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Elaine chroma.knits

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Creative, passionate learner, knitter, & maker. Wildlife lover, academic library staff, bisexual, supporting inclusivity for all always, Glasgow. linktr.ee/chroma.knits

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · May 23

I'm so excited - it turned out so well! 🥳

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · May 23

Aww thanks! 🥰

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you! I'm so happy with it😍

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · May 23

Finally got Peggy modelled & I'm so chuffed with it! I was so inspired by Sarah Cliff's prints that I had to find a way to work them into my knitting with Susan Crawford's Peggy pattern! 1st I matched the colours & swatched. So happy with this experiment on how to choose colours in #knitting

The vest is black with three horizontal floral motifs across it - one at the waist, one at the armpits and one above the bust. I'm wearing it with a white long-sleeved linen shirt and pale cotton cargo trousers in a green that matches the motif zigzag margins. I'm standing outside in front of a privet hedge.

Another shot of the vest, this time I'm in the golden setting sun in the park with trees and grass behind.

Shows the original print of the blue forget-me-knots with the matching yarn colours.

Shows the knitted swatch sample of the three colour options on top of a print out showing the pattern page of Peggy in the original colours, which are grey background with red, yellow, and blue motifs

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · May 20

Peggy is finished and ready for it's first outing with knitting pals this evening after work! I love it! I was so excited that it fit. With steeking (cuttting the neck and sleeves - my first time doing this) you won't know if it fits until the end ... #knitting #ShetlandKnitting #SusanCrawford

Shows me (white middle-aged woman, shoulder-length light brown hair, glasses, in jeans and black jacket) standing in a matt silvery lift holding up a coat hanger to the mirror. On the coat hanger is a white longer sleeved linen shirt over my newly finished knitted black vest (tank) top with high crew neck and flower motifs. The motifs are in three approx. 2 inch wide horizontals, the bottom in blue, the middle in pink, and the top in yellow. The motifs are surrounded by a green zigzag reminiscent of leaves.

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · May 12

The neck has been steeked and the ribbing band added! A good weekend's work and I'm desperate to carry on! It'll need to wait until I'm not at work, the gym, or doing life's maintenance tasks #knitting

Shows a black vest top (tank top or sweater vest) with three horizontal striped flower style motifs. The bottom is blue, the centre is pink, and the top is yellow. The neck is a high crew neck with ribbing. The sleeves are still knitted together. It's lying in a white table lit by daylight.

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · May 10

Nearly at the finishing stage with the Peggy vest top (pattern by Susan Crawford). It's at the wee weird thing stage pre-steeking the neck and arm holes. Excited to get this done! #knitting #colourwork #vintageKnitting #ShetlandKnitting

Shows a sleeveless black knitted top with three flower-like motif stripes. The bottom is blue, the middle is pink, and the top is yellow. The flowers are surrounded by a green zigzag border. It's a weird shape because the neck and sleeves still need to be cut out. It's lying on a white table.

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 21

Making good progress on Susan Crawford's Peggy pattern this bank holiday weekend. My colours inspired by risograph prints by Sarah Cliff #knitting

Shows the black traditional Fair Isle vest top. It has flower motifs; blue at the bottom and then pink partway through

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 20

I just bought that 52 weeks of scrap yarn by Laine and it's giving me ideas! 😆

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 20

Planning a thing with my yarn scraps #knitting

Shows a line of yarn scraps on a white table in daylight. They're lined up in a rainbow order starting at hot pink.

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 18

One swatch, multiple options! I used the first swatch and Photoshop elements to copy/paste and get an idea of what each colour choice looks like as an allover pattern #knitting

The first swatch shows a diamond pattern traditional Fair Isle pattern. The background is bottle green. There are three repeats of the diamond. The bottom one is pale mint, the middle one is jade, and the top one is Celtic green. They are divided by a brown stripe with differing shades of orange, starting with pale apricot, then darker, then a tangerine orange. The other photos are the result of me repeating each of the diamond colour choices into separate images so I can see what each pattern colour choice looks like as an allover pattern.

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 14

It's a great way to see how it'll look without having to do too much swatch knitting!

