Fair Isle knitting. Well. It has long daunted me and I can't quite explain why. Not that it is easy - but it is not hard. And not that my little
Norah Hat is perfect. My first attempt was way too tight - a 16" circumference hat rather than 20". My second attempt is, perhaps, too loose but blocking fixes many sins and it may just help the two colors meld together better than they currently do.
I knit with both colors in my left hand. I tried briefly to hold one in my right and failed completely. It just didn't work for me. Ravelry to the rescue with a techniques video (which I can't seem to find just now)... in any case, two colors, one hand and away we go.
It's given me confidence to look a little more honestly at the the
Endpaper Mitts. I have 2 skeins of Louet Gems Fingering Weight in a pale blue and a gift certificate to
Threadbear... might have to swing over there for some contrasting cream or white!
1 comment:
Gauge in stranded knitting is the biggest hurdle I find. It is easy to knit tight, even when saying to yourself -"don't pull the yarn tight"
Glad you are enjoying the hat.
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