Fair Isle knitting

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Fair Isle knitting. Sweaters, caps and mittens with colors from nature.

By Carina Olsson

The first Swedish book about Fair Isle knitting!

Take part in patterns and colors with inspiration from the nature of Scotland and Gotland. The book is richly illustrated with beautiful photographs and tells about the history and the craft while also containing a variety of projects with sweaters, mittens and hats.

Scotland meets Gotland in the first Swedish book on Fair Isle knitting.

The patterns and techniques of Fair Isle knitting have evolved over hundreds of years. The colors are traditionally close to nature with inspiration from the rugged and magnificent landscape of the Shetland Islands. In Sweden, similar environments can be found on Gotland's moors and Öland's Alvaret, and in this book you get to experience the best and most beautiful of both worlds. It is the first Swedish book about Fair Isle knitting!

The knitting technique is simple; the hard part is mixing colors and shades that make the patterns stand out. The book's focus is color inspiration, that is, how to choose shades and colors in your multicolored knitting so that you can continue with your own patterns based on the book's basic models for basic garments.

The reader is offered a variety of projects with sweaters, mittens and hats. The pattern library contains both traditional Fair Isle patterns and patterns in the Nordic tradition.

Carina Olsson is a textile artist and course leader. She is one of Sweden's leading experts in Fair Isle knitting. Carina has a unique ability to recreate and capture the colors of nature in her Fair Isle knitted garments, such as the blue shimmering tone of the mussel shell, the purple glow of the seaweed and the shades of the yellow-green lichens against gray rocks. Carina Olsson is also the author of the books Brodera på ylle (2012), Bottensömmar (2018) and Brodera retro (2020).

ISBN: 978-91-89215-77-1
Hardcover, 26cm x 20cm, 175 pages.