knit menswear

for a while now (in fact since last winter) i have been toying with the idea of knitting some menswear - had all these fancy plans, but alas, came to nothing what with having lots of cushion orders (not that we are complaining of course) - so, when a friend put me in touch with a menswear designer who was looking for a knitter, i, err, jumped at the chance.

very pleased to have received a commision from fantastic menswear designer Jenny Schwarz - i met with her on sunday last week and was given the brief - all laid out on the floor mind you.

the existing jersey i have as a guide (although what i am doing is not as fine) is absolutely beautiful and knitted by Jenny's mother in soft mohair.

so here we go.  i am working out a new pattern (having not ever designed my own jumper pattern before in my life) - have hauled out all my knitting construction books and been pouring over them late into the evening - calculating, measuring (and in some cases, re-calculating) - its taken me back to the basics of knitting and you know, i even knitted up a swatch ..............

so there we go - am terrified and excited at the same time.  very grateful for the opportunity - who knows, it may be the start of something. 

did i mention that Jenny is showing at Vienna Fashion Week which is in, oh, say 10 days time?  so really, no pressure then, none what so ever. .....