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Fair Isle & Aran knitting

Europe tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Fair Isle (/fɛəraɪ̯l/) is a traditional knitting style used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands. Fair Isle knitting gained popularity when the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) wore Fair Isle jumpers in public in 1921. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Oceans and trees Fair Isle pullover
Oceans and trees Fair Isle pullover
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Fair Isle knitwear geograph-3936603-by-Julian-Paren
Fair Isle knitwear geograph-3936603-by-Julian-Paren
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Welcome to Fair Isle signs, North Haven, Fair Isle - geograph.org.uk - 7185138
Welcome to Fair Isle signs, North Haven, Fair Isle - geograph.org.uk - 7185138
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Fair Isle map, North Haven, Fair Isle - geograph.org.uk - 7185139
Fair Isle map, North Haven, Fair Isle - geograph.org.uk - 7185139
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where to buy

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