Knitting Level 5: Two-Handed Fair Isle

In this class you will be introduced to Fair Isle knitting (two-colour stranded colourwork). The instructor will cover basic techniques and support you in working through a simple colourwork cowl.

Students are required to purchase their own yarn, needles, pattern, and notions. Students get a 15% discount on materials purchased for their class.

Run time

4 sessions x 1.5 hours.

Project

Sacred Peaks Cowl by Mountain Mesa. See our sample on Ravelry.

Skills Taught

• Knitting with both hands: pickers learn to throw, throwers learn to pick
• Colour theory and colour dominance
• Carrying floats
• Old Norwegian/German Twisted Cast On
• Following charts
• Ladder Back Jacquard

Skills Required

• Cast on and bind off
• Knit and purl
• Working in the round
• Maintaining even tension
• Following a pattern
• Picking up a dropped stitch

Materials Provided

• Resources page

Supplies to Purchase

• 2 colours of DK/light worsted weight yarn for practice
• 4.5 mm (US 7 ) or an appropriate size needle for swatching
• Sacred Peaks Cowl by Mountain Mesa. Pattern available on Ravelry.
• DK/light worsted weight yarn. Approx. 200 m in main colour and 110 m in contrast colour. Browse suggested yarns.
• 4.5 mm (US 7 ), 60 cm (24”) circular needle (or size needed to obtain gauge in colourwork)
• Tapestry Needle
• 8 stitch markers, one should be unique
• Measuring tape