I have been thinking more and more about holiday knitting over the past month and realising that when you are knitting gifts it is a real balance between starting early enough and fitting in time to get things knit up for yourself!
Those of you that have been following along for a while know how much I’d love to be able to knit a full colourwork jumper, but that my skills have been sorely lacking. I have been slowly working through projects to try and get comfortable enough with the process to go large scale…
However, I had a bit of a freak out a few weeks ago when I realised that if I didn’t start my xmas jumper NOW It would be another year I’d missed the boat. In a panic I downloaded a pattern I have been wanting to knit for ages now, the beautiful, snowflake-y Boreal by Kate Davies…
…and dyed up some fat aran yarn:
I thought some of you might get a kick out of these ‘monster skeins’ of aran! They are just 2 hanks skeined together as I got tired of skeining a gazillion hanks the other day, so I twisted these together, as they are for us and not the shop! The blue/purple SW Merino on the far left is for my partner’s jumper (which I really need to get started on as well), and the grey/red BFL/Alpaca are for my xmas Boreal. The red never seems to photograph well with this camera but it is a lightly variegated pink red/yellow red that I think will add some interest to the top bit…if I manage to knit it!
Fingers crossed.
From the Purl Side 
I love Boreal. It’s the perfect Christmas jumper. Once I’m no longer pregnant (and a bit more proficient with colourwork), I’m going to make myself one.
Isn’t it pretty? I can’t wait to swatch for it. Just need to finish one thing first then I am ready!
Oooh, nice! I love the Boreal sweater! Perfect for the holidays!
I know, right?? I am just praying I can pull it off. Just flubbed another xmas ball with hideous tension and have lost my confidence!