Fair Isle Knitting

[yolo22]

i screamed at the steek cutting but i'm ok now. beautiful work!

[coffeekoneko]

This is brilliant! I've watched it again and again. I've looked through your blog, but I wasn't able to find any chart. Have you decided to digitize it? I really want to attempt this pattern with a friend's family name, but I have no idea where to start. What size needles did you use? How did you know how to map out the uncial font so beautifully?

[roseofmercy]

This has to be one of the best, most beautiful videos on knitting that I have seen. Stunning, thank you for posting it.

[rjknittingdude]

LOVE the music; LOVE the movie; LOVE Fair Isle Knitting; LOVE your video; AWESOME JOB. Thank you for sharing. Very inspiring! ;-).

[marathonspirit]

I know! I saw the scissors and was like NOOOO!!!!!

Great job, BEAUTIFUL work of art, and so very inspirational. :) Thanks for sharing, it's wonderful watching your hands work the yarn like a human loom! I HAVE to learn how to do it, and after watching you I'm ready to try!

[turdmonkey67]

gasp its beatiful how long did it take you

[jpiano2]

pure beauty!!!!!!!!

[DLowryVA]

Gorgeous! Oh, it always makes me catch my breath when someone cuts a steek. Very neat piece!

[krglongbourn]

loved your video, am a beginner and have found a shop that will teach me fair isle knitting. I liked your color and fiber What are the colors, and the fiber you used.and where can I buy the colors you7 used..??

[MarmaladeMonster]

Beautiful!

How'd you cute it without it falling apart???

[spinel20]

why cut it ? it's very beautiful . by the away , what's "Fair Isle Knitting" ? need to sew it later ? will it be in pieces ?... u are very brave . if i were u , i would not have cut this .

thanks .

[MarmaladeMonster]

spinel20,

what I define fair isle as is...like, using different colors to make a pattern, like what she did in the video,

like if you buy a knitted hat, a lot of times they will have those nifty patterns on them

Hope that helps! :P

[carollizc]

Fair Isle and Nordic sweaters are usually knit in the round. Steeks are cut for arm holes, or to make two fronts for a cardigan. I haven't gotten up enough courage to do a sweater with a steek, but someday.....

[spinel20]

i have not courage to do so at all .... in fact , I have never tried Fair Isle before cause i've just learnt how to knit . I have only tried to knit neckerchief only . But i'll try this later . ^^

[carollizc]

I've been knitting since I was four, and I'll not say how old I am now, but I still don't have enough courage to cut something I've knit.

However, I keep seeing all these great lusekofte (sp) patterns, so one day, I'm sure I'll tackle it.

[j8nnyl]

Lovely, thank you for sharing!! I loved the colors, now i want to make something up with those colors :-)

[belle0074]

Oh. It's so beautiful. Your awesome. I love your video. I'm just learning how to knit. I hope someday I can knit as beautiful as you do. Thanks for sharing. Any chance you live in southern california and give lessons? :)

[alimarinho]

God!!!!!! that was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

[chickenkarma]

ahhhh!! she cut it!!!!

[hummingbirdlover]

thank you for the demonstration!  I'm hoping to begin my journey into fair isle knitting. You make it look very easy!

[XxXBloodshotXxX]

how do you do that?

[kamakasi69]

Ok I have a pattern Idea and you just proved to me that it can be done. Do you have a ravelry account?

[fluffy2700]

dosnt it make the knitting unravel when you cut it?

[unionpearl]

No. The yarn is very hairy & sticks together. You also hem the cut edges to keep them in place. I've made and worn Fair Isle sweaters for 15 years with no unraveling.

[fluffy2700]

wow thats pretty cool. thx

[mahargengraver]

What is the music? The knitting is marvellous, one has come to expect this kind of excellence from the Fair isle tradition. I only hope that I will one day when I am old and have time on my hands to learn it.

[unionpearl]

The music is Dario Marianelli, soundtrack from Pride & Prejudice (2005).

[Scoochy1956]

Beautiful outcome, but what about getting at the row-by-row work?

[unionpearl]

I'm considering digitizing the chart and putting that on my blog. Is that what you mean?

[ladydrakos62]

This is wonderful, I'm working on learning this style of knitting, do you by chance offer this pattern for sale?

Beautiful

[unionpearl]

It's not really a pattern. I'm considering digitizing the chart and putting that on my blog. Would that help?

[fatfortyyearold]

wow....

[harryhairypotter]

very prettty. i wish i knew how to do that. thats one of the only knitting skills i havent figured out.