I started a Fair Isle project about 2 (?) years ago, using a knitting machine and a cone of J&S Shetland wool to make panels that would fit together and form the back and sides of a cardigan with asymmetrical front openings. One opening would be lace, and the other would be Fair Isle designs. I did finish that "sweater" but the concept in my head did not in any way translate as a functioning garment. It got put away until enough time went by for me to face its deconstruction.
A few months ago Oogy and I embarked on a knit-a-long to make Pinions, which was enormously fun to knit and yielded wearable garments. We were inspired to make up our own version, which we are calling Rogue Pinions. We're maintaining a good pace, each of us contributing 2 "clues", one week after the other. Here is my RP so far:
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| A close-up of #5 and 6, clues from Oogy that were especially fun to knit. |
The success of Pinions had another impact: I found the abandoned failed Fair Isle/Shetland lace "sweater" and began is deconstruction, removing the sleeves, shoulders, and neck until all that was left was a long rectangle with two openings of live stitches where the sleeves had been. Those got kitchenered, and one side of the rectangle got partially seamed to create a poncho.
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FC58 is one of my favorite colors of J&S 2-ply |
