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Giveaway: The Very Easy Guide to Fair Isle Knitting

June 22, 2015 by Sarah White

fair isle giveaway

Melody is our winner!

I have been cleaning up my office recently and I moved my pile of giveaway books from one shelf to another and this book ended up on top, which is reason enough to give it away this week.

The Very Easy Guide to Fair Isle Knitting by Lynne Watterson is an easy-entry, step-by-step guide to getting stranded knitting, covering everything from yarn choices to working with two colors in a row, ribbing in two colors and classic fair isle patterns.

It also includes 11 patterns for things such as fingerless mitts, a beret, a bag and pillows, which you can work through to learn the concepts and design principles behind stranded knitting. If you used this book as a workbook, you would definitely get comfortable with fair isle quickly. And isn’t summer (or winter for that matter) the perfect time to learn something new?

If you want a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, June 28. I’d love to know if you have any big plans for the coming season, wherever on earth you happen to live. We’re holding out until the end of next month, then spending what’s sure to be a fabulous week in Florida.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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Comments

  1. Denyalle says

    June 23, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Going camping next month, live in Minnesota. Otherwise spending the summer with my currently one month old till I go back to work.

  2. Judith (from Israel) says

    June 23, 2015 at 11:06 am

    At the beginning of every summer, we take out a three-month membership to our local country club and swim there in the early mornings before the crowds arrive.

  3. Cindy S says

    June 23, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    I plan to get healthy and just get out and do more!

  4. Becky Calderman says

    June 23, 2015 at 1:08 pm

    Fair Isle an an adventure I’d love to enjoy…. The family has a couple of hurdles to jump Myself and Hubby have had gallbladder surgery 3 weeks apart… Gall bladder less …. Planning an August Camping trip, just found out our daughter has a baby due date the same weekend… May be greeting a new lil one that weekend. But for sure taking a road trip to Texas for a nephew’s wedding in November….Life is always an adventure, may take a day trip to a few wineries in the local area…. Thank you for sharing your Fair Isle adventure!!

  5. Amy McGlynn says

    June 23, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    My kids are bring the grandsons for a visit! I would love to learn how to do fair isle knitting!

  6. Pat Barbour says

    June 23, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    That book souns wonderful! I am planning to finish some wips this summer and to prepare for a fall knitting retreat!

  7. Ronnie G says

    June 23, 2015 at 7:42 pm

    No plans as of yet, it is very hot here, so we are trying to stay cool… might plan something towards the end of the season.

  8. Chantel Lee says

    June 23, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    Planning on spending the 100+ degree days inside, possibly in the basement where it’s cooler! Also hoping to go on several camping trips.

  9. Moby Knit says

    June 24, 2015 at 12:17 am

    I’d love to get a better understanding of fair isle. My past attempts have been less than stellar, I’m afraid. We aren’t going anywhere special this summer, but the kids and I are enjoying the weather!

    I’m vernalequinox on Ravelry!

  10. Amy Baker says

    June 24, 2015 at 6:50 am

    I think the hardest part is getting the tension even. That and finding the right colors.

  11. Carla S says

    June 24, 2015 at 7:58 am

    I’m going to northern Maine for a couple of days and going to Florida for a few days.

  12. ceh says

    June 25, 2015 at 9:01 am

    I have yet to find a guide to how to change colors when knitting in the round except to carry my yarn!!

  13. Mel Pi says

    June 25, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    Pretty low key summer here – Our biggest short term plan is to hit the pick your own strawberry fields this week.

  14. Donna McEwan says

    June 26, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    Just discovered your website and I am enjoying it very much. I love the Fair Isle Knitting book. Hope I win. My daughter and I love to try new things.

  15. Sheila says

    June 26, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    No big exciting plans. I’m enjoying the local berry season and hoping not to melt in this weekend’s heatwave.

  16. Karen says

    June 27, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    I have just started doing Fair Isle and I am hooked on it. Thank you for this opportunity

  17. Juli says

    June 28, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    My only big plans are painting my house. Then I might visit some family and friends.

  18. Peggy R says

    June 28, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    I plan on organizing my yarn once and for all, and getting it catalogued, since it’s a bit out of control right now. That book would come in so handy, since I’ve wanted to be able to try that style of knitting for years, and know that I have plenty of colorways to be able to make items in those patterns. It couldn’t have come along at a better time!! Thank you for a chance to win a copy!! It would really come in handy, and be a welcomed addition to my library.

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Have you read?

Practice Colorwork on a Cute Knit Bunny

Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

[Photo: Knit Picks]

 

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