Vogue Knitting - Early Fall 2012

Oh I am so glad I have subscribed to {Vogue Knitting} (Designer Knitting in the UK), because I just received an email with the preview and by golly, I am in love once again

If I had the time (and money)  I would love to knit almost every single item in the magazine....swoon.

Over the past two months I have paced myself with buying new yarns, so I have probably a good reason to treat myself to some scrumptious yarns to knit at least two of the items in {the mag}.

Currently my two favourites are these:

Image source for both

The coat is just so deliciously feminine and would work in any yarn/colour I think. Plus I love working lace patterns as they are less boring that just stockinette.

Here is it JUST the cardigan I like, the pants are a total no-go for me. Knitted pants were wrong in the 70s and they are still wrong today....but the cardi looks fab. Love the pattern and the colour.

WIP - Lace Back Hoodie

Uhm.... against my better judgement I pulled {my jinxed yarn} out of the box and started another project.

{The Lace Back Hoodie} from {Designer/Vogue Knitting} was one of my favourites from the Spring/Summer 2012 issue and I have been oooooohing and aaaaaaahing over which yarn I should use for it.

Don'tcha love that lace detail?

Instead of spending more money on yarn to use on a project which will most probably be frogged again, I decided to give the green monster another try - let's see who wins this time.

So far, the back, the left front panel and more than two thirds of the right front panel are done. That leaves only the sleeves and hood.

I noticed when I blocked the back that I made a mistake with the pattern and I have no idea how it happened. As I forgot to include a "{lifeline}" (which one should always take the time to do when working on a lace pattern), I left the mistake and in all honestly, it doesn't even bother me.

Lacing upwards rather than down..oh well

So far, I am feeling confident but I am not counting my chickens just yet.

For more WIP's check out {Tami's Blog}