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This month Kim finished her fabulous pumpkin coloured cardigan.

She created her own pattern and used the Shetland Flower motif.

I love the way she put the motifs down the sides of the cardi.

The yarn is lopi light, the right weight for indoor or layering pieces

The cuffs are a hem with textured colourwork on top and stripes underneath

I think the buttons are perfect, leather look, and absolutely washable

As a bonus, she made a lovely pair of mittens

More colour play on the cuffs, lots of fun!

Amazing... it only takes a few yards of each colour (and practice) for this much joy!

Everything that goes around

In August our Kim decided to knit a sweater out of Alfa chunky, a beautiful mix of super wash wool and mohair from a vintage issue of Vogue Knitting

It is a mix of fairisle, with some purled stitches and moves towards in the neck as a cabled yoke

Kim knit the entire sweater in the round, and I think she must have air conditioning, because you will remember what a hot summer we had.

I find diamond shapes in colourwork have a great deal of integrity when is comes to fabric stability.

The kiss of mohair in the yarn adds a smokey touch to the cable pattern

However, besides the fact that Kim knit this stunning sweater from 1994, it the remarkable coincidence that the new Vogue features exactly the same sweater

Which Kim worked on well before the issue arrived on the news stand

so on my recent holiday I read "Big Magic" the latest book by Elizabeth Gilbert, and I am absolutely convinced this is a perfect example of it

Thanks Kim, you are tuned to the cosmos, we are honoured!

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