Fair Game

After spending a great deal of time last year declaring 2013 would be The Year of the Quilt, I'm now thinking I may need to amend that declaration to:

I'm at a point where I want to announce I am in a relationship with Fair Isle knitting. Seriously, I just love it so much — which is a little odd, considering intarsia is a lot like Fair Isle, but I don't love intarsia in that way. But don't tell intarsia that.

I enjoy Fair Isle knitting 'cause it's like playing a game. I'm matching symbols to numbers, then matching those numbers to colors to create a design. Once I count off a stitch repeat a few times, I pretty much have the pattern down as to which stitch goes with which color. I also have a cheat sheet where I write down only the stitches that go with the contrast color. It's what I found to work best for me.

And I am discovering what works best for me — along with which motifs are most my style and experimenting with color schemes and shading  — because anything goes in my Fair Game Fair Isle Blanket! It's going to be a snuggly sampler! And one thing I have learned for certain so far: I need to chill the hell out next time I cast on the amount of stitches for a blanket. At this rate, The Year of Fair Isle Knitting might continue into 2014.

Comments

[Newport PT]

Good Afternoon Babiegurl,

Been such a loooooooong time since we last spoke. I have been meaning to stop by and say HELLO! Hope you remember who this may....miss ya.
Say HI to MOM.

[kristieinbc]

I have fallen in love with Fair Isle knitting too. But I don't know if I could tackle a blanket! You are much braver than me!

[Monique]

Love the post title!
Can't wait to see this. You don't see many fair isle blankets.
I also love the colors that you've put together.

[Michelle]

You're a perfect couple! I hope it lasts! I mean, you do have a lot of blanket left. :-D

[BellaKarma]

Kristie ~ Thank you, but I saw your End-of-Year Round-up -- you are much braver!:) I love everything in your Here We Go post! And I love all the Fair Isle you've done! And I'm swooning over those thrummed mittens!

Monique: Thank you so much! I have a lot of fun coming up with blog post titles. I can't wait to spend more time over at your blog -- love the big photo layout! Now I wanna run out and buy that Wool-Ease yarn in *that* color too!

Michelle: Thank you! We're spending a few days apart -- you know -- 'cos absence makes the heart grow fonder and all. You also have a FUN blog! I'm crushing hard on Mojo!