The second Fair Isle toque is complete. Drying on it's own balloon mold This is a free Classic Elite Yarns pattern called DIY Fair Isle Hat designed by Meg Myers. As you can see if you click on the link, the pattern is made with a taupe background and variegated red foreground. When I was visiting my LYS last week, Helen recommended the cream and light blue I used. These colours represent a classic Fair Isle colour combination. What I love is the play with the diamond design and the different-to-me decrease that creates a dramatic set of lines creating a flower at the top. It is called a DIY Fair Isle pattern because attached are two grids for you to use for designing your own patterns. Perhaps some day I'll try that but for now I'm quite happy to successfully knit this complicated looking toque. There feels like one more Fair Isle toque in me before I move on to other things. Today I did some shopping in my own LYS, upstairs a...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.