Fabulous Fair Isle

Instructor: Lori Grady

Class Time: 1 to 5 pm

Fair Isle is a way to express yourself with color and design. This class will give you a start on a few of the basics used to create a Fair Isle garment.

The focus of the class will be on sampling corrugated ribbing, using a steek to create an opening, choosing colors and patterns, cutting the steek, and finishing with ribbing. We will create a swatch of Fair Isle that can be used to help you create a Fair Isle vest or sweater.

If you have a Fair Isle project in mind, bring a picture or pattern to help make sure your questions are answered.

Class Details

Minimum Age: 16 years

Skills Required: Knowledge of basic knitting/purling. Experience in knitting in the round is very helpful.

Materials Fee, paid to instructor: none

Students should bring:

• 3-5 balls of yarn of different colors of the same type of yarn.
  Suggested yarns:

  • Jamieson Spindrift

  • Harrisville Shetland

  • Jameison and Smith 2 ply

  • or yarn that is "sticky", wool: NOT Washable Wool!

  • Plymouth Galway worsted is also suitable

• Knitting needles:

  • Your choice of Type

    • double points

    • circular needle that is 24 inches or longer for magic loop

    • or two circular needles 16 inches long.

  • and Size, dependent on yarn choice

    • Size US 3 and US 4, if using 2 ply yarn

    • Size 4 and 5 if using worsted weight yarn

• Scissors

• Tapestry needle

• Stitch markers, if desired.