havering about the size and went for the 40 but it's looking too big and am not altogether sure of my yarn choice either now I've knitted a bit up - it's looking a bit dense & rustic IKWIM Confused It isn't the look I'm wanting. I'm going to see what else I have in stash that maybe knits to 19 st and I might go for the smaller size which will (hopefully) take me up to a 38". I'm not sure I have anthing tweedy that fits the bill tho Confused .

So I wouldn't worry Janice Wink .
FatCat

Thanks Terri!   Very Happy
pictish

How's everybody getting on?? Mine is still in the naughty corner while I decide what to do.
janice

Still to get the magazine  Laughing  But I have a baby cardi to finish and something else to start for a swap so it might be next month before I can start  Rolling Eyes

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