Comments on: Learning Fair Isle – First Socks http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/ ...knit happens! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Damn, Knit & Blast It » Fairisle - it looked horrid on me! http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Damn, Knit & Blast It » Fairisle - it looked horrid on me! Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:18:52 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/#comment-113 [...] Choosing the cardigan was rather ambitious as my only previous fair isle experience had been a pair of Snuggle Bed Socks. [...] [...] Choosing the cardigan was rather ambitious as my only previous fair isle experience had been a pair of Snuggle Bed Socks. [...]

]]> By: Vikki (vixx) http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Vikki (vixx) Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:11:06 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/#comment-112 cheers! I must say your fair Isle socks are pretty damn stunning! I love the space invader ones further down too, they are so cool! Vik x cheers! I must say your fair Isle socks are pretty damn stunning! I love the space invader ones further down too, they are so cool! Vik x

]]> By: sebskins http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-111 sebskins Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:36:42 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/#comment-111 wow they are fab, you clever person for learning all these techniques. Its something I wish to learn, such a talented person. wow they are fab, you clever person for learning all these techniques. Its something I wish to learn, such a talented person.

]]> By: Diane http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Diane Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:48:34 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/#comment-110 It seems odd that they didn't write them for knit in the round, I guess they thought back-and-forth Fair Isle would be less scary than circular knitting (I don't agree but the English do seem to have a strange aversion to knitting in the round) They do look fab though and it's a pity they're not comfortable. P.S. I Fair-Isle crochet-wise too ;-) It seemed the most obvious thing. It seems odd that they didn’t write them for knit in the round, I guess they thought back-and-forth Fair Isle would be less scary than circular knitting (I don’t agree but the English do seem to have a strange aversion to knitting in the round)

They do look fab though and it’s a pity they’re not comfortable.

P.S. I Fair-Isle crochet-wise too ;-) It seemed the most obvious thing.

]]> By: kathryn http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-109 kathryn Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:56:18 +0000 http://susancrowe.co.uk/2007/04/01/learning-fair-isle-first-socks/#comment-109 They look lovely. And well done for learning all those new techniques. But I wouldn't have wanted to have to seam them. I find seams in fairisle very hard to do neatly so I think I would have adapted the pattern to knit in the round. The lack of give does seem to be a bit of a problem with fairisle - I made my second fairisle sock's heel and ankle slightly bigger. They look lovely. And well done for learning all those new techniques.

But I wouldn’t have wanted to have to seam them. I find seams in fairisle very hard to do neatly so I think I would have adapted the pattern to knit in the round. The lack of give does seem to be a bit of a problem with fairisle – I made my second fairisle sock’s heel and ankle slightly bigger.

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