Hello friends, just popping by to wish you a merry Christmas and a very happy and healthy 2016. 2015 hasn’t been the easiest of years with family health issues to deal with so I’ve had less knitting time than usual. I’ve just been finishing off a few projects including Trent which I’ve knitted for my husband in Rowan Yarns Brushed Fleece, just in time for Christmas despite having to knit three sleeves! The first sleeve disappeared and I have no idea where it went so I had to buy more yarn and start again… luckily it was a quick and easy knit 😉 Here it is unblocked, but you get the general idea and it was the perfect cosy garment to wear whilst walking the dogs in the woods today.
If you haven’t knitted with Brushed Fleece before, I’d definitely recommend it. Its a very light and super soft blend of extra fine merino wool and baby alpaca with a soft marl colour effect. The colour my husband chose for Trent is called Peat 262. You can view the Brushed Fleece collection on Rowan’s website which includes 16 knits for men and women including wraps, shrugs, capes, sweater dresses and cardigans designed by Martin Storey.
Hope to be back soon with some more ‘finished knits’ and I’m also going to sign up for the second Martin Storey Knit-a-Long starting on 28th January; details here: http://www.knitrowan.com/news/martin-storey-knit-along-2-%E2%80%93-official-announcement-image What are everyone’s knitting plans for next year?
Merry Christmas and see you in 2016! xx
Knit and Purl Garden 
Thanks for the catch up, lovely jumper. I am knitting a wedding shawl for my youngest daughter who gets married next year. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Val x
Oh what a lovely project for 2016, lucky daughter 🙂 I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too Val xx
Lovely as always Claire!& I have missed your posts very much this year☺I have had & still have similar problems in my family & haven’t knitted all the stuff I promised to myself this yr either..but will be joining the new Martin Storey KAL next month. ..which colourway are you going for?
Wishing you a very happy Christmas!
Love Judy ☺🎅xx
Thank you Judy!! I’ve chosen the blues colour way (no change there! 😂) wishing you and your family a magical Christmas! Looking forward to seeing blanket progress, did I see that you’d chosen the calm colour way? Xx
Hi Claire,
Yes I have posted that I was going to do the Calm colourway, but my other Martin KAL is more or less those same shades & I do live ghe Spice shades! So still deciding as I will pre order from Colourway.
Have a goid Christmas too & will look forward to knitting alongside you in January!
Xxxx
Love it Claire! I love Brush Fleeced also. What pattern did you use?
Thanks Esther!! The pattern is called Trent, a very easy knit, lovely yarn. Xx
Sorry Claire…….I re-read your post and noticed that you had said you used the pattern ‘Trent’….silly me!
Ha yes but guess it could have looked like my husband’s name the way I wrote it! 😉 not silly at all xx
Great sweater Claire! I just finished a sweater…had to knit three sleeves also…the first one was ripped out so many times I worried about the yarn 🙂 Crochet isn’t my forté 🙂 Merry Christmas!
Ah your sweater with the crochet sleeves, stunning and worth the effort though! Merry Christmas to you, your husband and Daisy & Lackie xx
Merry Christmas and have a happy and healthy 2016.xx
Thanks Sharon, you too 🙂 xx
That’s a perfect fit and looks so warm and snuggly. Sorry about the three sleeves business though!
Thank you!! Yes shame about the sleeves ha ha – will be more careful next time! Hope you had a lovely Xmas day xx