Rowan summer Tweed - “Coral”
This is a gorgeous summer top I made last year and have worn loads - it’s great with jeans for a casual look or with a skirt and heels really dressed up.
The wool is Rowan Summer Tweed in a lilac colour (poss Vanity?) and this top used 3 skeins..as I had 5 skeins I still have 2 which I have not found anything to do with. The yarn was not easy to knit as the knobbly texture meant it did not slip across itself or the needles very easily but when knitted up the texture of the fabric is lovely.
The pattern was from Rowan 31 and used 4 1/2 mm and 5mm needles. The pattern meant knitting one row wrapping the yarn twice round the needle for each stitch then dropping the extra loops on the next row. This leaves a very open “string vest” fabric which is great for summer as it’s lovely and cool to wear.
September 25th, 2006 at 5:33 am
It looks like a great basic top.
September 26th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
trying to find the wool as pictured I can only find blossom (http://www.simplywool.com/summer_tweed/prod/164/8/) looks very similiar so I might go for that!
February 26th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
I was just admiring the summer top you made with Rowan Summer Tweed. I made a cardigan for my grandbaby with that same yarn and have two skeins of two different colors left. I was hoping on-line to find an idea of what to do with that which I have left. Sounds like you don’t know what to do with yours either! I might have to order some more and do something two-toned.