Nina Nina Ninaaaaarrrrr

That was me playing at being a police car.  Ahem.  Enjoy this for a moment while I compose myself

Style Arc ‘Nina’ cardigan in a totally LUSCIOUS striped knit from the good old Italian Textile Company on eBay.

Their description:

KINE KNITTED JACQUARD WEFT STRIPE KNIT  MEDIUM WEIGHT

 

By 

MAGLIFICIO RENATA SRL
MODENA

MADE IN ITALY

 

A FINE GAUGE PLAIN KNIT PRODUCED USING A

3 COLOUR YARNS TO PRODUCE THIS INSTANTLY VISUAL STUNNING SIMPLE CLASSIC DESIGN  KNIT.

THE COLOURERS DESCRIBED AS  A DARK GREEN WITH A DARK TONE GREY MELANGE  AND A PLAIN BLACK TO CONTRAST AND BALANCE THE COLOURS
A SUPERB COLOUR TONE INSTANT VISUAL APPEAL 

 

DESCRIBED AS A MEDIUM TO LIGHT IN WEIGHT NOT FLIMSY  WITH A WONDERFUL SOFT TOUCH AND  LOVELY DRAPE ,

FINE YARNS WITH A LOW PILING WITH SUPERB ENHANCED RETENTION PROPERTIES SO THE FABRIC KEEPS GREAT SHAPE. 

EASY CARE WASHABLE AT 30 DEGREES
THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE FABRIC A SUPER FINE MEDIUM WEIGHT KNIT

THE COLOUR DESCRIBED AS A BOLD  WEFT STRIPE MULTI COLOUR 

THE WEFT STRIPE MEASURE 1.7 CM WIDE  BETWEEN EACH BLOCK WITH A TOTAL REPEAT 5cm

 

 

MAGLIFICIO RENATA BASED IN THE MODENA REGION OF ITALY PRIMARILY PRODUCE FOR THE ITALIAN PRONTO MODA MARKET WHICH IS DEMANDING IN QUALITY AND ALWAYS AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE LATEST TRENDS

SUPPLYING THE  DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AND DESIGNERS.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ONE OF ITALY’S TREND MILLS.

THEY PRODUCE FINE EXCLUSIVE FABRICS MAINLY SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED  FOR THE DESIGNER .

THEY ARE A MAJOR SUPPLIER  OF FINE KNITTED FABRICS 

I bought 3m which cost me about twenty squid including postage, but I think I can maybe get a T shirt or vest top out of it too.

Very fine, very slinky, VERY stretchy.  It gave me palpitations cutting it out as it is a real knit so would unravel if handled too much, and the overlocker did some terrible things to it when I was sewing.  Fortunately plenty of steam got most of the wrinkliness out of it.

I EVEN MATCHED STRIPES!! [mostly]

This is a simple pattern, and produces intriguing drapes, which I think are shown to great advantage with the stripes.

The instructions baffled me for a while as they told me to ‘babylock’ the hems…  further on it said this was optional and a simple rolled hem would also work.  This stitched easily with a dark greeny/black thread on a wide zigzag, ending up practically invisible.

I think it works well with all the other wardrobe choices…

The wife has her eye on this, so I’ll have to hide it!