Thanks for all the great feedback on the Sloper posts this week — I’m glad some of you found it worthwhile! I’m enjoying seeing the swatches and cast-ons starting to appear on the #sloperKAL feed. And holy wow, there’s already a finished sweater! (I told you it’s fast!) I cast on in the car on Wednesday and am hoping to get in a bunch of rows this weekend.
Meanwhile, here’s Elsewhere for you—
– A movie I’ll be seeing for the sweaters (thx, DG)
– What do knitting and heart surgery have to do with each other? (Thx, Jess)
– I love Jess Daniels’ Me Made May concept and her little hand-drawn infographic (image above, bottom)
– “The transitioning of half a million farmers across southern India to sustainable, organic methods has enabled [Project Pico] to bring their product back to the UK with a supply chain that is entirely traceable to the very seeds that grow the cotton.”
– 28 home sewers on why they do it
– … and as if I weren’t already obsessed with knitting Dalur (top)
SHOP NEWS: The fabulous Helga Isager book The Artisan is back in stock. And a heads-up for you: We’ve got a new neutral coming to the Field Bag lineup in a couple of weeks, and in conjunction with that we’re putting Toffee on hiatus. We’ve got enough in stock to last a little bit, but I wanted to give you fair warning in case you’ve had your heart set on it.
Have an amazing weekend!
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PREVIOUSLY: Elsewhere
Went to look at the finished sloper and thought there must have been a problem on IG – it said Kate Davies – imagine two very, very talented ladies with the same name. This KD is so talented, gorgeous sewing and knitting!
Thanks for the mention Karen and sweet feedback Kathy D. It’s a fairly common name but I am new to knitting (I made my first garment in August). This slopper has really helped me move my knitting forward.
It looks terrific!
It DOES look terrific, and what a GREAT outfit! New knitter? Well done!
Any chance of a sneak peek of the new neutral? I love toffee and may pick it up before it’s gone, but I’d love to know what the new one is in case I want that one more!
Keeping the details under wraps for the time being, sorry! But I’m pretty sure there will still be Toffee when that one releases, so you’ll have a chance to choose.
RE: Seeing movies just for the sweaters …I started watching Home Fires on PBS recently when I noticed that everyone in town appears to have a closet full of dreamy 1940s fair isles.
The Zookeepers Wife had some nice sweaters too!
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