South Haven and Sheep Rock on beautiful Fair Isle. This is Scotland's most remote inhabited island, some 25 miles south-west of the southern tip of Mainland Shetland and some 30 miles north-east of the nearest of the Orkney Islands. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fairisle/fairisle/index.html
Now that I've finally conquered my near-20-year fear of Fair Isle, I gotta go ham on some cheesy Christmas stockings for my partner and I.
This is mine in progress!
I've been playing the fun kind of #yarnChicken
#knitting #fairIsle #crochet #yarnArt
At long last, I have two fronts, a back and two sleeves. Now all I have to do is knit the neckband and button band, sew in all the loose ends and store it somewhere moth-proof until my mum’s birthday in November! Photo taken outside to show off the colours
#knitting #fiberarts #fairisle
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Der zweite Tag meines Reiseberichtes von der Schottlandreise 2017.
Ich fahre von Newcastle upon Tyne über Glasgow nach Ardrossan und dann mit der Fähre auf die Insel Arran. Dort beziehe ich mein B&B und gehe abends essen. Anschließend erkunde ich noch ein bisschen die Umgebung von Brodick.
https://www.meinschottland.de/2024/08/06/msc014-schottland-2017-reise-nach-arran/
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Es geht um die kleine Insel Fair Isle.
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I've finished knitting my Shetland cardigan. I've kept all the scraps of yarn I've sewn. How much do you think it weighs? And if you put them end to end, how many metres would you get?
Hint: a ball of this yarn weighs 25 gr or 105 metres.
Square eight of twenty for a blanket based on koginsashi designs, along with the chart it came from.
I struggled to find a palette of wools that gave me more breadth but the same feel as the book. Really happy with the colours - from Jamieson of Shetland. They have such a huge range
Ich hab da seit laaanger langer Zeit mal wieder was probiert. 
Nach anfänglichem Rumgerangel mit den Fäden klappt das 2-fädige hin und her doch schon wieder ganz gut.
#stricken #fairisle #knitting #sockenstricken #knittersofmastodon #knittingsocks
The weebly wobbly line down the middle is the start of the rows, approximately. I decided since I was cutting these stitches as a steek the pattern repeats didn't have to end perfectly.
I'll straighten the steek, and backstitch both edges before cutting 
#knitting #FairIsle #steeks #KittingTechniques #ScaryNewThings
Not sure which is worse: doing an hour of grafting (aka Kitchener stitch), or having to undo an hour's worth of grafting and pick stitches up again, bc you were an idjit and started on the wrong side. Took an hr to notice bc I was juggling grafting sts and TV. Sigh.
#knitting #FairIsle #MistakesWereMade
Despite having barely begun the blanket, I'm fairly certain this will turn out to be one of my favour squares - the gold in the brown and the progressive pattern just draw your eye - and one of my least favourite to knit. The repeat is long, about forty stitches, and the start shifts continuous so I never got off chart. Made me cross-eyed reading every. single. stitch. off the chart.
Love this wool
South Haven and Sheep Rock on beautiful Fair Isle. This is Scotland's most remote inhabited island, some 25 miles south-west of the southern tip of Mainland Shetland and some 30 miles north-east of the nearest of the Orkney Islands. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fairisle/fairisle/index.html
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.
#knitting #colourwork #colorwork #FairIsle
