While on official Australian Crochet Guild business I saw a yarn so colourful and enticing that I just had to go and get it. I bought 1 ball in 6 colours home with me and laid it on the table. I was hoping that it would tell me what it wanted to be.
I just couldn’t wait for it to talk to me. The vibrancy of the hues were so inviting. I decided that all those colours look great on me so I chose to make it a Get Squared /Baker’s Dozen sampler top.
I’ve only just worn it once but I felt FABULOUS, and that is every girls’ dream HUH?
I started with the original Get Squared stitch until the first ball ran out. With each ball I changed to another stitch from the Bakers Dozen e-book. Not in order as that is not how this brain works. Most stitches were interchangeable. I used the 6mm (J) hook throughout.
The only problem I had was that the mock moss stitch was a bit firm on the bust, as it is the nature of the stitch, as it is a bit more dense, so I added 4 chains when joining the underarm.
I will post up later the colours I selected.
The Wren is 100% cotton is not mercerized and has a stringy look. “Stringy “may not be the best word to describe it. Perhaps natural, organic and rustic would be better as it is really soft to work with. The yarn is Fiddlesticks Wren 100%cotton with 125m/50gm ball. I used 2 balls of most of the 6 colours as I needed it in Jenny size and long enough to reach my crotch.
I thought I would share my fun incase this makes you feel like experimenting with all the lovely colours in your stash and with both the magic and confidence of the fit that is Get Squared and then add to that all the possibilities of the Bakers Dozen if you have them both. I had an absolute ball doing this and I hope you will too! If you are in the cold you know you could make it long sleeved in bright winter chasing wool either.
As a youngster I was called JennyWren so this seemed an appropriate name for this design. I hope you Love, Love, Love the concept as much as I do.
Disclaimer : I purchased this yarn at full retail price and all opinions I have for it are my own. I liked it so much I used the last 2 extra balls for a Fairy Floss baby cardigan for Little baby Emma and I bought the Cement colour for another Get Squared cardigan variation for Me. When it is done I’ll show you I promise.
