Sweater Hound

So I have realised my blog has become one big hommage to knitted sweaters.

Aidez, Maxfield, Silver Jacket, the sock monkey one I plan to invent one day and yes, I have started yet another sweater. But first...

Here is my finished Maxfield. As it's been weeks and Ive been wearing it and have not posted anything! I guess because when I post on Instagram I get instant likes and feel like I've shared and then the blog has fallen by the wayside. (Me on Instagram = sfknits)

And the new one? The Blueberry yarn arrived and after paying an arm and a leg in customs (about $30) I finally got my hands on my alpaca amazingness. I can happily say Berroco Ultra Alpaca is super super super Ultra. The name doesn't lie, the price is amazing; I think I'm in love. Cables are super quick to knit, and I kinda love this pattern (Amanda Cardigan; Lene Holme Samsoe).  I really hope it becomes the most amazing sweater in the world! 

I really think I need to pull my real camera out and actually photograph this stuff....

Postal Deliveries!

The post man is my friend. Yes? Let's hope so as I posted something off from my shop the other day. I always worry that it is going to arrive okay!

Well I do love my post lady who comes to my little flat. She always leaves my packages when they won't fit through the mail slot, so in my mind that makes her my best friend!

Today, she dropped off a book I ordered. Oh yes, did I mention that I am not buying anything for the next little while? Well I bought a book.

It's Lene Holme Samsoe's Essentially Feminine Knits. And it was Essential - see, its right there in the title... The images on Ravelry aren't complete, but the Amanda cable cardigan I blogged about the other day is in this book, so I thought, "What the hell..."

And today, to abate my sickness this book has arrived. And one picture that is not on Ravelry that I just fell in love with is this one:

I don't know how crazy I am about the hood, but the rest of it is amazing! I could modify the hood into a cowl neck or something maybe! Or, use the stitch pattern for the front of an open cardigan?  First, I must finish the Cobalt, use up some of my ridiculous stash, and make some christmas goodies. And only then I can consider my next jumper!