![]() ![]() The half-double crochet stitch is special because it gives you an extra loop to work in on the back of the work. The first method I’m going to cover is done with a standard crochet stitch: the Half-Double Crochet (hdc). I’ve compiled a series of methods and stitches that could help with achieving this style through crochet instead of knit. This doesn’t mean that crochet doesn’t work though! There are a number of methods to create this effect through crochet that are decently effective. While both ways are correct, knitting is the traditional and preferred method. This causes the effect of the “slanted” pattern throughout the piece. If you look closely, you can see that the rows not only have the sideways arrow, but the post of the crochet stitch is showing as well. This is because the faux “stockinette” stitch that’s used in crochet builds the little “V’s” sideways. On the other hand, if you look at the image on the right (crochet), you can still see a pattern but it’s a bit more jagged and slanted. This makes the patterns for the Fair Isle technique appear clean and crisp because they’re stacked right on top of one another in a straight line. The stitches form very straight vertical lines, but the horizontal rows are a little jagged from the points of the stitches. If you look at the image on the left (knit), you see that the pattern is made of little “V’s” or arrows that are oriented vertically. Below you can see an example of this in knitting on the left and crochet on the right:Ĭrochet is not the traditional method and doesn’t have quite the same effect. The main idea is to build patterns out of alternating colors in the stitches. The work is always multicolored and there is usually no more than 3 or 4 consecutive stitches in the same color. I’m obviously not here to tell you about the birds, so let’s talk about the knitting technique.įair Isle knitting is traditionally done in the round, so it’s fairly common to see on items like socks, hats and sweaters. The tiny island is known for 2 main things: an awesome bird observatory and their traditional style of knitting. Fair Isle is an island north of Scotland and is part of the Shetland Islands. ![]() ![]() (It’s that snowflake pattern typically seen on sweaters and hats.) But why? Where did this pattern come from and why do we love it so much? I’ll answer that question and a whole lot more in this blog post! Hello, readers! Today I’m going to talk to you about one of the coolest things you can learn in knitting or crocheting: the Fair Isle technique! Fair Isle “print” has recently been making a huge resurgence back into modern fashion design and culture. ![]()
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