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200 Fair Isle Motifs: A Knitter's Directory Paperback – November 29, 2011

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The comprehensive guide to Fair Isle knitting motifs!

The mysteries of Fair Isle are revealed! 200 Fair Isle Motifs offers simple solutions to the seemingly complex technique of stranded colorwork. From simple single row patterns to complex all-over motifs, you'll find colorways that will thrill and inspire your knitting, whether you're a beginner or experienced knitter.

By using the easy-to-read charts, columns to illustrate color changes, and clear photographs of each sample swatch, you'll find yourself creating beautiful Fair Isle designs in no time. Organized by row count and stitch count, 200 Fair Isle Motifs makes it easy for you to find the perfect motif for your projects.

Confidently infuse colorwork into your knitting with 200 Fair Isle Motifs.
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"If you've been knitting for years but have never attempted Fair Isle, this is a great way to spice up your work. There are so many possible color combinations, you can create a custom garment for every season." - AllFreeKnitting.com

"If Alice [Starmore] is the queen, I suspect Mary Jane is the princess of Fair Isle knitting. I love her color sense." - Knitting at Large

"Fab book!" - Knit Today

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Mary Jane Mucklestone is a hand knitting designer who likes the process of knitting as much as the end product that she creates. She is known for her colorful and inventive Fair Isle and colorwork designs featured in Interweave Knits, Twist Collective, Classic Elite Yarns, Alchemy Yarns, St. Denis Magazine and an assortment of books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Krause Craft; 10/30/11 edition (November 29, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1596684372
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1596684379
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.78 x 0.57 x 8.77 inches
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For a metaphorical tour of the Shetlands, put yourself in the hands of this very experienced tour guide!
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For a metaphorical tour of the Shetlands, put yourself in the hands of this very experienced tour guide!
I bought this book because I was interested in, but intimidated by, Fair Isle knitting. The book begins with a gallery of clear, color photos of swatches of increasing complexity. Then there is a detailed page for each motif, with both a color chart and a black/white graph. These make it very easy to follow the "recipe". I decided to make a sampler scarf. After the first 3", I was adding my own modifications to the pattern, By the time I was 12" into it, I was designing my own, from scratch!I did notice a couple of minor discrepancies, but nothing that isn't obvious, e.g., the book says motif 200 is 19 rows, but it's clearly 23.
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jvtsargent
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not do without it creating my own designs and inspired by thisTh
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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This is a beautiful book. Just bought my second copy to have one in two locations in the house. I've been creating my own designs for knitting fair isle gloves, but having this around is inspirational. Extremely well organized, great illustrations. Shows you how, when it is possible, to adapt patterns to have a few less stitches or rows. Packaging showed absolutely no care in protecting the paper back book, and yet miraculously, it arrived in great shape.
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Bonnie Brody
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Directory of 200 Fair Isle Patterns
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2011
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I love to knit Fair Isle patterns and often have the urge to incorporate some Fair Isle motifs into mostly solid projects that I am making. These include hats, sweaters, afghans and the like. This book is perfect for incorporating Fair Isle into your knitting patterns or developing a pattern of your own using one of the 200 motifs from this knitting directory. It is a wellstone of pattern possibilities. The author describes the book as "a knitter's directory of 200 Fair Isle motifs". Is is, in essence, an encyclopedic dictionary of most of the motifs you can imagine in the Fair Isle tradition.

"The directory is organized by row and stitch count. It includes a stunning, actual-size photograph, a black and white chart, a color chart, a color variation chart, and a suggested all-over repeat chart for each of the 200 motifs." There is a section on Essential Skills for Fair Isle knitting. For the purist, there is no substitute for Shetland wool. However, the author concedes that baby and sock yarns, Norwegian yarn, Icelandic wool, mohair, cotton, variegated and novelty yarns can all be used to create Fair Isle. The section on gauge stresses the importance of knowing gauge before starting the project. We all know this to be true but even I have knitted sweaters big enough to fit the whole state of Iowa into because I was lazy about gauge. There is a nice section about casting on and another about circular knitting. The author has a page on how to hold the yarn and another page on stranding. There is a section on weaving and one on increasing and decreasing. Steeking, a process that has always scared me, is covered as well. Color theory is addressed which is very helpful because the multi-colored basis of Fair Isle depends on color harmonies and choice. The author addresses design principles and ways to plan a project.

