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Fair-Isle Knitting

In, Fair-Isle knitting, you hold and knit with with more than one color yarn at a time, alternating the colors according to your chart or pattern. The result is beautiful patterned color designs to add to your projects. Continental-knitting can help if you want to hold one color in each hand.

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In, Fair-Isle knitting, you hold and knit with with more than one color yarn at a time, alternating the colors according to your chart or pattern. The result is beautiful patterned color designs to add to your projects. Continental-knitting can help if you want to hold one color in each hand.

Video Knitting Course: Charts Demystified

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Charts are full of symbols that can be confusing and hard to remember. But they also allow you to knit complex patterns easily. With over 7 hours of video, our Charts Demystified video class teaches you everything you need to know about knitting from knit-and-purl, lace, cable, Fair-Isle, Intarsia, double-knitting, duplicate stitch, and Mosaic charts so that you can approach any charted pattern with confidence.


Video Knitting Course: Fair-Isle Knitting

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Because holding two or more colors at once can be awkward as you learn how to manage the tension of each stitch, I've created a video class teaching you all the secrets of confident Fair-Isle knitting.


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Fair-Isle Bag – Learn to Read a Chart

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Blog Post: Ladder-Back Jacquard – Stretchy Solution for Fair-Isle Floats

Heart Pattern - Ladder Back Jacquard (Right Side)By Liat Gat – Founder / Advanced Knitting, Color Knitting, Fair-Isle Knitting / March 7, 2022 / 8 Comments

Fair-Isle knitting is notorious for being difficult on socks and motifs that leave long floats. It just doesn’t stretch enough. The Ladder-Back Jacquard technique is a way of knitting your floats into a loose material on the back of your work that lets it stretch.

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Blog Post: Learn to Fair-Isle Knit With Perfect Tension – ON SALE Through Friday

Fiddlehead Mittens by Adrian Bizilia Hello Yarn2By Liat Gat – Founder / Fair-Isle Knitting / September 24, 2022 / No Comments

Fair-Isle knitting is one of the most classic and impressive knitting techniques to bring joy and personality to your knitting. But most knitters struggle with getting their tension right. Learn Fair-Isle knitting with perfect tension with our 24-video class.

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Free Pattern: Bulky Felted Fair-Isle Bag for Beginners

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This Fair-Isle felted bag pattern is an easy pattern for learning two-color knitting. Felt the bag in the washer to make a soft and sturdy purse or knitting project bag.


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Ladder-Back Jacquard

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Fair-Isle knitting is notorious for being difficult on socks and motifs that leave long floats. It just doesn’t stretch enough. The Ladder-Back Jacquard technique is a way of knitting your floats into a loose material on the back of your work that lets it stretch.

Now you can knit large motifs and even stretchy things like Fair-Isle socks with ease. In-depth, 30-minute tutorial complete with tips and tricks.


Fair Isle Charts

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Fair-Isle Bag – Pattern Walkthrough

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Fair-Isle Bag – Knitting the Base of the Bag

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Fair-Isle Bag – Join Color B

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Fair-Isle Bag – Knit the Bag Bottom

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Fair-Isle Bag – Pick Up and Knit Around Bag Base

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Fair-Isle Bag – Begin Knitting in the Round

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Fair-Isle Bag – Learn to Read a Chart

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Fair-Isle Bag – Learn to Read a Chart
Fair-Isle Bag – Learn to Read a Chart


Fair-Isle Bag – Begin Fair-Isle Knitting

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Fair-Isle Tips – Made a Mistake Following the Chart

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Fair-Isle Tips – Maintain Tension

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Fair-Isle Tips – Pulling Floats Too Tight

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Fair-Isle Tips – Fix Mistakes Far Down

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Fair-Isle Tips – Switch Colors Consistently

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Fair-Isle Tips – Prevent Long Floats

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Fair-Isle Tips – Watch Corners on Magic Loop

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Fair-Isle Bag – Garter Stitch in the Round

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Fair-Isle Bag – Final Rounds

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Fair-Isle Bag – Weave in Ends

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Fair-Isle Bag – I-Cord Handles

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Fair-Isle Bag – Assemble Purse

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Flat Fair-Isle (Back-and-Forth Knitting)

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Knitting Fair-Isle with 3 Colors in One Row

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Fair-Isle Ribbing

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Recommended Yarn: Malabrigo Chunky by Malabrigo Yarns

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My favorite chunky yarn for felting (and for creating knitting videos). You’ve seen Malabrigo Chunky yarn in almost every KnitFreedom video for a good reason: it’s soft, has beautiful colors, and is reasonably priced. Perfect for the Fair-Isle Felted Bag and Perfect Basic Crochet Hat. See this yarn on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/malabrigo-yarn-chunky Shop Malabigo Chunky at: Wool & Co Fine Yarns Jimmy Beans Wool Imagiknit Love Crafts

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