Tuesday, October 30, 2007

A Pair of Fair Isle Socks

done for October.



Baltic Socks



This was a huge learning process for me and while both socks fit they aren't exactly the same size. I learned a lot about "floats" and the importance of making them loose enough. Socks, mittens or any small-ish project is prefect for an introduction to Fair Isle knitting for anyone wanting to give it a try.

I will wear these as they are extremely warm (knit with Peace Fleece wool) and since long pants will cover any of the slight imperfections, well, no one will ever know but me :-D

7 comments:

Knit and fall back in it said...

I think they look beautiful.

Yanks4Life23519 said...

very cool picture! =)

Hobbygåsa said...

Well done, they are beautiful!

ann I am said...

I love the photo--you get my vote for most October-y photo. The socks are super nice too.

Unknown said...

They look awsome!! =) I bet you could wear them without long pants!!! =)

Jaye said...

Thank you all for the sweet comments/compliments everyone. I really appreciate them all very much!

Samantha said...

Very Lovely! I'm inspired.