Fair-Isle knitting is the art of knitting with more than one color in a row to make knitted color designs in your projects. Fair-Isle knitting is a useful intermediate color-knitting technique that is not only steeped in history but also looks beautiful in today’s designs.
Course content:
Introduction
- Fair-Isle Knitting for Fanatics
- What You’ll Learn In This Course
- The Project You’ll Be Knitting
- Introduction to Fair-Isle Knitting
- Fair-Isle vs. Intarsia
Ch. 1 Beginning Fair-Isle Knitting
- Project: Fair-Isle Felted Bag
- Choose Your Materials
- Pattern Walk-Through
- Knit The Base Of The Bag
- Join Color B To Start Making Stripes
- Knit The Striped Bag Bottom
- Pick Up And Knit Around The Base
- Begin Knitting In The Round
- Learn To Read A Chart
- Begin Fair-Isle Knitting
Ch. 2 Tips for Successful Fair-Isle Knitting
- Fix Mistakes When Following Chart
- Maintain An Even Tension
- Pulling Your Floats Too Tight
- Fix Mistakes Far Down
- Switch Colors Consistently
Ch. 3 Things to Watch Out For in Future
- Twists Yarns to Prevent Long Floats
- Corners on Magic Loop and DPNs
Ch. 4 Finish the Bag
- Checking Back In With Your Tension
- Finish Knitting the Bag and Handles
- Garter Stitch in the Round
- Final Rounds
- Weave Ends
- Make I-Cord Handles and Loops
- Felt the Bag
- Assemble The Bag
Ch. 5 Intermediate Fair-Isle Knitting
- Tips for Fair-Isle on Round Projects
- Round Fair-Isle Projects to Try
- Knitting With More Than Two Colors
Ch. 6 Advanced Fair-Isle Knitting
- Fair-Isle On Flat Projects
- Knitting With 3 Colors in One Row
- Fair-Isle Ribbing
Appendix
- Fair Isle Felted Bag Chart