Capelet

My Burnham Wood Capelet is finally done. And although I'm quite pleased with the end result, I am afraid that it will be too small for my mother. That probably means that I will just have to wear it. I think I can cope with that.






I knitted this with Bendigo Woollen Mills Cameo. This is one of those yarns you find in the famous backroom. This is a fabulously soft yarn but does shed like crazy while knitting with it. After I washed and blocked the capelet I wasn't aware of anymore shedding. I hope it stays that way.

Now I'm going to be saying goodbye for a while. I'm traveling to South Africa and Europe for the next 2 months and I think my internet connection will be rather intermittent. I will try and keep up with your blogs while I am away and if I get a chance to post here I will do so.

Madam inspired

I have decided to knit my mother a Burnham Wood Capelet for when we go to visit her in April (I better not dawdle!). I was inspired to give cables a go again by a couple of Mary's recent projects.



I'm knitting this with Bendigo Woollen Mills Cameo from the famous backroom at the mill. This is a fabulous soft blend of wool and angora. Probably not the best yarn to give good cable definition but it will feel great against the skin. It also happens to be in my mother's favourite colour. It doesn't look like it in the photo, but the colour is a lovely soft blue.

Oh, and I have also put my hand up for a test knit - just for a bit of cable relief. But more of that later.