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Knitting: Fair Isle Vest
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Fair Isle Vest

Fair Isle Vest

Fair Isle Vest: side
Fair Isle Vest: sitting
Fair Isle Vest: detail
Fair Isle Vest

Learn It

This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
The Fair Isle Vest: Stranded & Steeked »

Instructions

Fun is the special element.

image: © carrie hoge
Difficulty:

Category: Knitting

Type of item: Clothing

For: Unisex

Style: Hipster, Retro / Vintage, Traditional, Classic, Cute, Casual

Materials

100% Shetland wool

What was your inspiration?

Old family images from the Shetland Museum.

What are you most proud of?

I designed it and knit several in less than a month. I was careful to make it easy enough for beginners but still appealing to advanced knitter. The colorwork progresses from very easy small peerie patterns to fairly complex OXO border patterns, the first one is easier than the second. Your skills will build as you knit the vest! I also wanted to design a vest that would look just as nice in only two colors.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Take you time, relax and enjoy yourself.

 

8 comments

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Mary Jane Mucklestone on craftsy.com
Mary Jane Mucklestone
Craftsy Instructor
Sep 05, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
fiddlestickchic, Both Yarn Barn in Virginia and Weaving Works in Seattle have kits for the class. The information is on the "Announcements" board. Craftsy is offering a kit in Cascade 220 DK. I have not knit with this yet, but I think some of your classmates may have.
fiddlestickchic on craftsy.com
fiddlestickchic
Aug 17, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Is there a kit for this class?? It might be easier for some of us first timers at Fair Isle to follow the colors that are shown on the chart that I peeked at,,,, Thanks! LOVE this vest!
Mary Jane Mucklestone on craftsy.com
Mary Jane Mucklestone
Aug 18, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Great idea, the Craftsy team are working on it!
Radnor07 on craftsy.com
Radnor07
Aug 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
did you select your own colors? or the ones they recommended?
Mary Jane Mucklestone on craftsy.com
Mary Jane Mucklestone
Sep 05, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Both Yarn Barn in Virginia and Weaving Works in Seattle have kits for the class. The information is on the "Announcements" board. Craftsy is offering a kit in Cascade 220 DK. I have not knit with this yet, but I think some of your classmates may have.
Mary Jane Mucklestone on craftsy.com
Mary Jane Mucklestone
Craftsy Instructor
Jul 20, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Fair Isle is still all over the runways of Paris and New York!
Ct MaryAnne on craftsy.com
Ct MaryAnne
Jul 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
So pretty......and to think it was designed especially for us to learn!!! My nieces tell me that Fair Isle is very 'in' with the younger crowd, and I have seen it quite a bit in catalogs and magazines.
Mary Jane Mucklestone on craftsy.com
Mary Jane Mucklestone
Jul 16, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
It was all over the runways of Paris and New York last fall. I think it is here to stay for a while. There is so much fun you can have with Fair Isle knitting. I've got many vests on my Pinterest "Knit Love: page. I keep finding more!

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