February is a Sardinia time of year for me.

Yeah, I have a bit of a problem with repeatedly making the same things over and over. It's always for one of two reasons, the first being a lost item (see hats post), the second being that I just love the project so much. The Kat hat by Kim Hargreaves is one of these, but I think the main perpetrator of repeated creation, is a now free Design called Sardinia by Marie Wallin. It was in a published book when I made number one, and has since been uploaded to the Rowan webpage for everyone to enjoy. No excuse then, is there?

I'm currently making number, um... 9.

I've had a couple that have come out odd sizes, colours that I didn't really like when finished, and my favourite one has lost most of it's colour I've worn it half to death. But it doesn't stop me making number 9.

Meet number one (left). The one that has been re-dyed black twice and lost all of it's sheen because I WEAR IT ALL THE TIME. I'll have to buy yarn to make a new one, it's getting ridiculous.

I really thought that two years ago, I'd reached my limit of how many Sardinia Tee shirts I could own. That is, until the new Rowan Yarns Spring Summer shades of Rowan Cotton Glacé arrived and I met Blackcurrant. It's such an incredible shade. The colour selection for a project like this is incredibly important. I mean, look closely at mine. It is not just the garment that works on it's own, but the choice of 'layer' to wear beneath it. A colour which co-ordinates easily with a selection of colours, is most practical and likely to be worn. Take for example, number four (right):

So number four is a little unloved. It's fine with black underneath, deep purple maybe, but it's just not as easy to throw on as the navy blue (number 2), mauve (number five/six) and, I'm pretty sure, WIP, number 9.

So I've gone for this new deep rich purple which I can only describe as 'navy purple', the new Cotton Glacé shade, blackcurrant. It's so rich and deep, much the same as black, but less boring than black. I guess number 10 will need to be a replacement black! I do miss it come to think of it... Looks very tatty now. Literally worn to death. Work, weekends, everywhere. But it's very versatile, that's the thing.

Just try not to be distracted by the styling in the original image. I wasn't, and haven't looked back!

Did I forget to mention that these are ridiculously quick to make? I think my record is four days... and I'm not particularly quick.