Life LackaDaisiCal

I have the first of two finished 2016 projects to share with you today! The FairIsle Patch Cushion, designed by Marie Wallin using Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift In this photo, you can see how big and squishy this cushion is - the finished knitted piece measured 23"! I found the perfect fabric for the backing! Marie is offering this project as part of her day workshop program  in 2017! The colours used in this cushion are amazing! Long term knit friends will remember that I sold Jamieson's Shetland   yarnsthrough "She Ewe Knits" for 8 years! It was wonderful to get re-aquainted with this gorgeous yarn.  Each colour is a sophisticated blend of shades... Shaela, Sholmit, Bramble, Thistledown,  Tundra, Fog, Paprika, Camel, Blue Lovat, Yellow Ochre, Moss, Mooskit and Sunset! Ahh, the memories! Fog got a lot of attention! The workshop knitters adopted it as their word of choice when dealing with a tricky situation in their knitting... "Oh Fog!"

My Fair Isle Cushion project is finished, washed, dried, and it's a bit larger than the 20x20" pillow insert I bought....what's a knitter to do? While I ponder...... I searched up and down the Ottawa St. fabric shops (a street in Hamilton known for fabrics and bric-a-brac) and found this on a clearance table - only $5 a yard! The colours are perfect for my cushion back! This has been a fabulous project - picking up and knitting each section of fair isle off of the previous bit of knitting....sort of like quilting! Marie used this technique in her Fairisle Club 2 blanket....which is absolutely stunning (I saw it in real life at the workshop). Since I haven't yet finished my Fairisle Club 1 blanket, I MUST RESIST Fairisle Club 2! Yes, I MUST! Just because I'm resisting, you don't have to! There are still spaces available here ! At the workshop, I loved seeing the garments knit up! Some that I'd dismissed are now high up on my "I'