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During this time the term Fair Isle knit was thrown around loosely, referring to any stranded color knit regardless of its unique patterns or relation to the islands of northern Scotland.

00000193-6342-d71b-a7fb-ebdbbe5a0000Today I decided to try fair isle again by designing something simple — zig zags. I’ve included the chart and the row-by-row instructions. I recommend ...

And it nearly drove me mad. For most people, Fair Isle is synonymous with knitting and knitwear. The brightly coloured, banded patterns that are now associated with the island first came to prominence ...

Nothing signals the start of the cold-weather season quite like the return of the Fair Isle knit.

The Fair Isle knit, a two-stranded knitting tradition originating off the coast of Scotland, has been a wardrobe staple for well over 100 years — keeping everyone from 18th century fisherman to ...

Traditionally, Fair Isle knitting, a “stranded colorwork” technique used to create rows of intricate patterns, has been passed down through generations of families.

Fair Isle is famous for its knitting, but is it a dying tradition? Moira Hickey reports.

The Fair Isle knit, a two-stranded knitting tradition originating off the coast of Scotland, has been a wardrobe staple for well over 100 years — keeping everyone from 18th century fisherman to ...