Intarsia: The Flag of London

Domine Dirige Nos

I wanted something simple for my first intarsia project. Thus: the Flag of the City of London. Two colors, no stripes, and no zigzags. Should be simple, right?

Right?

I ended up with four bobbins, two red, two white, along with the pound of yarn that was the main strand. I had to unknit through the intarsia at least four times, and reknitting becomes far harder when you can't tell which side to start on.

It turned out alright in the end, even though I messed up the flag design.

I can't decide if I want to redo this pattern or try another one. There's plenty of time to choose - my next project involves crocheting six pounds of wool scraps. Let's see how that goes...

Cabled hats

Been working on a couple of things. First up is the antler hat. The pattern is a bit boring but I liked how the curling branches turned out. This had more slouch than I expected. 

The second hat was a blackberry hat, made for a friend's birthday. She likes wearing hats back behind her ears so I needed something short and far less slouchy than the antler hat.

The pattern has an actual braid it in and I plan to use it in a scarf. Knitting in the round isn't fun to start but cabling has been easier than I ever thought it would be. No more hats though.

Next up: intarsia