See the pretty colors....

These are the 160 colors of Shetland wool from Jamieson & Smith and they are great for Fair Isle knitting.  Darlene came up with a knit along last night - actually one we have been planning but now others can join it too.  Once she finishes that magnificent Meg Swanson totally Fair Isle sweater she is doing for her sister, we are doing a Fair Isle hat - the King Harald Hat from The Art of Fair Isle Knitting.

This a great not tooo big fair isle project.  There are three color schemes alredy selected for you in the book or you can invent your own.  It requires seven colors of yarn.  And the book is a classic, gotta have book anyway.  It talks about the history of Fair Isle Knitting and has some great sections on picking colors, color theory, etc. Darlene  swears she will be done and we can start on October 1st.  So, if you want to do this one with us, let me know this week.  I will need to order your book and yarns and it will take a bit of time to get them here.  So if you want to get your order in time to do the knit along, please let me know by next Monday (Sep 10).  There's three of us so far....Carole is contemplating it too....