Excitedly, I turned to the section on Motif Selector and was gaga. There are so many motifs and so many beautiful ones. Each motif is shown in multi-colored possibilities. The photographs are close-up and beautiful. Interweave Press and Mary Jane Mucklestone have outdone themselves with this book, a resource any Fair Isle knitter (or knitter-to-be) can not do without. It is superb.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fair Isle Stitch Patterns, With Complete "Quick Reference" Guide to Colorwork Knitting
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2011
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If you enjoy Fair Isle knitting, you will definitely want to add this excellent Fair Isle technical reference and stitch dictionary to your knitting book collection! It's a wonderful "quick reference" guide to colorwork knitting that beautifully complements my two favorite "complete" Fair Isle knitting references,  Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting , and  The Art of Fair Isle Knitting: History, Technique, Color & Patterns  (both of which discuss Fair Isle knitting techniques and design theory in depth, and include some wonderful garment patterns).

This book contains no garment patterns. Most of the book is given over to a directory of repeating Fair Isle motifs, which are arranged in order from the simplest (single-row, two-stitch "lice") to the most complicated (19-row, 24-stitch rosettes). The directory starts with a "Motif Selector" that shows each motif knitted in a full-color swatch. The stitch pattern pages that follow for each motif include (1) a chart for the motif by itself, (2) a chart for the motif in a repeating pattern, (3) a full-color chart for the motif as knitted in the sample swatch, and (4) a full-color chart for the motif in the repeating pattern as knitted in the swatch. Each motif page gives the row and stitch counts for the individual motif. Motifs include the traditional OXO, poinsettias, pine trees, rosettes, hearts, Greek keys, and many others.

Knitters who are new to Fair Isle knitting will love the beautiful full-color, close-up photos of Fair Isle knitting on the needles that appear in the comprehensive "Essential Skills" chapter. Particularly valuable are the "Holding the Yarn" photos that show three ways of holding yarn for two-color knitting, and the "Weaving" photos that show the back of the work with perfectly-tensioned floats.

The "Essential Skills" chapter covers (1) yarn, (2) gauge, (3) casting on, (4) circular knitting, (5) holding the yarn, (6) increasing and decreasing, (7) correcting mistakes (by taking back, unraveling rows, or using duplicate stitch), (8) joining pieces together, (9) steeking, (10) blocking and finishing, (11) color theory, (12) color harmony, (13) color choice, (14) classic design principles, and (15) planning a project. Each topic is clearly explained using text, drawings, and step-by-step photos.

Because it is beautiful to look at, this book should make a wonderful gift for any knitter, regardless of the knitter's skill level. However, knitters should be able to read charts to get the most out of the book. (For learning to read knitting charts, I recommend  Charts Made Simple: understanding knitting charts visually ). Because the book is an invaluable reference for any knitter who is interested in Fair Isle colorwork knitting or design, I give it an unqualified 5 stars.
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Chocolate Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Complete Catalog of Fair Isle Patterns
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2024
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Great reference knitter’s book. Lots of color pictures and diagrams. Patterns easily transposed to cross-stitching or smocking designs. Very worthwhile!
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Lucie T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Bon rapport qualité-prix
Reviewed in Canada on February 8, 2024
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Un cadeau apprécié
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Cristiane
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo!
Reviewed in Brazil on March 17, 2023
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Muito bom! Gostei!
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susan rowles
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2024
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Lovely book plenty designs to choose from
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PsychoCrow
5.0 out of 5 stars Hervorragend übersichtlich, informativ, verständlich
Reviewed in Germany on September 27, 2023
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Ein tolles Buch, auch hier hat sich die Autorin sehr viel Mühe gegeben, die Muster zu zeigen und Grundlagen zu erklären. Mit etwas Übung und Selbstvertrauen kann jede/r hiermit wunderschöne Pullover, Mützen, Jacken, Handschuhe und Gebrauchsgegenstände wie z.B. ein Nadelkissen oder einen Tassenwärmer stricken. Wie bei 150 scandinavian knitting designs ist die Sortierung der Muster perfekt, nach Anzahl der Reihen und Maschen je Muster, so findet man schnell etwas passendes für ein Projekt.
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Ilona Gulec
5.0 out of 5 stars Super książka
Reviewed in Poland on March 27, 2023
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Bardzo dobra pozycja.Wyczerpujące opisy,piękne ilustracje.Piękne i ciekawe wzory Polecam wszystkim fankom kolorowych robótek na drutach
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