During our last years Winter Olympic 2009 in Canada
At the closing ceremony we all got to see this wonderful hand knit Jacket worn by the Canadian Athletic Team. I was looking everywhere for this jacket. But with no luck, all sold out.
We are now so lucky to be able to purchase the yarn and pattern under the name “Canadian Pride 2010” by Briggs and Little…. LUCKY ME !!!
I already knit two. One for my daughter and one for myself. So nice and snuggly warm irresistible to knit and wear.
I was stumped though when I saw the “ROVING” from Briggs and Little. I had never knit with roving. One has to twist the roving as you knit it,to make it strong and not rip. Not bad once you get the hang of it. For my daughter I knit the Youth size Large and added 6 extra row by the sleeve for length. For myself I knit the adult version in 38-40. You can see the difference in the pictures. One is more like a coat the other is like a jacket. My daughters will fit me too just much tighter than the adult one. Both are very nice and great to wear right now. For both I used needle size 6mm and 8mm. though for my daughters I tightened up my knitting somewhat as I got more comfortable knitting with the roving not thinking it would break every time I knit a stitch.
Während den letzten Winter Olympic 2009 in Kanada

