It is May, and here at the studio of working hands, the gardens are being tended, inside and out. The Peerie Flooers hat, one of our Fair Isle on a Small Scale class projects, is blooming in our hands.
This week’s class focused on shaping the crown. This is done by knitting diminishing wedges, that are shaped by double decreases, evenly spaced around the hat. Each of the 8 students has customized the size of the hat, but we all loved the colour combination that Kate Davies chose in the Rowan Fine Tweed. We found all the colours at three bags full, in Vancouver. Groupies with pointy sticks!
