I’m sure that any mother of two young girls will tell you it’s just not on to knit one daughter a top and not the other one. Thus, when I looked at the leftovers of the pink and white variegated yarn from Miss 3’s Olearia, I wondered if it would be enough to make a second top striped with a co-ordinating pink in the same yarn. I decided it would be, and cast on. Part way through knitting it, Miss 3 announced that she preferred it to *her* unstripped version. Hard luck sweetie, you’re too big and there was no way there was enough yarn for a Size 3!
I did have enough for this 18 month size, with size 2 length for Miss 2 though. And it is super cute with the stripes, even if it did mean a million ends to sew in.
This used up every last bit of the varigated yarn, and around 50g of the plain – so about 160g of Ridgevale Romney DK used all up. I like the weight of this yarn – it’s a bit thinner than some DK yarns I’ve seen around, but it is nicely spun and Miss 3’s cardigan has worn beautifully despite it getting a decent amount of wear. So it was a pleasure to have something to use the rest up on when I know it will wear well.
As with the previous occasion I knit this pattern, I found it a pleasure to knit. It is a simple, well written pattern with clear instructions for each size, and different options for the body and sleeves. Due to yardage constraints I knit the same version as before, although I am keen to try a long-sleeved version in the future.
Summary: Pattern: Olearia by Georgie Hallam
Needles: 3.25mm and 4mm 40cm circulars (I used a mixture of Addis and Knitpicks Harmonys because that’s what I had in those sizes).
Yarn: Ridgevale Romney DK, 160g
Time Frame: about 4 days knitting time in the evenings.
Shortly Stitches 