It has taken far too long to get this one finished - I had hoped it might get a wear before the weather turned cold, but too much has got in the way.  It is a rather nice cotton with a suedey finish from my favourite market trader in Boston. ( Bernie the Bolt)
 

Sorry about the blurry, but these buttons are rather special - they are older than me and on their third garment to my certain knowledge. The hoarding instinct is clearly hereditary.

Look what I tripped over in the supermarket! I really wonder why Sainsburys picked on that particular yarn when there are so many kinds of standard everyday acrylic already around in this country. Also, it calls itself Double Knitting - no way could you knit a regular UK DK pattern without a lot of grief. I swatched (there's a wonder) and had to go hunting for a pattern with a very different gauge. See below. I found the pattern on Drops site but I can't seem to get back to it. I have altered it anyway - I decided it needed lice.

This is all part of my aim to produce a good basketful of garments for not much money, with plenty of Wow Factor, for next year's show.