Down the Lane

I posted a few weeks ago that I was going to try fair isle knitting - I've always been scared of it because it looks so complicated but it really isn't - I am now a fair isle addict - I cant stop knitting. Give it a go - honest it's not that hard

The three things I've made below are all patterns by Kate Davies and they are absolutely beautiful. If you google Kate Davies she has a lovely blog/store - she is an inspiring young woman - she had a stroke a few years ago and her blog is lovely - lots of lovely knitting, landscapes and the courage with which she's fighting to get better after her stroke.

I made these long fingerless gloves with a tortoise and hare motif ..



Then I made this sheep heid hat which I'd seen on Ravelry and was determined to make .. isn't it cute?






And I made this flowers hat - aren't the colours gorgeous.






None of them are perfect - but then if they were perfect they wouldn't have been made by me would they?

Methinks you have done a bit of knitting before attempting these.
Look good enough to grace the shelves of Harrods to me
Dom

Julie they are all truely gorgeous what a great talent you have .

The hares remind me of the film Watership Down when the black rabbit floats about the screen, all of them lovely, well done you should be very proud Lindaxx

I've been stalking you on Ravelry and marvelling - they are beautiful Julie. I have an itch to try some Fair Isle, but I'm on a mission to work through my must-knit list first.

Honestly if you can knit in the round and read a chart it's not that bad ... I'm looking for a knitting shop somewhere close by where there's a course in steeking (cutting the knitting to make garments that you've knitted in the round) I haven't got the bottle to do that without someone showing me first!

They are beautiful ....just that ....they are beautiful.

WOW, Julie, they are lovely,you are so clever, what a talent.

Amazing! I love the flower hat!

They are absolutely beautiful, you are so very talented xx

Beautiful, and the pleasure you are getting from doing them shines through, too.

Hard to choose which ones I love best. I'm so glad that you are enjoying the fair isle and well done you.