Last week, I wrote about using fake Fair Isle: the knitting looks, vaguely, like Fair Isle, but the patterns are created using slip stitches.
These are some squares I made last year for a throw. You can see that the patterns are not truly like Fair Isle, but they are an easy way to handle colour work without disrupting your tension.
I was pleased that 
One silly thing I had done was to block the squares by pressing them. As this yarn is made with a hollow centre, giving maximum insulating properties, that was a bit daft :) I also wasn't happy with the way the seams looked on the connected squares - a bit bulky and clumsy.
It was interesting looking at them again and realising how much my technique and confidence has grown since I knitted these. Anyway, they've been through the cool rinse and spin cycle, and plumped up again, so I can have another go at putting them together.
Source If you want to have a go at these patterns yourself, you will find free downloadable pattens at Rowan's Martin Storey Knit Along 2016. There are lace and other textured patterns, as well.
Meanwhile, my next top-down cardigan is going well:
The neckline is just where I want it and I'm about halfway down the yoke. This cardigan is taking longer than the previous one, with a knit row taking about 20 minutes and a purl row about 30 minutes. I also make lots of mistakes, but the good news is that they are easy to spot and correct on the return row.
I'm really pleased with the texture. Sometimes, I just sit and stroke it (only when I'm on my own, of course, at least I think I haven't done it in public).
10k Minnows Project
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