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Character Dance

25/4/2017

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Check out this lovely picture of my customer's daughter in her Narnia cardigan!

A happy customer described the caridgan as "just perfect!" And it looks lovely on her daughter. □ so pleased! Got your own idea for an item of knitwear? Get in touch and i might be able to help! Link in bio #burgessathome #narnia #lucypevensie #cardigan #knitted #knitting #knit #mustard #machineknitting #customorder #custommade #madetoorder #madetomeasure #chroniclesofnarnia #argyle #argyll

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What I've learned the hard way about dye lots...

10/4/2017

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Recently, I knitted a Lucy Pevensie Cardigan for a custom order, and decided it was a good time to stock up on the mustard coloured yarn. I had four balls left, so while I was waiting for the new stock to arrive, I started knitting the cardigan with the yarn I already had.
The cardigan has a moss stitch yoke, a beautiful textured stitch which is good to knit by hand. when I was hand knitting the back yoke one evening, I started one of the newly arrived balls of yarn, only to discover the next day that there was an obvious difference in shade! I hadn't noticed until I saw it in the daylight. the new yarn was a slightly darker shade, too different to the original shade to get away with, or use for another part of the cardigan.
How annoying!

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Can you spot the difference? (the yarn on the left is darker!)
The moral of this story is a simple one: always order the amount of yarn you need in one go, plus some extra just in case you need it.
Sometimes, the same yarn in the same colour/shade can come out slightly different. Yarn manufacturers dye their yarn in big batches, and each batch is given a unique code called the "dye lot". Even when it's experts and they are using an exact dye recipe, due to the natural qualities of wool, and because there are so many variables in the dye process, it is almost impossible that any two dye lots will turn out the exact same colour.

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The difference in shade is more obvious when knitted up
This is a problem I had rarely encountered before, because most of the time the shade variation is so minimal you can hardly see it. it's just those unlucky occasions where it does matter, and then you're kicking yourself for not ordering more yarn in the first place!
Fortunately, I had just enough of the original yarn to complete the cardigan. Nevertheless, I will definitely use this anecdote as an excuse to buy large quantities of yarn!

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Lucy's Mustard Cardigan

3/4/2017

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This is the second time I have knitted this cardigan - a replica of the one worn by the character Lucy Pevensie in the Film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, when she goes through the wardrobe for the first time. It's a beautiful piece: mustard yellow, with gathered sleeves and moss stitch, and a row of argyle flowers down each front.
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This one was for an older child, so the flowers are more spaced out than the last time. Admittedly there is more detail in the original cardigan; I have simplified it, but I feel it captures the essence of the original.
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The good news is that the Lucy Pevensie cardigan is now available as a made-to-order item in the Etsy shop!
Lucy Pevensie Cardigan
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    The most important thing in my life is my relationship with the God who made me and loves me!
    I am a Knitwear designer, based in Kent, UK. My time is currently split between two part-time jobs, one of which is selling my own Knitwear online. I also look after my cheeky daughter, who helps me product-test my knits!

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