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New project fair isle. Update

Celia

New project fair isle. Update
« on: January 14, 2022, 09:34:17 AM »
This is my newest project, I will not knit the actual pattern as printed as I intend to try to knit the main body of the sweater on my machine and then hand knit the yoke, not tried this before so it is definitely an experiment.

I have ordered the yarn from Jamieson and smith, the other risk factor in wether it works or not is I have ordered the main colour on cone and the others is balls, as the cones are oiled and the balls not, I may need to make some adjustments as I knit.
« Last Edit: February 21, 2022, 11:27:13 AM by Celia »

b15erk

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2022, 09:38:40 AM »
I love that type of yoke @Celia ,  but the fairisle would defeat me.  I have never completed a fairisle project - although I have tried, I get into a big muddle.

Look forward to seeing this project develop.  :thumb:

Jessie
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Bumblebuncher

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2022, 11:21:44 AM »
Oh my! I have knitted some rows of Godzilla  :thumb:
I don't think I can even look at that without coming out in a hot sweat  :o
Looking forward to seeing the results.
BB
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Kenora

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2022, 11:46:31 AM »
That's a beautiful pattern. What a shame we never get weather cold enough in Cornwall to wear it outdoors, let alone inside!  :laughing:
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Ohsewsimple

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2022, 13:37:53 PM »
Nice pattern.  Reminds me of the Icelandic sweater I knitted years ago…..in Icelandic wool.  Very warm but couldn’t wear it as it was so rough.   :facepalm:

Missie

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2022, 14:38:15 PM »
That is beautiful.  I've earmarked a couple of jumpers like that myself but it would probs take me years to complete.

Celia

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2022, 15:27:28 PM »
That is beautiful.  I've earmarked a couple of jumpers like that myself but it would probs take me years to complete.

Yes not too sure which winter I will be wearing this :loveit:

realale

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2022, 17:01:09 PM »
That's a lovely sweater @Celia and I can only applaud any who have the skills to attempt something like this. I don't have that skill set  0_0. I'll stick with my simple socks  :P
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Bodgeitandscarper

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2022, 19:14:35 PM »
Oooh, looking forward to seeing your progress - what weight of yarn are you using?  Doing the plain parts on a machine will make it so much quicker.

Tamnymore

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2022, 20:01:04 PM »
Wow. I love fairisle and this is a lovely version. Very impressed at your abilities. I can sew anything but I've never really got to grips with knitting so I'm always in awe of you peeps who can knit.
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Celia

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2022, 20:16:47 PM »
@Bodgeitandscarper it is Shetland 2 ply which in fact is a 4ply, the pattern is in this months Knitter magazine but as I am using a machine as well as needles I will have to re write it.

BrendaP

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2022, 23:23:15 PM »
I intend to try to knit the main body of the sweater on my machine and then hand knit the yoke, not tried this before so it is definitely an experiment.

I have ordered the yarn from Jamieson and smith, the other risk factor in wether it works or not is I have ordered the main colour on cone and the others is balls, as the cones are oiled and the balls not, I may need to make some adjustments as I knit.

If you can get all the stitches off the machine onto hand knitting needles without loosing any it should definitely work.  The main problem will be getting a matching tension between the machine stocking stitch and the hand knit fairisle.  I don't think you will have too much problem mixing oiled and non-oiled yarns, especially if you make proper swatches  :angel:

I don't have the staying power to knit a whole jumper bit if the plain bits arrived ready knitted I would likely get the fairisle yoke done.

Brenda.  My machines are: Corona, a 1953 Singer 201K-3, Caroline, a 1940 Singer 201K-3, Thirza, 1949 Singer 221K, Azilia, 1957 Singer 201K-MK2 and Vera, a Husqvarna 350 SewEasy about 20 years old. Also Bernina 1150 overlocker and Elna 444 Coverstitcher.
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LeilaMay

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2022, 10:52:41 AM »
Very nice :) Although I'm only a hand-knitter so wold do it all by hand :) I admire your skills to do it part and part.

Ploshkin

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2022, 11:28:16 AM »
@Celia I used to do a lot of colour work and intarsia knitting and so as not to get in a muddle had to sit in a space with all the different colours spread out around me.
How do you cope with the multiple yarns?
Life's too short for ironing.

Celia

Re: New project fair isle
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2022, 11:36:33 AM »
@BrendaP yes that is my thought, if I can do this it will make a big difference to me as I don’t like knitting big sweaters by hand but I do love knitting Fair Isle by hand.  I first heard of this being done on the Shetland isles it is often the way they make the sweaters they sell.  I might have to adjust the number of stitches at the yoke to match the tension, I have matched machine tensions before but I might have to adjust number of stitches at the yoke.


@Ploshkin you just get used to working with the different colours, I do knit double handed so one colour on one hand and the other in the other hand if you see what I mean.

I hope to get started next week so I will post reports, the first step is getting my machine set up again.