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Fair Isle Fundamentals - Season 1

Series: Fair Isle Fundamentals
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Episodes
6
Rating
NR
Year
2020
Language
English
Publisher
Craftsy

About

Discover the joys of the Fair Isle style. Author and knitwear designer Tanis Gray guides you through the basics of this classic style, from color theory to chart-reading, so you can dive in with confidence. Fancy colorwork, here you come!

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Episodes

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1. The Power of Color

18m

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Meet Tanis Gray! Tanis starts class with every knitter's favorite topic: color. Follow along for some helpful pointers that will help you choose the hues that best express your project, purpose and even mood.

2. Design Impact: Yarn & Charts

18m

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Make sure you're choosing the right fiber for your Fair Isle. Tanis guides you through the effects of yarn on the texture and durability of your knits, before breaking down chart-reading in the round.

3. Fundamental Techniques

14m

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Managing multiple strands can get messy, but not with Tanis' tips. Discover how to hold multiple strands of yarn, controlling which colors are dominant to get the look you want.

4. Trapping Floats

21m

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Keep the even tension you need to make every row look perfect. Tanis shows you several methods for trapping floats and shares her secrets for preventing (and fixing!) any puckers that might pop up.

5. Making the Fair Isle Hat

23m

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Once you've got the fundamentals down, it's time to practice with a fun project. Tanis walks you step by step through a color-packed hat, including the ribbed brim, decreasing in pattern and blocking your piece to perfection.

6. Next Steps: Fixing Mistakes, Steeking & More

23m

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Want more Fair Isle? Class ends with a few extras that are sure to come in handy: fixing missed spots of color, using jogless joins for flawless rings in the round, and even steeking.

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