Wednesday 3 September 2014

Yarn along: Queen Victoria and "brushed winter cotton"

I work in one of those frustrating offices which is stifling hot in the summer and cold, with chill breezes in the winter. So last year I knitted myself a shawl to keep at work and I LOVE it! It has been so useful, I just throw it over my shoulders when I'm sat at my desk and feeling cool, and throw it off again when I need to leave the office. 

So I then thought I would probably make good use of one at home too - I work at home quite regularly and it's easy to get cold when sat still at a desk working. 

The first shawl I knitted using Sirdar Freya in First Frost 851, a blue colour (as the name suggests!) I do enjoy knitting with this wool  - it is light to knit with, a bit fluffy and very warm. Sirdar describe it thus:

"Freya is Sirdar's beautifully soft, brushed winter cotton. This gorgeous yarn comes in a range of gentle tweedy colours." 

 So when I was in Filey last week and was browsing in a great craft shop there called The Beachcomber, it took me very little time to choose 4 more balls of Sirdar Freya for my next shawl, but this time I chose grey, Gosling 857.


I cast on last night. For my first shawl, I made up a simple pattern and as it resulted in a shawl I was happy with, I am following the same pattern. It is such a quick knit for me too. Perfect!

And as for my book, I am reading "Queen Victoria, her life and times 1819-1861" by 
Cecil Woodham-Smith which I am enjoying very much. 

Joining in once again with Ginny's yarn along
xXx

12 comments:

  1. That yarn looks very soft. Love the color and your pattern.

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  2. Your shawl looks like it will be lovely. I've seen that yarn online and wondered what it is like in real life. My office is air conditioned - freezing in the summer and even colder in the winter. I keep a cardigan in work but I should really do myself a nice shawl.

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  3. I love the yarn. I feel the same way about my shawls. I just love wearing them.

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  4. Lovely yarn. I'm a big fan of shawls, can't have too many. CJ xx

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  5. That yarn looks lovely - so soft and snuggly!

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  6. Am thinking I might just need a grey shawl. Yours is lovely. Will look into that yarn you are using.

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  7. The yarn you've chosen looks very soft and warm, just perfect for a shawl. I'd like to make one too and also in that lovely grey colour you've chosen. It's now in my very long list of things I'd like to make. x

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  8. That color is gorgeous and the yarn look soft and wonderful. Good luck with the shawl.
    Meredith

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  9. The yarn for your shawl looks beautiful, so soft and tactile...looking forward to seeing the finished item.
    Marianne x

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  10. That yarn looks very soft and warm. Looking forward to see the finished shawl.

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  11. I love the idea of making a shawl just to keep at work - a blanket would be too much, but a shawl is perfect. I really like the colour of that yarn. x

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  12. Lovely yarn, looks so soft. My shawl was my big surprise this year, I've worn it far more than I thought I would. Looking forward to seeing yours finished. Thank you for visiting my blog and for your lovely comment. Enjoy the rest of your week.
    Jane x

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