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FO Friday - Leon's winter set 2023

 I'm writing this on Friday, but I don't know when I will be able to publish it because, although I have finished the set, I haven't managed to take photos. We are heading off camping this afternoon, and Leon will bring the set so I will be able to get photos. Then we shall see what the internet situation is like (I'm with Vodafone, and you know what you are getting with country internet when you sign up to Voda!)

But if you are seeing this, I have been successful! This set was really fun to knit - the sort of knitting that isn't so simple as to be boring, but also isn't too complicated to knit in all sorts of strange places. The set is based on Kate Davies Paper Caves scarf pattern. 

It's a rather wonderful reversible cable that looks fantastic on both sides.  


The mitts were a bit more a struggle, and in the end I decided not to include the big cable, because it pulls things in a bit much. 


I struggled with the set up row of these, and actually ended up making three mitts, because I didn't realise that the second one was patterned quite differently from the first. Oops.

And finally the hat:

I'm so pleased with how the crown came out. That's always the hardest part, but also such a key thing. And Leon is not a tall man, so lots of people see the crown of his hat!


It was an enjoyable knit, and I really love the way it looks as a finished set. The yarn is Tarndie Polworth and it squishy and substantial at the same time. Just glorious really. 



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