Fair Isle Knitting
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 6:00AM
Julie Bowersett in fair isle, hat, knitting, knitting

Creatively, I have been on fire recently.  My mind is full of ideas and I have actually had some time to work in my studio.  Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot I can show you from these sessions.  I have been working on creating samples of the items I am planning to feature in my Etsy store and I’m not ready to share the pictures of those just yet.   I’ve also been working on a project that will be given to someone serving on a team for a retreat associated with my church, but these projects are all done anonymously so it doesn’t feel right for me to share that project with you either.  I’ve felt a little frustrated by the disparity between my productivity and my ability to share it here on my blog.

But here is one project I’ve recently completed that I can share with you!   Remember back at the beginning of January when I stated that one of my goals was to knit a little bit more?  And remember my brown jacket that I finally finished at my recent sewing retreat?  Well, I knit myself a hat to go with that jacket.  There is a great little knitting shop in Old Town Alexandria called fibre space.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:  I’m not a very skilled knitter.  But with some guidance from the friendly and helpful staff at this shop I picked out the pattern, Meritursas, and the yarn, Canopy, both by The Fibre Company.  This luscious fiber is a blend of baby alpaca, merino wool and bamboo.  I have knit fair isle patterns in the past, and I really enjoy their mathematical and precise nature.  I’m not much of a hat wearer but with the cold weather we have been having I’m very pleased to have this soft and warm addition to my wardrobe.

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