Giveaway Monday - 4

This week's offering is 'The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting' by Sheila McGregor.  A 144 page hardback book.

Here's the spiel from the introduction to the book 'Sheila McGregor describes the unique techniques involved in this type of knitting.  However, she makes it clear that any good knitting technique can be used to create Fair Isle patterns as long as the circular method is used.  There are chapters on designing garments (including jerseys, lumbers, stockings, gloves and tammies), on knitting techniques (such as grafting) and on the use of colour.  There are no stitch-by-stitch instructions, instaed, Sheila McGregor sets out the steps in planning a Fair Isle garment, so that knitters will be able to design their own knitwear.  She also explains the principles - and the few rules - that apply to the use of colour schemes.  Applying these guidelines to the many pages of patterns - probably one of the most comprehensive and authentic collections ever published - will give inspiration for endless variations and adaptations.'

So, if you fancy winning this book (and are a much more advanced knitter than me - circular needles are the devil's work in my opinion!) please leave a comment on this post and I'll get the virtual hat to draw a winner on Saturday 21st February.  It's a bit of a weighty tome so I think, for once, I'll have to restrict entries to UK addresses only.

The decluttering continues at a more reduced pace these days, although in the past week I've managed to get rid of three pairs of my old shoes.  They all had completely worn-out and split soles so goodness alone knows why they'd been gathering dust on the shoe rack for years.  There was also an old bra with a completely snapped underwire that was poking through the fabric.  Like I was ever going to torture myself by wearing that particular undergarment again!!

Comments

[Kim Cranson]

You've just reminded me about several old & uncomfortable items of said bra's that I need to get rid of. Perhaps I could take them down the local allotments & see if anyone wants to grow melons, etc in them!
Would be very interested in the book. I love knitting with circular pins because it cuts down on the sewing together which I hate.

Kim
Hereford UK

[Catherine Lloyd-Evans]

Yes please! Not for me though - for my mother. No way am I ready yet for this book, but she keeps going on about fairisle knitting when I still don't really know what it is!
x x x
Catherine