this one is a bit of a cheat. I cast on Aug 10, 2004 and was finished by Aug 30, 2014. It remains my favorite knit thing ever.
Every fall I pull out all my knitted things and wash them… just as I do every spring before putting them away. The tam served as a backdrop for the lovely mitts I knit as a gift.
But woe! A hole!
my finger peeking through a hole ;-(
But YaY! Repaired:
mended column of golden stitches
I pulled out the pictures from my old blog posts.
In progress…
Tam finished
I purchased the kit from Two Swans Yarns which is defunct. I used the original Autumn that was called for in the pattern and it was very hard to find at the time since Alice Starmore had severed ties with Jamiesons and Unicorn both which made that particular shade, one of her custom colors, obsolete. I believe it has now been replaced by Autumn Mix and the pattern still survives.
It was glorious fun to knit and produces a stunning finished project. I always keep my eyes peeled for more of Sandy Blue’s work. Unfortunately for me she only did two fair isle pieces that I am familiar with and the other is all golden warm sunny colors for a tam. I might just purchase the pattern for that one since I really do love me a tam.
Bonus: I believe mending is part of Wovember.
yarny days and knitterly evenings, Elka