Home Fires Knitting Project

I have both series of Home Fires on DVD and have recently re-watched them.  It's such a shame ITV cancelled it, I really enjoyed it - good storylines, great cast, and it had some brilliant knitwear!  However, all is not lost as Simon Block, the series creator, has continued the story in book form.  Already available in e-book and audio formats, the written version is due for publication tomorrow, so I hope it'll be landing through my letterbox soon.

I've decided I'd like to recreate some of the jumpers featured in the show, although not necessarily in the same colourways.  This is going to be a long term project and will fit in around other knitting (and sewing).  Mustn't forget the sewing.  Anyway... below are some screenshots from the show and photos of the patterns and yarns I'll be using.

Firstly a feather a fan top - I spotted four in the show, all slightly different

I'll be using  Sirdar 1140 and some Koigu wool which I've had in my stash for quite some time.

Next on the 'to knit' list is this top - two versions in the show, Steph's (on the left) has longer sleeves.  This will take a while I think as the top part is moss stitch.

I'll be using  Patons 182 pattern and Cascade 220 Fingering

I'm keen to try this wool - there are several knitters on Instagram who use it for knitting vintage patterns, they wax lyrical about it and the results they get are stunning.

Also on the list are these two tops - the top one is Patons 607 and the lower one Bestway 1480.  These will also be knitted in Cascade 220 Fingering.

I'm also going to knit a 'bunny ears' top

Although I haven't made a decision on which wool to use for this yet - it may end up being 'make do and mend' knitted with leftovers!  The pattern I'll use is Weldons 528.

For the cardigan below I'll use Bestway 1027 which has a slightly different stitch pattern, but the overall effect will be similar I think.  I've got some green Madeline Tosh sock in my stash which I'll use for this.

Next is this short-sleeved top - I haven't found this exact pattern online so I'll use Patons 820 which is slightly different - no wool allocated for this one yet.

And finally, I love this fairisle top which Claire is modelling in the telephone exchange, but I don't have a pattern for this yet, so I'm still searching.

Plenty here to keep me busy for years I think!