[sockit2me]

Here are some photos to show how I made my Bright & Bold fair isle sweater posted earlier today.
The sixteen colors were paired into eight sets of light and dark. Each set was used dark with light, then reversed to light with dark. The stitch pattern is a simple four stitch repeat for eleven rows, then offset for the next pair of colors.

 

[Alimac]

That is lovely. I would have dreaded cutting the neckline out of that great fairisle.

 

[snughollow]

A beautiful sweater. Your work is lovely.

 

[fluffyduck]

You are so talented, I love it.

 

[cathyknits]

Thanks for posting the step-by-step photos. Steeking and cutting out are things I've yet to try so each example I see is inspiring.
Your sweater is lovely!

 

[bagibird]

That is so lovely! I would never be brave enough to cut a hole in such beautiful knitting!

 

[marilyngf]

your work is a delight to see

 

[Pocahontas]

Cool pics of this amazing Fair Isle in progress with a perfect happy ending.
This really shows off your skill with colorwork - extraordinary precision knitting.

 

[44gram]

Gorgeous!!! Was your reinforcing done on a machine or by hand???

 

[abc123retired]

Wonderful sweater, wonderful knitting, wonderful pictures. I like the simple pattern and the way you reversed the colors for added impact. Thanks for posting this as I will bookmark it for the wonderful pictures. I am just finishing my first steek project to be completed--I’ve done practice pieces-- but don’t like the inside and don’t know what to do about it. Now I know how to finish the neckline with a facing, but what to do with the sleeves or front bands in a cardigan.

 

[Casey47]

You do amazing work. About fainted when I read you cut it. This is way beyond me.

 

[sockit2me]

Gorgeous!!! Was your reinforcing done on a machine or by hand???

The reinforcing was done by hand with a crochet hook. The yarn is held over the left forefinger under the work, while the hook pulls through a loop to the top side to form the chain stitch. This chain stitching locks the knitted stitches so that they do not unravel.

 

[edgemanak]

You are wonderfully talented as a knitter! Cutting out the neckline scares me to even think about.

 

[44gram]

The reinforcing was done by hand with a crochet hook. The yarn is held over the left forefinger under the work, while the hook pulls through a loop to the top side to form the chain stitch. This chain stitching locks the knitted stitches so that they do not unravel.

Thank you. I want to try this but do not have a zig zag machine, which is what I was told was necessary. Now I see it can be done by hand. Thank you for the info BTW. Your projects are absolutely marvelous!!!

 

[agilitybritts]

All I can say is WOW. That is so great. Love the colors.

 

[Linheln]

Beautiful sweater. You are such a talented knitter.

 

[run4fittness]

What a beautiful sweater!

 

[J.Carol]

I'd really like to be one of your students on line. Do you offer this kind of things ??

 

[kiwiannie]

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[marg 123]

Eric, you are a genius.