I’m pleased to report that after allowing my elbow to rest for a while, I was able to resume the knitting that had caused so much pain. When I put it to one side, it looked like this:
After a couple of weeks, I decided that, being pain-free, I would pick up my needles again. To begin with I just worked a round or two each day, but as I didn’t have any recurrence of the pain, I built up the amount I did every day and soon I’d finished my hat. It’s a very long time since I’ve done any Fair Isle knitting, so I’m quite pleased with the result. Possibly the most fun thing about this project is that you have to block it using a dinner plate, to get it nice and round!
Possibly the least fun thing was that there were about a million ends to weave in!
The Snail of Happiness 
polesparadise
/ April 18, 2021It’s awesome!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 18, 2021I’m very pleased with how it turned out.
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sandidureice
/ April 18, 2021Very beautiful!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 18, 2021Thank you – it is a lovely pattern
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iamsimplyhooked
/ April 18, 2021Love those colours – and your technical knitting wizardry!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 18, 2021It’s one of those things that I’ve been wanting to have a go at for ages… then I saw the kits from Quernstone and couldn’t resist. And as a bonus there’s enough lovely Jamieson’s of Shetland wool left over to make another one.
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Laurie Graves
/ April 18, 2021Very, very pretty! Glad it was worth all the effort.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 18, 2021My elbow is fine now – I think I must have twisted it and then the knitting made it worse because I seem to be ok now. I’m so pleased that I managed to get the hat finished.
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cedar51
/ April 19, 2021great news on your elbow and the beret is awesome
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DawnGillDesigns
/ April 19, 2021That’s so, so beautiful.
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Going Batty in Wales
/ April 19, 2021That is a very fine hat! I had forgotten that your elbow had become sore but glad it is now fully recovered. I enjoy doing multi coloured knitting and crochet but the ends are a pain!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 19, 2021It took me three separate goes to get all of them woven in!
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Going Batty in Wales
/ April 20, 2021That was a labour of love!
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tinaor
/ April 19, 2021Great hat and glad you were able to finish it.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 19, 2021I really hope that I don’t start to suffer with my elbow again, but I do seem to have completely recovered.
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tialys
/ April 19, 2021Patience is key with those sorts of injuries so I’m glad you managed to hold out until your body was ready.
The hat is brilliant – I’m not proficient in Fair Isle knitting so I’m in awe. You’ve made me want to try it just so I can perform the dinner plate trick.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 19, 2021The nice thing about proper Fair Isle is that you only ever work two colours on a single row, so you’re not carrying loads of strands across the back. Now I’ve done one thing, I’m quite tempted to make something else… some mittens perhaps as I have left-over yarn and the Jamieson’s wool is lovely to work with.
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Linne
/ June 4, 2021The tam is lovely! I like the colours, too. I do Fair Isle style knitting, too. If you think you will be doing more of this, I can highly recommend the book “200 Fair Isle Motifs – A knitter’s directory” by Mary Jane Mucklestone. I used those motifs when I was working on my ‘barn cardi’ some time ago and am currently using some on a couple of pairs of socks.
I haven’t been around much for some time; just catching up with people now, really.
I’m glad to hear your elbow is ok; not fun to have problems with any joint, really.
Take care! ~ Linne
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Linne
/ June 4, 2021Forgot to say: thanks so much for mentioning Quernstone. I hadn’t heard of them and am checking out their patterns now.
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Rainbow Junkie
/ April 19, 2021Beautiful! Love the idea of needing to use a dinner plate and glad you can knit again.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 19, 2021I’ve just cast on another project, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I don’t get any recurrence.
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Nice Piece of Work
/ April 19, 2021WOW, what an amazing hat! Worth the initial pain, no doubt….
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katechiconi
/ April 20, 2021That’s a smashing tam! So much nicer than the garish tartan jobs with a pompom on top, and lovely soft heathery colours. I think mittens would be an excellent idea if you have enough of the yarn left.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 20, 2021I really liked the natural hues… plus they are suffragette colours too. I will have to find a basic mitten pattern to use the design on.
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katechiconi
/ April 20, 2021Will you be modelling the ensemble once they’re done? I feel you owe it to your public… 😉
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 21, 2021The beret is still on Hattie, as spring seems to have arrived here!
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katechiconi
/ April 21, 2021Ah well, you have time consider, then…
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Born To Organize
/ May 16, 2021Lovely!
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