Fair Isle Practice!

My fair isle is pathetic, as I recently discovered while attempting a whimsical toy from The Knitted Odd-bod Bunch.

The red patches bump out a bit because of my uneven tension. It’s more noticable from sides.

The pattern itself was mostly all charted, and I’m horrible with charts of any kind, On top of this, you also have to do the other half of this guy and it’s not charted. Don’t have the time for that. I’ll probably use this as an applique for a nice tote/bag or hat.

I’ve been wanting to make this fair isle hat since I first saw it, way back before I got into knitting. Perfect for some colorwork practice.

I finishd this forever ago, but it keeps with the theme of April Stash-Bust; I used a bunch of scraps, which have been piling up in my baskets lately. Modifications: I did this in the round instead of flat and I mixed up some colors according to the amounts I had left. I forgot to use a small needle size for the ribbing, so I’ll make sure to do that next time.

Oooh, I’m proud of this project, since I normally have trouble with multiple colors (two is usually what I can handle).

After seeeing this hat, my sister demanded a similar beret-version. While I mostly improvised the colorwork, I did take inspiration from Katie’s heart faire ilse raglan chart.