Na Craga
As promised:
I like to knit Aran Isles. I like the sculpture of them, and the way the design builds up over the course of the piece. Some are difficult; this one isn't:
It's a Starmore design, "Na Craga," from Aran Knitting (Interweave Press, 1997). It's dead simple -- the cables are easy to memorize, and easy to do. Becomes, when done, a good unisex knocking-around sweater. Would make a great gift (but I kept mine).
This one's been done in Starmore's "Scottish Heather," a now long-lost yarn I dearly miss. It had (or has, if you can find some still) a slightly harsh feel, not hard -- it was easy to knit -- but just slightly harsh, so that it had some strength to it. After washing, it softens up and blooms a bit, but it doesn't fuzz, so the cables remain clear. If you buy yarn from Starmore directly now, you can buy 3-ply "Hebridean" to knit "Na Craga" up, and that's a fine yarn too. It's softer than the ""Scottish Heather" was, and has more of a bloom to it. Not so rugged, but lovely.
The color I used for this sweater was called, improbably, "Water Cricket." It's a lovely color, even if it is named after a bug. It reads as brown, useful, as I say, for a knocking-around sweater, but it's full of flecks of color, if you look closely -- gold, of course, but bits of red, and even blue.
And the pattern itself? Quick! Quick! Only $189.00 over at Amazon!
If you didn't buy it in 1997, you can see if it's in your library -- but you're honor-bound to give it back.
I like to knit Aran Isles. I like the sculpture of them, and the way the design builds up over the course of the piece. Some are difficult; this one isn't:
It's a Starmore design, "Na Craga," from Aran Knitting (Interweave Press, 1997). It's dead simple -- the cables are easy to memorize, and easy to do. Becomes, when done, a good unisex knocking-around sweater. Would make a great gift (but I kept mine).
This one's been done in Starmore's "Scottish Heather," a now long-lost yarn I dearly miss. It had (or has, if you can find some still) a slightly harsh feel, not hard -- it was easy to knit -- but just slightly harsh, so that it had some strength to it. After washing, it softens up and blooms a bit, but it doesn't fuzz, so the cables remain clear. If you buy yarn from Starmore directly now, you can buy 3-ply "Hebridean" to knit "Na Craga" up, and that's a fine yarn too. It's softer than the ""Scottish Heather" was, and has more of a bloom to it. Not so rugged, but lovely.
The color I used for this sweater was called, improbably, "Water Cricket." It's a lovely color, even if it is named after a bug. It reads as brown, useful, as I say, for a knocking-around sweater, but it's full of flecks of color, if you look closely -- gold, of course, but bits of red, and even blue.
And the pattern itself? Quick! Quick! Only $189.00 over at Amazon!
If you didn't buy it in 1997, you can see if it's in your library -- but you're honor-bound to give it back.
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