Here is the actual Fair Isle sampler (which is now a sweater for the Poodle Princess...)
see? I actually cut the steek!
Although I was *sure* I'd never be able to cut into something I had knit on size 1US needles, Nancy made the whole process easy to understand and relatively painless. PLUS, she brings the most amazing CHOCOLATE to class, and you have to cut the knitting to partake.
I will confess that I didn't do the sewing part. I simply could not see well enough without my glasses to
use the store sewing machine, so another participant fed it through the feed dogs.
Sandy loves her little sweater, but everytime I try to take a picture of her wearing it, I get a BLUR. She is just too *busy* lately to sit still and have her picture made.
Hope your Monday is marvellous,
mwah!
Omigosh. That is GORGEOUS. While it doesn't surprise me that you created such beauty, that you did so with impaired vision just knocks my sox off!
Posted by: maggi | November 08, 2004 at 09:58 AM
How pretty!!! Those colors look amazing together! Yay, Greta!
Posted by: sUsAn | November 08, 2004 at 10:14 AM
Brava! Tick *that* one off the list...
Posted by: Ann | November 08, 2004 at 11:13 AM
Bravo! I don't know that chocolate would have been the impetus needed to cut into my work - maybe something cheesie, gooey, and warm. Ya did lovely work on the fair isle. Lucky poodle!
Posted by: lillium | November 08, 2004 at 11:34 AM
Very beautiful project and I'll bet Sandy is a prancing princess in that exceptional coat!
Posted by: Margene | November 08, 2004 at 11:47 AM
Oh how gorgeous! What a lucky poodle princess. I've never gotten the hand of Fair Isle so I bow to your prowess. Bow.
Posted by: Silvia | November 08, 2004 at 12:05 PM
Awwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! Very cute. Keep trying to get a picture of Sandy. I bet she looks adorable in it.
Posted by: Rachel | November 08, 2004 at 01:19 PM
Wow - I'm impressed! Partly with the steeking (although, that I can imagine doing), but moreover with the stunning fair isle work! On size 1 needles! Wow, wow, wow.
- Sara
Posted by: Sara | November 08, 2004 at 06:00 PM
Very pretty fair isle...I bet it was scary cutting it! I haven't tried that....yet. I need to get better with fair isle first.
Posted by: Karen | November 08, 2004 at 06:43 PM
Beautiful work Greta. Love the colors.
Posted by: Melissa | November 08, 2004 at 07:03 PM
You are such a brave steeker! And Ms. Poodle Princess is so lucky to be wearing such a mahvelous garment!
Posted by: monica | November 08, 2004 at 08:25 PM