Comments on: Shipwrecked on a Fair Isle http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/10/17/fair-isle/ Watch out. We've got sharp sticks. Fri, 18 May 2012 01:12:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: lorinda http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/10/17/fair-isle/#comment-849 lorinda Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:40:41 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/10/17/fair-isle/#comment-849 I took a Fair Isle class and enjoyed learning the two-handed method. And whose standard are you holding yourself to when you feel shame for not Fair Isling until now? It's all a journey, and not everyone takes the same route to the new world. We're so conscribed in the rest of our lives, I can't bear the thought of someone telling me in what order I must knit things. Just a rebel without a cause, I guess. Do get well soon. Love the New Englandy colors and Miss Shelley in her glory. And the "Yu's on first" story. I took a Fair Isle class and enjoyed learning the two-handed method.

And whose standard are you holding yourself to when you feel shame for not Fair Isling until now? It’s all a journey, and not everyone takes the same route to the new world. We’re so conscribed in the rest of our lives, I can’t bear the thought of someone telling me in what order I must knit things. Just a rebel without a cause, I guess.

Do get well soon.

Love the New Englandy colors and Miss Shelley in her glory. And the “Yu’s on first” story.

]]> By: MonicaPDX http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/10/17/fair-isle/#comment-842 MonicaPDX Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:40:55 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/10/17/fair-isle/#comment-842 Ooooh, more pretty trees! Er, leaves. Whatever. Reminds me of the yarn colors Stephanie had in *her* Icarus. (Pardon me, Mr. Icarus.) And Mr. Icarus is progressing, I can see it just fine, not even squinting! As to Fair Isle - hey, I still haven't done much of it, and my new mantra is, "If I started doing Fair Isle like mad, wouldn't my new handpainted yarns feel neglected?" That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. (Of course, I did do that Peruvian hat for my SIL with Fair Isle, but that's pretty much it so far. And remember, I'm 51. Not what you call a lot of color-work in 30 years of on-and-off knitting.) Ooooh, more pretty trees! Er, leaves. Whatever. Reminds me of the yarn colors Stephanie had in *her* Icarus. (Pardon me, Mr. Icarus.) And Mr. Icarus is progressing, I can see it just fine, not even squinting! As to Fair Isle - hey, I still haven’t done much of it, and my new mantra is, “If I started doing Fair Isle like mad, wouldn’t my new handpainted yarns feel neglected?” That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. (Of course, I did do that Peruvian hat for my SIL with Fair Isle, but that’s pretty much it so far. And remember, I’m 51. Not what you call a lot of color-work in 30 years of on-and-off knitting.)

]]> By: Susan http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/10/17/fair-isle/#comment-841 Susan Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:19:39 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/10/17/fair-isle/#comment-841 Fair isle is so much fun! I've only ever done one real project in fair isle--a sweater for a toddler cousin--but I just loved it. I think it hits the same part of my brain that solving logic puzzles does, keeping track of a few simple repetitive rules. Fair isle is so much fun! I’ve only ever done one real project in fair isle–a sweater for a toddler cousin–but I just loved it. I think it hits the same part of my brain that solving logic puzzles does, keeping track of a few simple repetitive rules.

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