What Does Fair Isle Mean in Knitting?
Fair Isle means Fair Isle.
Fair Isle · Techniques
Fair Isle explained
Colorwork where two colors are used across a row and the unused yarn is carried loosely along the back. Also called stranded colorwork.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. Fair Isle may also appear as fairisle, fair isle, stranded colorwork, or stranded. The converter recognizes all of these.
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