Gracious Knits- Back to the Future

Over the past year I've collected quite a lot of 80s knitting patterns, to the point where I've banned myself from buying any more, as I only have one lifetime and I'd like to do more with it than knit.
Having said that, this book appeared for me under the Christmas tree last year:

Aaaamazing!

 

 

After soaking up every page of 80s goodness I settled on an interesting pattern that uses up oddments (I have sacks of oddments) for a friend's birthday present.

 

 

 If you want to know how it feels to have Joseph's Coat of Many Colours going round in your head for 3 months, the answer is- not great.

 

 

 

The whole time I was making it I couldn't decide if it was just too insane looking, but I think the colours make it work.

 

 

I hadn't done anything like fair isle style knitting before, and I think I did pretty well with the zigzags, I twisted the yarns in so there's no tugging. 

 

 

Anyway, I enjoyed looking at it so I thought you might too.