My knitting and writing has been off a bit lately because frankly my work is keeping me so busy that my energy to knit and write at home has diminished. Again, this is not to be taken as a complaint, merely an explanation for the paucity of posts.
Having said that I am nearing the completion of a third Fair Isle toque. It is the one where I'm knitting with the leftover charcoal Rowan Tweed used in the first toque and some sock yarn I had in my stash. The sock yarn was not exactly DK weight so I doubled it by pulling yarn from both the inside and outside of the skein.
What I've created looks very masculine to me, the tweedy charcoal with the bluey/black combinations of the sock yarn. So I just jumped into redesigning the DIY Fair Isle Hat designed by Meg Myers. Instead of changing the diamond up as was done in the first toque, I repeated the first and second diamonds in this one. All has gone very well so far, but if this is to be for a male, the pretty flower created at the top needs to change. I am using the template provided on the pattern, but as of yet haven't found the combination I like enough, so I carry on.
Here's what I have so far.
Give me the weekend and there'll be a final Fair Isle toque to show you. (Assuming a suitable design is located soon.)
Having said that I am nearing the completion of a third Fair Isle toque. It is the one where I'm knitting with the leftover charcoal Rowan Tweed used in the first toque and some sock yarn I had in my stash. The sock yarn was not exactly DK weight so I doubled it by pulling yarn from both the inside and outside of the skein.
What I've created looks very masculine to me, the tweedy charcoal with the bluey/black combinations of the sock yarn. So I just jumped into redesigning the DIY Fair Isle Hat designed by Meg Myers. Instead of changing the diamond up as was done in the first toque, I repeated the first and second diamonds in this one. All has gone very well so far, but if this is to be for a male, the pretty flower created at the top needs to change. I am using the template provided on the pattern, but as of yet haven't found the combination I like enough, so I carry on.
Here's what I have so far.
Give me the weekend and there'll be a final Fair Isle toque to show you. (Assuming a suitable design is located soon.)
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