Hey wait! It's still February!
I had plans, big plans I tell ya, for Fair Isle February. I really want to make the Tropical Garden Vest from Knit 2 Together.
I've been flip-flopping between making the vest or reducing my stash all month. In the end stash reduction won. After all, there are plenty of small stranded projects I can do with what I already have. Plus I have to admit I am not 100% happy yet with my mad stranded skillz. I've done a couple of small projects and so far I haven't mastered the art of even stranded knitting. Everything comes out kind of lumpy. But my Fair Isle February project, a Bea Ellis traditional hat in Dale of Norway Heilo is my most even yet. The snowflakes aren't lumpy at all!
The hat has been gift-wrapped and sent up north to a friend. I'll start the Tropical Garden Vest (sort of a tropical inspired Fair Isle pattern more appropriate for Florida than a snowflake hat) soon. I've put it at the end of the queue, after a few more pairs of socks and a cable vest I already have the yarn for. Does the list get longer and longer for all knitters?!
4 comments:
Pretty hat (and nice flat snowflakes)
The list definitely keeps on growing. If I wrote all my intended projects out right now, I know that it would look completely ridiculous
Saw your post on another blog about Chocolate Fantasy Duet yarn. It is available at theyarngrove.com
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i bow to your mad fair isle skillz!!! i LOVE the snowflakes, you did a GORGEOUS job!!!! i'm starting my first fair isle number very sooN!!! :)
Saw your post on the Rockin Sock blog and Blossomknits...I'm also a club member and got my kit on Monday. LOVE it! We should definitely organize a Rockin Sock outing when everyone has their kit.
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