The Fair Isle knit, a two-stranded knitting tradition ... Fair Isle quickly morphed into a symbol of family when in the 1940s and 50s it became a lynchpin of women’s knitting pattern books.

The Fair Isle knit, a two-stranded knitting tradition ... Fair Isle quickly morphed into a symbol of family when in the 1940s and 50s it became a lynchpin of women’s knitting pattern books.

The Fair Isle knit, a two-stranded knitting tradition ... Fair Isle quickly morphed into a symbol of family when in the 1940s and 50s it became a lynchpin of women’s knitting pattern books.

The advantage to fair isle knitting is you create a thick wrong side to your fabric, which means a warmer hat. Below is a photo of the inside of the hat. 00000193-6342-d71b-a7fb-ebdbbe5c0000 Zig ...

Evidence backs the fact that Fair Isle knitting has Scandinavian connections, a theory supported by the fact that the Shetland Islands were a Norwegian state before becoming part of Scotland in 1469.

I arrived on Fair Isle, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands, intent upon buying a sweater. Fair Isle knitting has been replicated worldwide but the genuine article can only be found on the three ...

Well, Fair Isle, an island north of Scotland in the Shetland archipelago. The design began there in the early 19th century as a pattern for fishermen’s caps and sweaters.

Shetland Wool Week attracts more than 800 visitors to the islands (Image: Shetland Wool Week - Alexa Fitzgibbon). Described as a ‘Mecca’ for Fair Isle fans, many visitors plan their Shetland ...

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 ...