One cushion front coming up...

I'm so pleased with how my first fair isle effort has turned out. I've won some odd balls of mohair on eBay which I will use to embroider over the black lines for a furry effect. I'm waiting for the sales to start before I buy some backing fabric.

And for the techies...

Do I get top marks for neatness? :)

What did I learn?
I knew knitting backwards would come in really handy one day. The two balls of yarn didn't get too tangled up while I knitted. Purling with fair isle feels like working in the dark. I like the instant gratification of seeing the pattern unfolding on the knit side.

Use a bobbin for the secondary colour(s). It's much easier to disentangle a small amount of yarn rather than a massive ball.

Post-It Notes are invaluable when reading charts. They can be used to mark off the line that you're working on and - of course - they stay put, so you don't have to worry about missing your place when you have to do something else - like go to bed!