While I was back at home over Easter my sister and I took a trip to Melbourne for a few days. The train ride is four hours each way and M wanted a new knitting project to take along. With a quick visit to the LYS on the way to the station she picked out some lovely earthy shades, and between the first couple of country towns I outlined the mathematics of Log Cabin for her.
She didn’t need any more help and, being far less of a multiple-project-knitting-floozy than I am (i.e. she actually gets stuff done) she worked away at it until, a few days ago, these great pictures dropped into my email inbox. The blue was added after the first pattern repeat as she thought (and rightly so) that it would lift the earthy colours strikingly. M has a fantastic colour sense and seems to know instinctively which hues will work together beautifully. She’s way better at it than me - I need to scratch my head and consult colour wheels, she just walks into a LYS and says “I think that will work” and it does!
Anyway, I thought I’d share as I think her blanket is awesome and she doesn’t have a blog to show it off on. I’m really hoping she’ll make me one :-D
June 14th, 2008 at 9:51 am
It’s gorgeous! :) Well done M!! :)
June 14th, 2008 at 11:27 am
The Log Cabin Afghan is lovely! I like how the colors work so well together. Congrats to your sister for a job well-done!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I think you need to remind her how cold it gets in London in the winter… :-P
June 14th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Not to mention in the summer… :-(
June 14th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Lovely blanket. You definitely need one especially with th weather we’ve had recently.
June 15th, 2008 at 8:30 am
I love it. Great project.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I remember that blanket when it was just a wee square of knitting!! I’m very impressed with Margie’s work and want to make my own now. I wish I could finish one project at a time … oh well, me thinks I am not the only one!
June 16th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
It’s great–and huge! It’d take me years to get a project like that done.