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. Suggested:
  • De Rerum Natura Ulysse, Drops Karisma, Drops Lima, Drops Soft Tweed, Gathering Yarn Merino Yak, Juniper Moon Patagonia, Malabrigo Arroyo, Rowan Felted Tweed, Sandnes Garn Double Sunday, Sandnes Garn Duo, Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt, West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece - BFL DK
• 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