the blue blog archives: dale of norway, here I come!

The two-color two-handed knitting class was last night and it was great! I didn't really believe people when they said, 'you will love doing fair-isle', but they weren't lying. It is so cool! Boy am I glad that I took the continental knitting class first and practiced so much on the crazy contintental. I felt comfortable holding and working with the yarn in both hands and was able to focus on the stranding techinque. I think I had the most trouble with just keeping track of where I was in the pattern! So, I still need to practice to get my tension even, but otherwise I'm pretty proud of my little swatch.

posted by alison at 10:18 pm | in bugs! , techniques

Comments

Your swatch looks great! I just learned fairisle knitting from the Philosopher's Wool video. I love it, too. I also decided that my first Dale project will be a Dalebaby..except mine will be for a girl! I can't wait.

Posted by: Laura at October 25, 2002 7:38 AM

I saw this at Knitter's Review (http://www.knittersreview.com) and thought of you instantly! http://www.coolmini.com/althea/althea2.htm

Posted by: jenanne at October 25, 2002 8:41 AM

Well done! Great swatch! I'm dreaming of a fair-isle project in the future....

Posted by: Theresa C. at October 25, 2002 9:20 AM

Wow! I'm so impressed and I'm inspired to learn two-handed knitting too!

Posted by: rebecca at October 25, 2002 9:23 AM

Thanks everyone! I'm so excited to get started on my Dale sweaters and share the adventure. I'd love to hear about other people's experiences with fair isles, too, so feel free to chime in with tips or troubles.

Posted by: alison at October 26, 2002 7:12 AM