Knitting News

 

After my little knitting hiccup with following the wrong size when I did the short row shaping, then ripping out all of that hard earned knitting work, I am proud to report that I am back on track with my yoke pullover. I'm happy to be swimming in a sea of stockinette knitting. I do love simplicity and the rhythmic cadence I get into when knitting stockinette stitch.

My hat is also making slow and steady progress - I need to measure it and see how many more inches of the fair isle knitting I want to do before I do the crown shaping. Also I have to figure out the crown shaping. I charted out the fair isle pattern on a grid paper but failed to write any notes for the rest of the hat. 

What are you working on this week?


Comments

  1. BonnyMarch 3, 2021 at 10:21 AM

    You pick the best colors for Fair Isle! Both of your projects look wonderful.

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  2. LeftycrafterMarch 3, 2021 at 10:22 AM

    Pretty fair isle hat. Glad your sweater is back on track. Mindless stockinette knitting is such a lovely thing. I am doing dishcloths this week. Also mindless knitting.

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  3. MarthaMarch 3, 2021 at 2:37 PM

    Your projects are moving right along and they look great! Of course no knitting happening here but getting lots of things checked off my project list already. :)

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  4. affectioknitMarch 3, 2021 at 3:05 PM

    Hi Karen,
    ...Your sweater and hat are going to be so pretty...
    ~Have a lovely day!

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  5. JaneMarch 3, 2021 at 8:09 PM

    I am impressed that you charted out your own fair isle for the hat. Both projects are beautiful. I am working on socks from scraps and I cast on a new shawl over the weekend.

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  6. stephMarch 4, 2021 at 10:55 AM

    I've never taken the time to figure out the decreases on my fair isle hats so I maintain a good pattern... I take the lazy way out and just decrease with the main color! I hope you share your math technique...please!!! :)

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  7. MaryMarch 4, 2021 at 5:33 PM

    woohoo for getting back on track so quickly! (and not to wish you more winter, but I do hope you finish that hat in time to wear it)

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  8. MarthaMarch 4, 2021 at 6:36 PM

    Both are beautiful! I'm working on a "We are knitters" cotton Selene scarf...I finished one and left it somewhere while we were on a trip to Gulf Shores 2 years ago.

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  9. Judy S.March 4, 2021 at 7:23 PM

    I an trying to figure out why my posts are blocked.

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    1. karenMarch 5, 2021 at 8:49 AM

      Your posts are not blocked - just your email coming to my email. The comments are coming through just fine!

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  10. kathy bMarch 4, 2021 at 10:43 PM

    Oh I just love all the color work. I like doing it too. I think my next pair of socks will be a pattern in a lovely book Allison gave me. They have small roses in just two colors going around the leg . You've inspired me.

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  11. GraceMarch 5, 2021 at 12:04 PM

    Is it crazy that it comforts me when I read that you also sometimes err when knitting? : ) I am currently still at work on the Magical Thinking un-poncho by Casapinka and realized that I had repeated two rows of stitching. Because they were tricky (for me) directions I decided to let sleeping dogs lie as I did not screw up the stitch count. The one thing knitting is teaching me is that I do not have to always be a perfectionist!

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  12. StefanieMarch 10, 2021 at 8:51 PM

    I didn't know you were MacGuyverying this hat design! You go, Karen!

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