I have cast on and being knitting my Tea Leaves Cardigan, such a lovely knit. I can't wait to wear it. I am enjoying the colour, muted and pleasant with an Autumn feel. I used Vioset dye for the wool, combining a red brown and a few scatterings of grey. I hand painted the wool, which makes it easier to add more colour or less where you want.
Yesterday I finished my Rhino pattern, there is a giveaway for his pattern in the previous post.
Our mornings and evenings have become really cold, we lit our first fire today, but then as the sun rose, the day became glorious and warm.
Joining with Ginny's Yarn Along today
Oh Linda, your Tea Leaves is so lovely. It must be so thrilling to knit something with yarn you have made yourself!
ReplyDeleteThe wool colour is delightful...I can't wait to see the Tea Leaves progress!
ReplyDeleteAs you go into winter, we head into summer....your Tea Leaves is looking good....Love that you handpainted the yarn...
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that colour, your cardi is going to be lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe colour opf your yarn is gorgeous and I love the pattern of your cardi. It is getting quite cold here as well, but we're yet to light the fire.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh the tea leaves is so pretty! What gorgeous yarn you made. I can't wait to see as you progress through knitting it!
ReplyDeleteThat cardi is amazing! And the color is awesome as well. I hope to knit myself a sweater this year...we shall see!
ReplyDeleteOh my, the Tea Leaves cardi looks lovely, looking forward to seeing the progression.
ReplyDeleteHappy knitting!
oh linda, what gorgeous patterns and color ... it will be so beautiful!pamela
ReplyDeleteYour rhino is fabulous! What an amazing little creation. And your Tea Leaves looks like it will be so comfy. Beautiful color.
ReplyDeleteYour cardigan looks beautiful. I love the color.
ReplyDeleteThe Tea Leaves Cardigan looks absolutely beautiful, the colour is lovely, it has a vintage feel.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a very pretty Tea Leaves. Love the colour!
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous yarn for your tea leaves cardigan. It just whispers springtime... I used to dye in college and was always amazed at how much the color would change as it dried and what fabric/yarn I was using.
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to knit Tea leaves for a while, yours look beautiful. Also love the Rino.
ReplyDeleteThe color really turned out well. I think you are going to love it.
ReplyDeleteYour sweater is looking fantastic! The yarn is beautiful too. I look forward to the updates.
ReplyDeleteThe yarn is gorgeous! That is going to be one beautiful cardigan!
ReplyDeleteThat tea leaves yarn is beautiful - it's the colour of vintage tea parties, scones on the village green and silk handkerchiefs (does that make any sense at all?!)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much:) (Yes, that makes complete sense to me)
DeleteWhat a great complement to your other animal patterns! Thanks for adding to your menagerie!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
ReplyDeleteI am so loving your tea leaves cardigan, the wool turned out wonderfully, can't wait to see it finished!
xoxo
sigh. I love your yarn. I love the tea leaves pattern. I bet you cannot wait to finish so you can wear it!!
ReplyDeleteThe color for the cardigan is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteMy current project (more truthfully called my obsession lol) http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-tuesday-bunnys-birthday-dress.html
such a pretty color you've created for the tea leaves cardi!
ReplyDeleteYour cardigan looks so feminine and soft. I like the muted color. Can't wait to see it done and on!
ReplyDeleteYour rhino is brilliant!!!
Ohhhhhh. That cardigan pattern looks just beautiful. And your yarn choice looks simply perfect. What a lovely cardigan you will have. I am just in awe.
ReplyDeleteYour tea leaves is looking great so far! The colour is very different to what I was expecting from seing the wool full of dye but I love it. Im dying a cardigan I knitted the year before last, soon I can go rinse it, fingers crossed it turns out nicely.
ReplyDeletethat is really so lovely linda, such a pretty color.
ReplyDeleteActually, our weather can be described in the same terms.
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to model this for us when its all done Linda! It's coming along beautifully.
ReplyDeleteAnd that rhino is just sooo rhino-like, as to be quite perfect : ) x
What a pretty color!
ReplyDeleteThe Tea Leaves cardigan is in my favourites on Rav. I trying to pluck up the courage to try it. Can't wait to see how yours turn out :)
ReplyDeleteScrolling down through the comments, I can only say. everything I think about your project has been said.
ReplyDeleteWe lit our first fire as well only I didn't move some things off the top of the stove so I almost started a real fire in the house, boys were most amused! Can't wait to see the tea leaves finished, I went thru the Ravelry photos and some were stunning, others were not. Same for the Tappan Zee.....might have something to do with body shape so I am reluctant to cast on either of these although I really love them :-/
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