{"id":5475,"date":"2020-12-30T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=5475"},"modified":"2020-12-30T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:38:06","slug":"2020-knitting-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2020\/12\/30\/2020-knitting-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 knitting in review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aside from all the rest, I will definitely remember 2020 as the year of my knitting revelation<\/strong>. After ages of being intimidated by knitting patterns, everything finally clicked! As a result: 12 cardigans, 7 jumpers and 2 shawls knitted with love over the past twelve months<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Favourite patterns: Belladonna, Enchantee <\/strong>and Blossom<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My most knitted and by far favourite pattern<\/strong> this year is the Belladonna cardigan by Andi Satterlund<\/a><\/strong>. I knitted four versions over 2020 (and I don’t rule out more versions in the near future…): pale blue<\/a>, royal blue<\/a>, black <\/a>and purple – the only one not reviewed on this blog is the purple, completed just before the Christmas school break, parents will understand me…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I adore this pattern for its beautiful lace inserts <\/strong>– there is literally lace everywhere except on the sleeves; and its absolute perfect fit<\/strong>. I raised the neckline for my black and purple ones and it makes them much more versatile, so maybe the low neckline is the only negative of this pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My second favourite pattern this year is the Enchantee sweater by Atelier Emili<\/a><\/strong>e<\/a> – three jumpers knitted here (royal blue, baby pink and lilac), all for my teenage daughters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am a huge fan of knitted lace leaves and this pattern is so easy that it can become quite addictive. I substantially reduced the smaller size to fit my daughters’ FR 38\/ UK 10\/ US 4, as neither of us is into loose sweaters – 4 repeats of the lace at the front and at the back are amply sufficient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And my third favourite pattern is the Blossom jumper by Along avec Anna<\/a> (<\/strong>2 jumpers, 3 cardigans). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had already knitted the Blossom shawl at the end of 2019 and I think it is the project that really got me into knitting lace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Knitting the jumper turned out to be thousand times easier than the shawl (which is quite complex as you have to manage increases on top of the lace chart). I knitted two jumpers for my daughters but the first one turned out far too large… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here again this pattern is quite loose-fitting<\/strong>, so for my second version I substantially reduced the sizing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lace is so beautiful that I also self-drafted an all-over lace cardigan on the basis of the jumper – the Blossom cardigan pattern exists but the lace sadly appears only on the back, definitely not enough for me! I knitted a white <\/a>and a coral <\/a>version, both reviewed on the blog; and also a duck blue one, more on this later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Favourite designer: Andi Sutterland<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My absolute favourite designer of the year is Andi Sutterland<\/a>, creator of Untangling Knots<\/strong>. This year I knitted nine Untangling Knots cardigans<\/strong>: Belladonna <\/a>(x4), Salal <\/a>(x2), Agatha <\/a>(x1) and Wainthropp <\/a>(x1); and two jumpers<\/strong>: Chuck x2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had been eying Andi’s patterns for many years, solely for their style<\/strong>: they have this consistent 50’s fitted-and-cropped shape that goes so well with my staple fit-and-flare dresses. But when I started using the patterns, I had a big surprise: they are so amazingly clear!<\/strong> Everything is written down line-by-line, in the most simple manner, it is truly amazing! After that, it is really hard to follow other more convoluted instructions. And the fit is always spot-on, so no bad surprises on sizing. I am definitely a fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a few flops obviously…<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In case you are wondering, not everything went smoothly this year. My major disaster was at the beginning of lockdown 1, when I re-knitted three times a cardigan in size 3 needles, to realise it was far too big and my knitting was completely irregular. No picture for this one, it went directly to the bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A smaller-scale disaster was a recent baby project, for which I knitted the entire body and a full sleeve but then in a moment of madness pulled on a string… and unravelled everything… Arrrggghhhh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My other fail was my red Salal cardigan, for which I did not use the right wool – it ended up too big and with a very irregular texture I abhor. This one went to the charity shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    And a semi-fail: a Blossom cardigan for my daughter, longer than mine and in the colour she asked for… and which hasn’t been worn a single time! Oh well…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Conclusion: my most relaxing hobby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Knitting is such a different hobby to sewing !While I’m so focused on the end when sewing, when I knit it is more the process than I enjoy. Projects take so long anyway that there is no point counting the hours spent! If you haven’t tried I definitely recommend you give it a go! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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