Gray thing #1 is my just finished sweater, which took about four months to knit. The most challenging and time consuming part of this knit was the short rows, but once I got past them, it was smooth knitting. The instructions are great and clear, it was my brain that was the issue here.
PATTERN: Seasons Sweater by Ozetta
YARN: Knitting for Olive heavy merino and soft silk mohair in ‘dark moose’ from La Mercerie
SIZE: M, no mods
This project felt just outside of my current knitting skill set, but it happened and I think I’m ready for the cardigan version. And yes, it’s just as squishy as it looks.
Gray thing #2 is this flight suit. The color I chose leans a little janitorial, but when it’s splattered in clay it leans artist. The fabric does wear a little heavy and I definitely overheat if I’m moving around a lot, but the details on this pattern are jumpsuit perfection.
PATTERN: Seamwork Mercer
FABRIC: Robert Kaufman Ventana Twill in ‘Grayish’
SIZE: 8 with 3″ removed from leg and 2″ removed from sleeve.
And gray thing #3 is a sweatshirt I made entirely for this single quilt block. Okay, I already had the french terry and rib knit, but I was inspired to sew it up once I had the idea of slapping the quilt block on it. The block was made out of linen scraps and was very shifty, so I fused some knit stay tape to the turned under edges and had to use a sheet of tracing paper to stitch it onto the french terry to keep the fabric from stretching out.
PATTERN: Dale Sweatshirt by Daisy Chain Patterns
FABRIC: ‘Mushroom’ french terry and matching rib knit from ISee Fabrics
SIZE: M
Everything looks great but your Mercer is especially well done and well fitted.
Lovely things! And GRAY!!! Once in a class about color, working with color cards, the teacher started by asking us to pull all the gray tones saying “gray is dangerous.” While I think she meant its effect on other colors? I always loved that description – and gray ever since. LOL Off to look up the sweater pattern – it is stunning, classic and practical.