a long time ago i made an attempt at fair isle knitting that did not go well. i knitted as much as a whole sleeve, but since i hadn’t grasped the technique, the result was poor and what was worse was that i had chosen yarn that did not go very well together. oh, there was nothing wrong with the colours, but even though they were both 3-ply wool yarn from the same manufacturer, one of them was significantly thicker than the other. i’ve cast on for this project probably four of five times but i was never satisfied.
i didn’t want to give up on this project, though, i think it might turn into a beautiful jumper in the end. and the intended recipient keeps wondering if will ever receive a jumper knit by me. well, i really hope he does.
i’ve replaced the white yarn with something that actually works. the grey yarn is kampes 3-ply and the charcoal is yllets 3-ply. there is hope for the old jumper yet.
I like the swatch – very cool knitting in the year, great idea. Hope the fair isle works this time.
I like the knitting sample (provlapp?). Will you use it in the jumper? Good luck with it!
Yey, I’m going to try fair isle this autumn too. We can pep each other.
Den tröjan väntar jag på att se klar. Min E har en riktig tröja, och han hade den första gången jag såg honom, såklart 🙂
Good to hear you’re not giving up on the endeavour! Myself I would very much like to do the Lorelei sweater from Rowan #40, but I think I will need to do some smaller stranded projects before that… Maybe Eunny Jang’s Endpaper Mitts.
looking good! i really like light and dark grey together!
Love the swatch — it sets a target. Stranded knitting is waay fun once you get going. It the pattern is a regular repeat it’s as soothing as stockinette, but it doesn’t get boring.
I need to give Fair isle knitting another try too! I have one Dale of Norway Olympic sweater that I frogged a couple years ago … this is a good reminder. Keep it up!