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November 15, 2014

From Susan — Feelin’ Foxy

Filed under: Updates — lv2knit @ 12:20 pm

Not me personally.  I rarely feel “foxy” any more.  Sad, but true!  But I do have a Foxy Hat!   Knitting peep Kim brought her finished Foxy to knitting on Thursday and we L O V E D it!  So adorable.


My Foxy

The pattern is okay, but it calls for intarsia in the round, using a shadow short row technique.  I decided to try “Annetarsia” in the round, having just bought the book (Annetarsia Knits: a New Link to Intarsia by Anne Berk).  This simple project seemed the perfect way to explore Anne’s brilliant technique.

It was and it wasn’t.  Going one direction looked fine:

But the other did not:

Ahh, you say.  It looks BETTER.  Yes, it does because I seamed over the ugly.  It looked a mess!  I followed the pictures in the book, but this side looked awful.  Anne Berk is coming to Yarnover next year and I may take her class so I can find out what I am doing wrong. 🙁

So, I am still not a fan of intarsia in the round.  If I make another of these cuties (maybe Wolfie next time), I will knit each half separately and seam them.  Faster and nicer looking.  At least for me!!

7 Comments »

  1. That is adorable. 🙂 Also, Anne Berk has a Craftsy class on intarsia that I’m enrolled in, but I’m getting through a few other projects yet before learning a new technique, so I haven’t actually taken it yet. Maybe that would help? As is, it looks great!! My kids are going to want some!!! 🙂

    Comment by Anya — November 15, 2014 @ 1:24 pm

  2. Very foxy indeed! Nicely executed, as always.

    Comment by Mary Lou — November 16, 2014 @ 1:30 pm

  3. So cute. And yes, you are foxy.

    Comment by twinsetellen — November 16, 2014 @ 9:40 pm

  4. Adorable. Would never know you “repaired” it, if you hadn’t told us.

    Comment by PurrlGurrl — November 17, 2014 @ 4:18 pm

  5. That is so cute!!!!!

    Comment by Nora — November 18, 2014 @ 1:18 am

  6. It looks Great! I am not a fan of intarsia in the anything, except when other people do it.

    Comment by Joanna — November 18, 2014 @ 9:02 pm

  7. I saw this and had to make one for my 3 year old grandson. I did the front and back separately and sewed the sides. Now I need to find 3 black buttons.
    Julie in San Diego

    Comment by Julie in San Diego — November 23, 2014 @ 2:01 am

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