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2. 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 ...

3. Fair Isle (technique) - Wikipedia

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   Fair Isle knitting gained considerable popularity when the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) wore Fair Isle jumpers in public in 1921. Traditional Fair Isle patterns have a limited palette of five or so colours, use only two colours per row, are worked in the round, and limit the length of a run of any particular colour.

4. 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 ...

5. History of knitting - Wikipedia

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   Knitting was such an important occupation among those living on the Scottish Isles during the 17th and 18th centuries that whole families were involved in making sweaters, accessories, socks, stockings, etc. [19] Fair Isle techniques were used to create elaborate colourful patterns. Sweaters were essential garments for the fishermen of these ...

6. Alice Starmore - Wikipedia

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   Alice Starmore (née Alice Matheson) is a professional needleworker, knitting designer, photographer and writer, born in Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland.As an author she is best known for her widely-read Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting, a guide to the complex technique of knitting pullovers and other items using a palette of five colours, on which she is an expert.

7. The History Behind Kate Middleton's Fair Isle Sweater - AOL

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   The style, now a staple among the après-ski set, originated on the island of Fair Isle, one of the Shetland islands. Shop our favorite fair isle sweaters here.