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!!
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
Very foxy indeed! Nicely executed, as always.
Comment by Mary Lou — November 16, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
So cute. And yes, you are foxy.
Comment by twinsetellen — November 16, 2014 @ 9:40 pm
Adorable. Would never know you “repaired” it, if you hadn’t told us.
Comment by PurrlGurrl — November 17, 2014 @ 4:18 pm
That is so cute!!!!!
Comment by Nora — November 18, 2014 @ 1:18 am
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
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