Snow Day Pattern. Fair Isle knitting has such irresistible charm. Snowflakes in shades of blue and gray decorate these cuffs, reminding us of times when school got canceled and we played in the snow.

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 ...

Moira Hickey visits Fair Isle, famous around the world for its knitting. With a plentiful supply of wool from the island's hardy Shetland sheep, knitting kept many families from starvation, and ...

TRADITIONAL knitting is alive and well on Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited spot in the UK. Thanks to Mati Ventrillion, the intricate patterns made famous by the Prince of Wales in the 1920s ...

Fair Isle sweaters aren't just pretty and festive— they're practical. Named after an island in northern Scotland, the Fair Isle knitting technique uses multiple colours at once. While the sweaters are ...

Fair Isle sweaters are a big trend this season, but, well, chances are your favorite new knit didn't come from Fair Isle after all. As The Economist reports this week, only seventy people actually ...

Fair Isle is an actual island, fairly isolated north of Scotland in the Shetland archipelago. There, the design began in the early 19th Century as a pattern for fishermen's caps and sweaters.