Le Seurat: Snuggly Chic

I wanted a really quick winter knit to cuddle into during the next snowfall (which, I'm told, will be this weekend), so I came up with an original pattern, which I'm calling the Seurat:

For a size Large, Seurat required 10 skeins of aran weight cashmere in Crocus (smaller sizes would probably only require 8 or 9 skeins) and it flew right off the US 10.5 needles! It took roughly 4-5 days to complete -- one day per piece, an evening to seam together and VOILA! How's that for quick?

I think what I love the most about this sweater, apart from the soft swaddling of cashmere, are the relaxed wide neck, the laid-back roll of the collar that stands up on its own, the stovepipe sleeves, and the gentle shaping at the waist -- because cozy never has to mean frumpy!

Here's a gratuitous detail, perhaps the truest depiction of the colours, and just because... I like it. :)

I'm so pleased with this one. If anyone is interested in the yarn for the Seurat, I'd be happy to include the pattern. Snuggly chic should be shared! (Say that ten times really fast.) ;)

Scoopneck Tee in Briar Rose; Annie Hall scarf in Cirque

Here's my RLBF modelling the scoopneck sweater I finished recently: an original pattern using 6 skeins of the sportweight cashmere in Briar Rose and a tiny bit of Cotton Candy for the piping accent on the neckline, hem and cuffs. (Doesn't she look smashing?)



The sweater was such an easy, therapeutic knit and I'm really quite pleased with the end result: a luxuriously soft, pampering piece with Missoni-like allure from every angle.



The tee is fitted to flatter (or fabricate) a waist and ends at the top hip. I've worn this with jeans, dressed it up with tailored bootcut trousers and it's now one of my wardrobe staples. (I may end up making at least one or two more because it's such a quick and easy knit.) ETA: I've still to type up the pattern, but I'm happy to include it free of charge for anyone purchasing the yarn for their own luxury tee.

And next in the gallery is my new favourite knit for a quick cashmere fix: the super easy, super fast Annie Hall scarf in aran weight cashmere. Although 3 would have been sufficient, I used 4 skeins (because who would object to a wider scarf that amounts to a greater Surface Area of Luxury?). The colourway shown here is Cirque:

Robin's Clapotis

Welcome to the Cashmere Gallery! Here you will find a selection of finished works knit in the cashmere from the List of Colourways.

For this inaugural post, I am very grateful to Robin from California for sharing these pictures of her gorgeous Clapotis in sportweight cashmere in the Rum Point colourway.

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She writes:
I truly love this scarf. The only pattern modification I made was to add one extra pattern repeat to the straight section. I have about a quarter to a third of one skein left. Also, I used US 6 needles... By adding the extra pattern repeat, the scarf wraps nicely around my neck. Seeing the amount of yarn I had left over, I could easily have added yet another pattern repeat to the straight section for an even longer scarf...


I didn't block it initially, but after being worn so much, it needed a wash, and that is when I blocked it out to dry (actually, I didn't really "block it", I just threw it over the shower curtain rod and spread it out to dry. When dry, I put it in the dryer for a few minutes - as you suggested - and it came out softer and nicer than ever. The photos I sent were "pre-washing".)


I measured my Clapotis, and she's around 18" x 53". However, she does tend to lengthen and narrow when worn. Also, as nice as Clapotis is upon completion, she is ever so much nicer once washed and fluffed (at least in my opinion).... :)


Thanks, Robin! She looks absolutely beautiful! :)