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Am out of sync with ##FairIsleFriday but am not bothered.
The body of this cardie has progressed slowly. When I finish this band of dk red and yellow I'm grafting shoulders. Not decided if I'm first cutting sleeve holes Norwegian method, or knitting sleeves first. Will do one or other this holiday.
Will cut front opening and neckline Norwegian method, following an Arne&Carlos example.
Get to try picking up a lot of stitches for facings.
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I'm still writing up the pattern but I finished the sample for my woodland hat and we went out to take photos so I can't resist giving you a little sneak peek 😁 #knitting #KnitwearDesign #MeMade #SlowFashion #colourwork

Next peerie started in bright red and gold. #FairIsleFriday #knitting #colourwork #ShetlandWool

A couple more rows this evening. 1 more row to finish the repeating pattern.
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Fair Isle Friday is a bit early bc I'm busy tomorrow.
Moved to 2 circs to let my knitting sprawl a bit: I was concerned my colourwork tension was too tight as I worked a lot of stitches on 1 needle.
Viewed from the back the tension is improving.
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More frogging and knitting again.
Found 1 new mistake in the re-knitted rows: have decided to carry on. I'm sure it's character building or something.
#FairIsleFriday on the wkend #knitting #colourwork #FroggingFriday #ShetlandWool

_Sigh._
After careful measuring I've worked out that my Fair Isle piece...is probably too small for the recipient.
So: with much sighing and harrumphing, I've put it on a scrap yarn holder...and started again with a larger CO number.
In theory I can come back to it, ideally for myself, after I finish the bigger jersey.
_Much_ sighing. There's no way to knit 300+ sts per row quickly.
Early #FairIsleFriday #colourwork #knitting #ShetlandWool #RegretsIHaveAFew

Finished 16-row pattern, and the immediate game of gold yarn chicken. #ShetlandWool #FairIsleFriday #colourwork #knitting

I'm working on a cute woodland hat design and I thought you might like to see the wee foxes.

#knitting #PatternDesign #TestKnitting #colourwork

Cast on several hundred stitches for a sweater for a mate. Will do a bit more before confirming the gauge. Despite lots of math I'm worried it's going to be small.
Geez this is slow. Tension is good but it takes a long time to finish 1 round.
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Practice piece for gauge and pattern.
Am going w a different pattern in the end.
Inside view shows the ridge caused by faulty tension when I changed needle sides.
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I've cast on the sweater and am in endless ribbing stage.

Wore these for a week and decided they were too short. Frogged the ribbing, added about 6 rows in a new peerie pattern, and ribbed again.
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This is why we knit. Someone loved their moose mittens. They sort of match her Home Alone Hat. Pattern is Moose Mittens by Kate Atherley. Yarn is Ashford Merino DK and Patons North America Classic. I added a Latvian Braid to honour her heritage. #moose #moosemittens #KateAtherley #TwistedHanks #HomeAlone #Christmas #OrthodoxChristmas #knitting #knittersofMastodon #colourwork #fibrearts #fiberarts @knitting @fibrearts

Pattern is Paddle to the Sea on Ravelry https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/paddle-to-the-sea. Yarn is mostly Blue Brick in Burlington with some scraps of blue and gold. #paddle #paddletothesea #twistedhanks #bluebrick #nationalfilmboardofcanada #nfbofcanada #canadiana #GreatLakes #storytelling #knitters #knittersofinstagram #colourwork @knitting @fibreart