hellooo, i’m sorry for the silence over here the past little while, after new year I had two infections then it was Up Helly Aa (aka one of my fave days) then I had a horrendous flu. It was a pain, anyway I’m back in the game now and doing lots of exciting things, most of which is secret but I do have a finished thing to show you, my flowerpot cardigan!!
At wool week I saw one of my ravelry friends at J&S wearing her version of this cardigan (see it here) and it looked so cosy and warm that I immediately wanted to make it. The pattern is called Flowerpot and it is designed by Helene Magnusson, who I went to Iceland with last year. This pattern is inspired by the shoe inserts which I saw at the textile museum and it is knit by using Icelandic intarsia.
I really enjoyed learning how to do it and I love the look of garter stitch so this kind of next level garter stitch is right up my street! I found it quite relaxing and since you were only knitting with one colour at a time it was really good for knitting on while watching tv or doing something else. Most of the hand knitting I do is Fair Isle so you have to be paying a bit of attention, this was surprisingly mindless. I used the yarn called for in the pattern, which is Alafoss Lopi and I used I think all the greys they make expect maybe one!
Although its taken me a few months to finish this it actually could be knit pretty quick if you were monogamous and worked on it a bit everyday, i always have too much floating around in my brain for that.. Its still pretty chilly in Shetland so I am very glad to get this finished and worn!
Hopefully be back with more posts shortly, lots of exciting things coming soon..
ella xx
ella gordon 
I must say the term Flowerpot doesn’t do it justice. I didn’t know what to expect. I like your choice of the greys and I’ll bet it is toasty!!
It’s lovely, Ella!
I love it also. What is Icelandic intarsia as opposed to regular intarsia?
Do you find the Flowerpot comfortable to wear? It just seems to me to be so oversized & the sleeves oddly positioned that it might be impractical except to pose standing still. It is certainly dramatic, like many of Helene’s patterns.
This looks great I think I may need to add this to my to make list!
Glad to hear you are now feeling well. Loved your new creation. >
Very dramatic and stunning. Congratulations. Don’t you love Lopi?
Gorgeous cardigan! Looks so cozy and warm, perfect colors! I am glad you are feeling better!
Absolutely stunning! I really love the monochrome color scheme you chose.
Looks very nice on you, and cozy! It reminds me of a Kaffe Fassett pattern from the 1980s.
I love this! Wow!