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Very Easy Guide To Fair Isle Knitting Sample Pages
Very Easy Guide To Fair Isle Knitting Sample Pages
Lynne Watterson
38
stitch guide
Corrugated ribbing
Select from one of the many Fair Isle patterns featured here,
turn to the relevant page number, and start knitting.
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44 Lesson 17
lesson seeding
17
Seeding is the name given to small patterns that are used
to cover areas where a large intricate design is not required.
Instead, the background color is punctuated with single
stitches or small designs in contrasting colors to introduce
a change of pace into the design.
Areas of seeding are an important design element shaping would disrupt large patterns. Seeding
in a piece of Fair Isle knitting. Used between Fair Isle patterns are created by single stitches or small groups
Pattern
Row 1(RS) With A, K to end.
Row 2With A, P to end.
Row 3*K1B, 5A, rep from * to last st, 1B.
Row 4With A, P to end.
Row 5With A, K to end.
Row 6P1A, *2A, 1B, 3A, rep from * to end.
These 6 rows form the patt.
6
5
4
3
2
1
6-st repeat
Yarn colors
=A
Size 6 Light worsted
(4mm) weight =B
Seeding 45
variation
Worked in three colors on a
multiple of 6 stitches plus 1.
Size 6
(4mm)
Light worsted
weight
Pattern 6
5
4
Row 1 (RS) With A, K to end. 3
2
Row 2With A, P to end. 1
Row 3*K1B, 5A, rep from * to last st, 1B.
Row 4With A, P to end.
6-st repeat
Row 5With A, K to end.
Row 6P1A, *2A, 1C, 3A, rep from * to end. Yarn colors
These 6 rows form the patt.
=A
=B
=C
94 Lesson 19
crosses
This sample shows three
pattern repeats. Worked on a
multiple of 14 stitches plus 1.
Pattern
Row 1 (RS) *K1A, 1B, 2A, 1B,
(1A, 1B) 3 times, 2A, 1B, rep
from * to last st, 1A.
Row 2 P1B, *1A, 2B, 3A, 1B,
3A, 2B, 1A, 1B, rep from * to
end.
Row 3 Rep row 1.
Row 4 P1B, *4A, 1B, 3A, 1B,
4A, 1B, rep from * to end.
Row 5 *K1B, 5A, 1B, 1A, 1B,
5A, rep from * to last st, 1B.
Row 6 P1A, *1B, (5A, 1B)
twice, 1A, rep from * to end.
Row 7 *K2A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 1A,
2B, 2A, 1B, 1A, rep from * to
last st, 1A.
Row 8 P1A, *1B, (1A, 1B)
twice, 3A, (1B, 1A) 3 times, rep
from * to end.
Row 9 *K1B, 3A, 1B, (2A, 1B)
twice, 3A, rep from * to last st,
1B.
Size 6 Rows 10 to 14 Rep rows 8 to 4
(4mm) 14 in this order.
13 These 14 rows form the patt.
12
Light worsted 11
weight 10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
14-st repeat
Yarn colors
=A =B
Fair Isle patterns 95
variation
Worked on a multiple of
14 stitches plus 1.
Size 6
(4mm)
Light worsted
weight
14
1 Pattern
13
12
11 Row 1 (RS) *K1B, 1A, 2B, 1A, (1B, 1A) 3 times, 2B,
10 1A, rep from * to last st, 1B.
9
8 Row 2 P1A, *1B, 2A, 1B, (1A, 1B) 3 times, 2A, 1B, 1A,
7
6 rep from * to end.
5 Row 3 *K1B, 4A, 1B, (1A, 1B) twice, 4A, rep from *
4
3 to last st, 1B.
2
1 Row 4 P1A, *5A, 1B, 1A, 1B, 6A, rep from * to end.
Row 5 *K1A, 1C, 11A, 1C, rep from * to last st, 1A.
Row 6 P1C, *1A, 1C, 2A, 5C, 2A, 1C, 1A, 1C, rep from
14-st repeat
* to end.
Yarn colors
Row 7 *(K1A, 1C) 3 times, 3A, 1C, (1A, 1C) twice, rep
=A from * to last st, 1A.
=B Row 8 P1B, *1A, 1B, 2A, 1B, (1A, 1B) twice, 2A, 1B, 1A,
1B, rep from * to end.
=C Rows 9 to 14 Rep rows 7 to 2 in this order.
These 14 rows form the patt.
80 Project 3
10-st repeat
Yarn colors
=A
=B
=C