Quick update on the Yarn of the Week. We're all going a bit gaga over the new Rowan Tweed, which comes in dk and 4 ply weights. Finally, a range with a decent colour spectrum! If you want to knit Fairisle you do need lots of colours to choose from. Catherine had never attempted the technique before but so loved the look of Martin Storey's bag from his Nordic Knits book that she forced herself. Surprise surprise, she found it wasn't nearly as scary as she had feared! Now she's using the two handed method with nary a thought.
So, apart from the bag project, here are our top picks for fairisle nuts from beginner to confident.

Easy - Thora, from Rowan's Nordic Tweed book. It's just a plain sweater with an intarsia placement motif on the left breast. Classic and entirely doable for beginners. If you're really scared, you can Swiss Darn the whole motif on top of the finished garment.
Intermediate - Finna Sweater from Nordic Tweed. This time you're using two colours throughout, in the Nordic style, but at least there's no need to keep changing colours. Again, very classic and wearable.
More advanced - do you fancy a bit of Fairisle and intarsia? If you're up for the challenge, then Birgitta or Geirhild from Nordic Tweed will help you while away those long winter evenings!