WHY WHY WHY 4PLY?!

As my first "big" knit project I decided to make a cardigan for myself to go with some buttons I bought in Japan about 2/3 years ago. I was quite new to it all and didn't know much about wool etc and chose a 4ply pattern, mmmhhh! My mum bought me the wool and since then I have also foolishly started another 4ply fair isle jumper. I have now managed to finish all of the jumper except one sleeve but the cardigan really has been put on the back burner which I feel quite sad about but I really wanted to start something with a bit of chunk to it! so....

I WANT ONE PLEASE!

Aw! I keep saying I need a machine that does the reverse of what Willy Wonka's shrinking machine that Mike Teavee went into for my knitting! When I completed this gorgeous jumper for my friends baby almost everyone who I showed it too now wants one in their size too! It's a really easy pattern and just the simplest of things like throwing in two knit rows in a contrast colour on the stocking stitch pattern gives a great effect. I have to admit that I may have had a bit too much fizz when I got to the top of the fair isle and the neck line and my amazing Grandma had to help out a bit ;  ) It was the first time I'd used a circular needle though! The pattern I used was from the same one as this lil beauty too.

FAIR WHILE

Both Sarah and me took up the task of learning how to knit in fair isle. Both of us had aimed to get our pieces ready for the Christmas just passed and I even thought I could get one for my boyfriend done in time too. How wrong were we? It's fair to say now though that we are almost finished with just the sleeves to go. Here's a sneak preview of Sarah's cardigan which has a strip of the fair isle across the top of the body. Nearly there now!!