I have fallen completely, utterly and totally in love with stranded knitting. Ever since I knitted my first two-colour project, I knew that it was something that I enjoyed, but it wasn’t until I started this Deep V Argyle Vest – the biggest colourwork project I’ve ever attempted – that I realised just how much I want to make sure that every project I make for evermore uses two colours in every row.

I’ve been fortunate to never have problems with stranding. I just picked up one yarn in each hand and started knitting and it was as if I’d been doing it all my life. The rhythm of the pattern, the constant changing from one hand to the other and seeing the pattern form in the fabric is addictive.

I have set the steek for the neck shaping, and will shortly reach the armhole shaping where I’ll need to put more steeks. Then it’s fairly plain sailing until the end when there’s one more final steek and then the fun really begins…