M N Vogue vol 3

[shopafrolic]

A continuation of style chat for anyone wanting to talk fashion, new purchases etc.....

Hope you find your way back to us Dona!

Yep, another who hates merino here. Cotton, silk, merino or Cashmere only here.

Hates mohair? Bugger

It's more that it just seems to get everywhere and I detest having 'fluff' on my clothes and then it makes me sneeze and I imagine I'm itchy

Actually my nose is itching as I type this, sorry I shouldn't be putting you off before you even try it!

Haha. Oh god I'm going to hate it aren't I.

I love angora.

But haven't even pondered the ramifications of mohair. Drat

Oh mentioning angora making me itch even more - you may well love the mohair Marsha. I'm strictly merino/cashmere/silk/cotton too - sometimes lambswool if it's very good stuff. Oh and bamboo hmmmmmm....

Lovely bag Liberty I fear the Gracie will go back but we'll see.
Just checked my A&W mohair Marsha it's 56% mohair, 32% nylon and 12% wool. Feels fine, not super soft but not itchy, although I do wear with a vest underneath and washes and dries like a dream....

And doesn't shed..

The acne angora is great sorry Liberty

Thanks Shop.

Feel like I'm having a end of sales craze. There's got to be reduced knitwear I can buy.

Have you looked at mytheresa Marsha? I like this marc jacobs pink and I think you like yellow?

I got and OD of mohair in the 80s and angora in the 90s. But merino can get dull (have worn pure merino almost non-stop since I left Brazil. You don't want to hear this but 24C meant mid-winter and merino there).

The Filippa K's don't shed. Nor do they pill. And the 1986 vibe makes me feel young

Marsha most mohair yarns are spun around a thin polyester thread. If not, the yarn would just disintegrate. So some polyester is ok and you may just feel wool against your skin. Shop yours is probably a wool mohair mix spun the same way.

Mohair. Obviously.

Thank you Liberty love the yellow one!

Before I press buy, what do people think of the yellow Dries sweater?

Or L'Agence

or Marant.

I'm leaning towards the Dries. What do people think?

Or none of them?

LOVE the Dries

Love the Dries too.

I still love the yellow Marant (wish I could wear yellow).
Dries and the dayglo MJ pack a punch, both colud look really cool - least fave of the group is L'Agence. It would probably be very cozy and comfy, but too safe imo.

Also love the MJ.

Buy both :o

Ah wish I could! Actually I'd love to buy the Marant and the Dries. But I probably don't need two yellow jumpers.

Have bought the Dries. Thank you Liberty and everyone . Knitwear abounds.

Oooh really pleased you liked the Dries Marsha - I went to bed early last night so missed the debate. Would love the MJ for myself but (a) I am spent out and (b) it's probably a bit too pink for me. I can't wear yellow but love it on others and as a colour to have around me - very cheering.

I am looking for a pattern for a jumper to knit - if I start it now it might get finished in time for next winter. The style of the MJ would be a fairly easy knit.

Can I place an order for an imitation MJ now then Liberty?

I am noted for taking an average 12-24 months to complete a knitting project! So provided you can wait 2 years Shop I am happy to oblige

Liberty if you knit a jumper I will too!!!
I already have yarn, a pattern and knitting needles (bought in the autumn), but life has been kind of hectic.

I loved to knit as a teenager, but knitting patterns tended to be frump-o-rama and life is too short.... (Much more variety in patterns nowadays, even quite stylish things, plus designers sometimes do knitting patterns too.)

I need a raglan shoulder (do not look like a linebacker) and something very simple and plain. Once the craziness of travel & work deadlines is over, I might actually get started.

Ok Dona let's do it! All my knitting in recent years has been baby stuff. I have a jumper to finish off for DD (started 6 months ago so if I don't finish soon it won't even fit). I have been search raverly this afternoon for a pattern but nothing so far has appealed. I'll check out John Lewis sometime in the next few weeks as I prefer to flick through pattern books anyway and feel the yarn. There is a whole Vogue series of patterns but they tend to look complicated. Rowan does gorgeous stuff. Main thing I have to remember this time is to do something that uses at least a 5mm needle otherwise it just takes ages and gets very tedious. I'll remind you when I select a pattern and get the stuff and we can get cracking.

I'm game for knitting - I want to do a really chunky rib neon scarf.