Wednesday 21 November 2012

Trying Something New

I decided to set myself a challenge and try something new - some knitting techniques I've never tried before.

Using Kate Davies's pattern for a Fair Isle headband (available as a free Ravelry download, here) I did a provisional cast on and an i-cord bind off.

The  headband is knitted in 4 ply yarn in the round and has a plain lining.  The double thickness makes it extra snug and warm.

It looked a bit of a mess whilst in progress but looks pretty nifty now it's finished.






I used oddments of Rowan Scottish Tweed 4 ply (sadly, now discontinued) which accounts for the garish combination of colours.  The provisional cast on was easy and I wonder why I've never used it before - very versatile.  The i-cord bind off was a bit slow going but gave a lovely edging to the band.

All in all a very satisfying few days work.

My next challenge will be - as usual - to finish projects already started and not to let myself get distracted by setting other challenges!

5 comments:

  1. Ooh it looks good :) I like the colours xxx

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  2. Very pretty! and it looks great on you:)

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  3. I love it! It's funny because I was marveling at your coordination of color and taking note of how well those colors work together for future projects of my own, then I read the next sentence and you say that the color combination is garish...obviously, I disagree. It doesn't matter if the color choice was skill or chance, it looks great. Oh, and you're pretty brave to take on two new techniques in one go. Great headband!

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  4. Oh gosh, that's lovely. The bright colours are just right to make these cold winter days seem less gloomy!

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