Knitting Needle Case
Have you seen the film The Edge of Love? It’s a story about the women in Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’s life, and stars Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller and Matthew Rhys. It takes place partly in Wales and includes some pretty, pretty, pretty costume design, and being as I adore all things Welsh (I even studied the language for a while) and all things pretty, I’ve seen this movie many times. Most wonderful are the sweaters it features, like this one:
Like, it seems, a lot of knitters, I just had to have it! I knit and fiddled and eventually made this:
It’s pretty similar, don’t you think?
It’s knit from Drops’ Karisma DK yarn, which comes in this perfect mustardy color (and is, unfortuantely, superwash). As for the pattern, I devised an Elizabeth Zimmerman raglan with ribbed cuffs and hem, and steeked it down the front after knitting. I searched and searched for a pattern for the embossed leaves, but to no avail, so I developed it myself. I’m planning to make it available on my Ravelry page soon!
Tags: mustard, sweater, The Edge of Love, yellow
oh, please do make it available. it is so pretty, i’d love to have one myself. even your hair matches! looks great on you.
Please,
I really need this pattern, I have to make a cardigan with this patterns and I can´t find it!
Please, could you share with me?
Helen, I haven’t written or graded the pattern, but my most recent post will tell you how to make your own, and includes the leaf stitch pattern. Good luck!
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