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This is all I’ve got to show you. The spinning I’ve been doing. About 3/4 of a bobbin full of singles. For me to have gotten this much spinning done in the last two weeks is pretty remarkable. (I hope you’re impressed.)
I have been knitting, too, of course. The sweater (vest?) is getting bigger. In fact, I’m almost at the armholes. Another few more rows, I think. . . .
. . . Which means, of course, that that means I’ll need to figure out what I want to do about the shaping pretty much . . . um . . . now (grin).
The socks are about a half inch away from the heel shaping. (Exciting, I know.) My Peacock Stole Part 2, I admit, I haven’t actually touched in a few days. It’s a shame, isn’t it? It’s never going to be finished at this rate, and I’ve got so much pretty lace yarn in the closet that I’d really like to work on! But . . . we’ll get there once the siren call of irregular stripes is silenced. Because, deciding where to put the stripes on the sweater is almost as good for incentive as a cable pattern, or a fair isle, where you feel compelled to “just finish this section,” before putting the project away for the day.
Speaking of Fair Isle, look at the fabulous book I got today. I haven’t had a chance to actually read it yet, but get this, it’s actually a knitting book that has pages and pages of real text. Not just a little intro followed by nothing but beautiful photos and patterns. No, real, solid explanatory words illustrated by beautiful photos and patterns.
There’s also an analysis of mixing colors, of designing elements. Now, I haven’t had a chance to read Alice St*rmore’s book on Fair Isle (though, thanks Liz for a chance to flip through it). And I do have Sheila McGregor’s excellent book which has lots of charted patterns. Actually, that’s the one thing this book lacks–it’s got some, but mostly, just for the specific sweater patterns–but it makes up for it with the great color photos of how different colors can blend in a fair isle design. Really, I’m looking forward to reading this . . .
Huh. Any of you interested in punctuation foibles? Check out this article about a comma that’s going to cost a company over $2 Million . . . phew! Grammar rules really ARE important!
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You are going to Love this book! It really does have excellent information. I’m thinking about working with the book myself this year….
I’m knitting Brae’s Cardigan from that book. It is great fun, but is taking me forever. Mostly because I have been knitting a lot of socks.
That’s a great book - I had to have that one too. Love the singles. Great color.
Beautiful singles - I am suitably impressed ;o)
I love the Feitelson book. (It was also on my shelves.) I think it is invaluable for anyone who wants to design a Fair Isle sweater. I especially like the section where she shows the exact same pattern with the exact same color yarns in different combinations. The effect of light and dark backgrounds and how the same pattern can look entirely different just based on which colors you use for each part of the chart. The spinning looks great. And that sample you sent me feels fabulous. Yum!
Yummy purple that you’re spinning!
What pretty spinning. I love that fair isle book, I’m actually going to spin the yarn to knit one of the sweaters in it. At some point anyway.
I’ve been thinking about Fair Isle mittens or gloves for winter knitting. That book may be just the ticket. Thanks for sharing.
I don’t care too much for knitpicks yarn, but that box of all the pallette colors keeps calling me in a fair isle kind of way…
The article on the misplaced comma is wonderful (if sad for the losing company) validation that grammar and punctuation still matter. I was beginning to wonder…must get a copy of Eats, Shoots, and Leaves to read someday.
Man, all those lovely wools look fabulous. Yum! Can I come over and curl up in your wool? LOL
I saw the cover of your new Fair Isle book, and thought, “Hm.” Yup. Familiar. I know why. I have it, too! LOL I have two bookmarks in mine. One on page 29 (no idea why), and one on page 140. That one’s easier to figure out. Fingerless gloves. Hubby wanted some for ages (I finally did make him a pair, though not these), and marked all the patterns I could find. Totally cool book. Hope you enjoy it when you get into it.