THE MYSTERY REVEALED
So this -
- is what all the mystery was about. A little fairaisle vest for Max, inspired by a gorgeous version I saw in the playground a few weeks ago. The poor mother probably thought I was stalking her kid I stared so much, taking little mental notes and scanning my memory for what wool I could use.
The front will be done in fairaisle, taking bits of patterns from Folk Knitting In Estonia. Is a bit of a jumble free for all, and I have no plan. It's just evolving. The pattern is a bit of a free for all too, being made up using a basic pattern from a Rowan kids's knit book. But it will be reasonably simple, with a v-neck. The back will be strong bold stripes, giving it a contemporary look, and not making Max look like some ad for Living In The 40's.
I keep having crisis of confidence about it, not sure whether I should have planned the entire pattern out first, with every colour denoted, or whether I can just trust my sense of colour and let it be. I look at it and cringe, then put it up against Max and he looks fabulous against it, so I get heartened and continue. And just for the sheer loveliness of knitting with the Grignasco, I'd keep going - this is really soft and beautiful wool. It's knitting up kind of quick too, which is a bonus and unexpected, so I hope I can post some more progress shots soon.
That vest is going to be wonderful! I like the idea of instinctive design/color work and it's so much less risky, timewise, to work that way on a small piece of clothing. Can't wait to see it progress!
Posted by:Jan | June 19, 2005 at 12:37 AM
Please be sure to let your fans know how this comes along! Those colors are wonderful looking! That's cool how you got so inspired!
Posted by:terry | June 19, 2005 at 04:16 AM
looks beautiful so far. lovely colors!
Posted by:kerstin | June 19, 2005 at 11:02 AM
Honey, believe me, you can trust your sense of colour!
(however, I believe your husband's sense of colour would be another matter)
Posted by:Di | June 19, 2005 at 08:26 PM
Awwww, sweet!
Posted by:Patricia | June 20, 2005 at 03:09 PM
Stunning colour combination. This would have caused heads to turn in the 1940s!
Posted by:Jane | June 20, 2005 at 08:35 PM
That looks beautiful - really great colors!
Posted by:kelly | June 21, 2005 at 03:40 AM
and it's a very lovelly one :)
Posted by:raquel | June 22, 2005 at 01:05 AM
I'm a bit late commenting on this post...but I just want to say that I think this is going to look fabo! For quite some time now I've been considering making an fair isle vest with a modern twist for myself.
Posted by:jacqueline | June 22, 2005 at 01:28 PM