Friday, October 11, 2013

Fair Isle Slouch Hat Finished

Taking the Hydrangea Fair Isle Slouch Hat:


Modifying the colors with these Jamieson wools:

And one wool hank dyed with marigolds:


This is the finished tam:

It is a bit slouchy on the manny head.  I played around with colors using the color wheel, and it proved to be a good exercise in knitting with differing strands of colored yarn.  It will be a warm hat and a labor of love.

Linking with Fiber Arts Friday and Finished Objects Friday.

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13 comments:

  1. it looks like a complicated pattern Nancy and a professional result, I like the original mauves best only because they are my favourite colours, but yours looks fun, warm and stylish too.

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  2. oooooh, I love both hats but that second one with the bright colors really calls to me. Beautiful work.

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  3. I love it! The blue with the yellow is not a problem to me at all, but I guess if it has bad associations for you, that's understandable! Congratulations.

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  4. Nicely done, Nancy!!!! I like your color choices better than the original ones!

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  5. I like the yellow and blue, but then my school colors were silver and blue....I have yet to try ant colorwork!

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  6. Love the slouchy hat, the colours are happy colours :-)

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  7. Hi Nancy! Oh, I like it a lot! It's perfect!

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  8. The hat turned out great.... I have recently been introduced to Jamieson Wools. How did you like working with them?

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  9. I know the Jamieson Wools is intended for colorwork, thanks to a friend who studies wool and sheep.

    We are near Fort Collins.

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  10. very pretty.. looks complicated added new yarn colors..great job..
    I am a very simple crochet'r....very..very simple stuff..LOL
    Of course you can use the Halloween PIC Nancy (:)
    ..not mine..
    Just an internet find (:)
    hugs.p

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  11. Hi Nancy. A very pretty hat. Love the hydrangea colors! Have a beautiful autumn week! ♥

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  12. Lovely. I am too easily distracted to try Fair Isle knitting. I have to stick to small samples.

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