Raven Cardigan Single Collar
Description
With Single-layered Feather Collar.
Small – Underarm (buttoned) 91cm. Waist 81cm. Length 48cm.
Medium – Underarm (buttoned) 98cm. Waist 87.5cm. Length 50cm.
Large – Underarm (buttoned) 104.5cm. Waist 94.25cm. Length 52.5cm.
Extra Large – Underarm (buttoned) 111cm. Waist 101cm. Length 54.5cm.
This kit includes 2 colour-printed pattern cards with full instructions and all the Alice Starmore™ Hebridean 2 Ply yarn required to make the Raven Cardigan Single Layer in your chosen size and colourway.
The Raven Cardigan can be ordered in a choice of our available Hebridean 2 Ply colours, it is shown here in Mara and Strabhann.
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Story
A pair of ravens nest on the cliffs at the foot of my croft and so I am privileged to observe them at work and play on a daily basis without even having to leave my studio. They habitually sit on fence posts and preen themselves, or each other when they are feeling amorous. They use their massive bills to smooth their feathers into a sleek profile which contrasts with their bristling throat feathers. These are the features that I focused on to create the Raven Cardigan.
I based the rounded-feather lower border on the feathers I created for the chest of the costume. Once these feathers are joined up, the cardigan body is made in one piece, working back and forth in rows of Stocking Stitch. The body is lightly shaped with strategic decreases to the waist and increases to the bustline. The sleeve cuffs are steeply shaped with short rows and decreases echoing the distinctive curving wedge shape of the raven’s tail. The pointed collar feathers are a take on their bearded throat feathers.
Alice
£74.00 – £98.00