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2. 6 festive fair isle sweaters that are anything but “ugly”

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   These printed sweaters are a total winter mood. Chunky sweaters are perfect for lounging and cashmere is a worthwhile splurge for when you're feeling fancy, but don't forget about festive fair isle.

3. The surprising history of the Fair Isle sweater - AOL

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   The Fair Isle knit, a two-stranded knitting tradition originating off the coast of Scotland, has been a wardrobe staple for well over 100 years — keeping everyone from 18th century fisherman to ...

4. These Cute Thanksgiving Sweaters Will Spice Up Your ... - AOL

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   Squirrel Fair Isle Button Shoulder Sweater. A classic fair isle sweater is punched up by a playful squirrel design that's so festive for fall. It comes in petite and plus sizes so you can find a ...

5. The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alexander McQueen collection)

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   The daywear portion mainly featured tailored tweed suits with pencil skirts, cocktail dresses, and knitwear in sixties mohair and Fair Isle styles, shown with slim-fit trousers and jeans with cuffs. For outerwear, there were trench coats, leather jackets, and sweaters and wrap jackets influenced by Peruvian textiles and Navajo weaving.

6. Cowichan knitting - Wikipedia

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   Unlike Fair Isle or Shetland garments, however, Cowichan sweaters are always hand knit of thick, handspun, one-ply natural-coloured yarn in two or three colours (generally cream, black and grey), producing a warm bulky outer garment that is heavier than the multi-coloured Scottish garments made from lightweight two-ply dyed yarn. The classic ...

7. Fair Isle (technique) - Wikipedia

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   Fair Isle (/fɛəraɪ̯l/) is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle , one of the Shetland Islands . Fair Isle knitting gained considerable popularity when the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII ) wore Fair Isle jumpers in public in 1921.