Friday, November 11

Quick Share ~ Stranded {Fair Isle} Knitting Tutorial


This is a great tutorial from Tasha of By Gum, By Golly! on how to get started with patterned/stranded/fair isle knitting.  It’s an excellent resource to have on hand. 

VKC: Getting started with stranded (fair isle) knitting

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The very basics of stranded knitting

Stranded knitting refers to knitting with multiple colors in a single row, with the unused color carried or stranded along the back when it's not in use. Hence the name "stranding" or "stranded knitting". Usually, that's limited to two colors, but you may find 3 or more colors in some Icelandic and Scandinavian traditional patterns, for example, and occasionally in vintage patterns. Though it's most commonly done with two colors in a row, so that's what I'll focus on…

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