Fair Isle knitting: a practical & inspirational guide

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This comprehensive guide to Fair Isle knitting by expert Monica Russel offers 60 pattern swatches and practical projects to enhance your skills. Celebrated worldwide for its beautiful patterns and motifs, Fair Isle knitting uses just two colors per row to create intricate designs that are surprisingly easy to master. Russel, a renowned knitting designer and teacher, introduces essential techniques for this traditional colorwork method, along with the inspiration needed to craft your own stunning patterns. The book features a captivating history of Fair Isle knitting and insights into the yarns, needles, and tools required for colorwork. Key techniques are explained through step-by-step instructions, complemented by photographs and colorful examples. A diverse collection of pattern swatches showcases over 60 borders, patterns, and motifs, each accompanied by written patterns, charts, and various colorway examples. To help you apply your new skills, the book includes 11 complete projects, ranging from a simple hat, cushion, and bag to more complex items like a shawl, sweater, socks, and a child's dress.