It feels like summer has ended without even arriving this year. On this early autumn day though, there was just a glimmer of summer. Whilst I would had liked to stay in and finish my eyelet cardigan, it would be churlish to not enjoy this little bijoux that nature toss my way.
Here you see it, one final sleeve and 6 buttons from completion.
I finally made it to the shops to choose buttons on Saturday.
Aren't these buttons gorgeous? Rowanette Kristine helped me select them. I had picked out a few suitable ones and she homed in on the most expensive of the lot. They were my favourite too, I liked the dull silvery look much better than the shiny silver, but at 80p a button, I would like to point out that they cost about 1/3 of what I paid for in yarn (I know that I got the yarn on sale, but that's not the point!).
So, it'll be next week, before there'll be a photo shoot of the Eyelet Cardigan. It was a really, really fast knit, mostly because it's aran weight yarn. I don't knit a lot of aran weight but when I do, I do tend to finish them.
How does one enjoy the last bit of summer? Well, we went walking in Silchester. It's taken quite a few years for that to sink in but, walking = traipsing in the countryside with bugs and lovely views, it does not mean having a stroll in the town to see what the local shops have to offer.
Surprisingly, the first creatures we encountered, were these guys! Despite all my cooing, they did not come any closer.
Calleva Atrebatum is located in Silchester and you can see various open excavation sites in the walk. The Roman defensive walls are still standing in many places and it is rather daunting to know that they were built around the first or second century AD.
One rather hopes that they didn't stint on the cement as we had our picnic by the walls after a longish walk. If you do go walking around Silchester, make sure that you wear proper shoes and thick socks. The clay soil is hard, hard, hard on your feet!
Love those buttons - well worth the price!
Posted by: Mary at September 28, 2007 04:02 PMThe cardigan and buttons are lovely! Your other photos are wonderful as well... Silchester is a beautiful place!
Posted by: Bernadette at September 27, 2007 12:06 PMThose buttons are gorgeous! I really can't wait to see this cardi finito. It's looking lovely.
Those buttons are exquisite, they look beautiful against the yarn and stitch pattern.
Posted by: Rebecca at September 26, 2007 08:15 PMThe cardi looks great! I think your modifications were an excellent addition.
Posted by: Carol at September 24, 2007 04:23 PMI love the photos - beautiful walking! And the buttons are perfect. Just think of all the money you saved on yarn for the sweater... to buy lovely buttons to finish it off perfectly. :)
Posted by: Thalia at September 24, 2007 02:59 PMI do love that cardigan, the colour and the buttons are just perfect. You will look wonderful in it, happy wearing.
Posted by: Louise at September 24, 2007 12:10 PMThat is going to be one very beautiful cardigan!! I really like the buttons as well, think they compliment the yarn very well, though I feel with you wrt the price.
Posted by: Karen S at September 24, 2007 09:31 AMwonderful buttons! great work on the cardigan.
Posted by: eyeleen at September 24, 2007 04:07 AMThose buttons really are beautiful and will make the cardigan.
Posted by: Wanda at September 24, 2007 02:41 AMThe cardi is lovely & the buttons really look great on it. For us, downunder, winter is just over & we are now enjoying spring which is beautiful - just not looking forward to summer!
Posted by: Ann at September 24, 2007 01:48 AMYour eyelet cardi is gorgeous. We've had too much hot and humid summer over here. I'm happy autumn has finally arrived.
Posted by: Madame Purl at September 23, 2007 11:44 PMLovely eyelet cardi and also a very beautiful wall. I've just been given a decent camera and have discovered a very strong fascination for extreme close up portraits (that my family hope I will move on from soon) and textural landscape details.
Posted by: Kirstie at September 23, 2007 09:15 PMThose buttons are perfect, well worth the expense. I only wish I had a cardy nearly ready to wear instead of a sock!
Posted by: Tracy at September 23, 2007 07:55 PMI love your sweater. Waiting for a modeled pic =)
Posted by: Rain at September 23, 2007 07:43 PMThanks for the lovely pics:) Your sweater looks wonderful. Hard to believe it's aran weight.
Ang
Posted by: angelarae at September 23, 2007 07:41 PMI love the cardigan it looks great and very verstile. Will look fab with jeans and more formal clothes. Buttons are spot on
Posted by: Sharon at September 23, 2007 07:21 PMEyelet cardigan is looking so good, I think you've made a great choice of buttons.
Posted by: Kathleen at September 23, 2007 07:04 PMWhat lovely buttons! I love the design.
I also like the periodic virtual excursions into parts of Britain you take us on!
The eyelet cardi will be just in time for winter walking (in town, that is; much too "well buttoned up" for country hikes)! I'm just now finishing up my red "Kiri" shawl. I knit it in cranberry-red brushed suri alpaca yarn. I understand that it has taken years for wool animal breeders to get approvals for importing the camelids into Great Britain. Aren't they gorgeous! I live in "camelid country": Lake County, California.
I'll be dancing at various Kolo and Greek Festivals this fall and winter literally with bells on. I'm attaching tiny sleigh bells onto the points of my version of your beautiful "Kiri" shawl.