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Episode 135: Fair Isle Knitting

cover135This episode includes the following segments: The Front Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Off the Shelf. Links to the patterns and projects I mention:

Fair Isle Style by Mary Jane Mucklestone

Bressay Dress by Gudrun Johnston

Mirry-Dancers Yoked Pullover by Cheryl Burke

Mushroom Kelliemuffs by SpillyJane

Journal Cowl by Beatrice Perron Dahlen


The Front Porch

The colorwork yoke of my Bressa dress. I hold the contrasting color in my left hand, the main color in my right.
The colorwork yoke of my Bressa dress. I hold the contrasting color in my left hand, the main color in my right.
Traditional Fair Isle motifs like the ones in the Bressay dress are small, so the yarn is carried behind the work for just a few stitches at a time.
Traditional Fair Isle motifs like the ones in the Bressay dress are small, so the yarn is carried behind the work for just a few stitches at a time.

Ever-expanding Skill Set

Cook along in September by using mushrooms and using #powerpantry to share posts on social media. You can also share recipe ideas, photographs and tips on Ravelry. Click for a link to the discussion board.
Cook along in September by using mushrooms and using #powerpantry to share posts on social media. You can also share recipe ideas, photographs and tips on Ravelry. Click for a link to the discussion board.

Off The Shelf