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 14

My weekend experiments for the Shetland Wool Week 2025 hat Aal Ower Toorie.
When I'm finished with this 3rd colour experiment, I'll cut the tube open, block it and take photos. Then I'll use Photoshop to repeat eaach colour option pattern so I can get a better idea of how it'll look. #knitting

Show a knitted tube in dark bottle green with pale diamond shapes in traditional Fair Isle patterns. The diamonds have a green blue centre pattern section starting in mint, then the next has jade, and the final one has celtic green. The swatch is still on the needles, and lying on a white table surrounded by the other balls of wool used. It's under a natural light.

Screenshot from the Shetland Wool Week page showing the All Ower Toorie hat on a plank of wood outside. Below the photo it reads: SWW Hat Pattern. Aal Ower Toorie. The official 2025 Shetland Wool Week knitting pattern the ‘Aal Ower Toorie’ has been exclusively designed by the Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers as the SWW Patrons for 2025.

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 12

Saturday afternoon selecting colours for this year's Shetland Wool Week hat - Aal Ower Toorie #knitting

Shows a grid of 4 photos showing selections of yarn balls in various colours. Some are oranges, some are blues and browns, and one photo is black and white to show values. Text is the same as the post

A screenshot from the Shetland Wool Week page showing what the hat looks like. It's an allover traditional Fair Isle diamond pattern beanie style with a tassel on top.

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Apr 7

Making good progress on
@susancrawfordvintage KAL - I'm making the Peggy vest top. Finished the black bottom and now onto the fun colourwork bit! Swatch placed above knitting for an idea of how it's going to look #knitting

Shows a piece of knitting in progress. It's 3 inches of black ribbing, followed by 2 inches of black stocking stitch in the round on circulars. Above is a 3 inch wide swatch of the motifs - a flower diamond effect motif with a zig zag border above and below. There are three motifs, one blue, one pinks, and one yellows with green zig zags.

Shows the sample of Peggy knitted by Susan Crawford at Woolly Good Gathering in Edinbrugh last week. It's a grey vest top with blue and yellow horizontal motifs (3) with red zig zags.

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Mar 31

This new publication from Common Threads Press hitting me in all the right places this morning 💕 www.commonthreadspress.co.uk/products/sof...

The writer speaks of the act of wearing and mending the hand knits created by our loved ones and how it helps with grief and creates new memories and comfort

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Mar 29

I'm proud to be giving it more life by wearing it!

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Mar 29

Wearing my granddad's vest top that my granny knit for him about 70 years ago. It's so pretty and I can't believe it fits! #knitting #knittersOfBlueSky #fairIsleKnitting #knittingHistory

Both photos show me wearing a fair isle vest top in oatmeal with green, yellow, and orange traditional patterning, on top of a white long sleeved linen shirt. I'm seated but you can just see my blue jeans. I have long light coloured wavy hair and glasses and I'm sitting in a cafe.

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thanks :) I think that's what I'm going to go for!

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Mar 5

I was so inspired by Sarah Cliff's beautiful prints & wanted to incorporate them into colourwork as part of Susan Crawford KAL. Peggy is the perfect garment to swatch! My intention was to pick my fav, but now I'm wondering if all 3 colours work or a bit primary school? What do you think?
#knitting

Shows a photo of the pattern page for Peggy, a grey vest top with red, blue and yellow motifs in three stripes evenly spaced. My swatch lies on top of it, with a black background and flower like colours in blue, pink, and yellow

Again, but with white flowers and the matching yarn balls

Similarly but with pink flowers and matching yarn balls.

Shows Sarah's print of blue forget me not flowers on a black background and my matching yarn balls to the left.

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Feb 19

Aww thank you so much!

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Feb 19

Aww, thank you so much 🥰 I'm really enjoying knitting it!

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Feb 19

Wow, this is incredible and so inspiring!

Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Feb 19

Motoring on with Noss from Yuco Sakamoto's amazing pattern book My Fair Isle Journey. This is such a beautiful pattern & I'm loving my colour choices for it, especially as I was just trying to use stash rather than buy more yarn.

#ShetlandWool #fairIsleKnitting #NossJumper #NossSweater #knitting

Shows an in-progress knitted jumper knitted bottom up to almost the armpits. The jumper background is oatmeal and the diamond pattern goes from cool green edges to zingy chartreuse centre line.

A close up of the jumper to see the individual stitches

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Elaine chroma.knits @chromaknits.bsky.social · Feb 18

She really does, it's so sad. I hope she loves it. Should be seeing her soon