The Harmony Guide to Aran and Fair Isle Knitting (The Harmony Guides)

Richly textured Aran knits and colorful Fair Isle designs are two of the most popular traditional knitting styles. This comprehensive sourcebook provides knitters with both the inspiration and the know-how to create items to be worn and treasured for years. Discover the origins of these unique knitting traditions, how islanders' livelihoods resulted in designs that are now well recognized the world over. This guide features a wide range of Aran cables, bobbles, and twists, among others, as well as Fair Isle patterns - almost stitches. Each stitch entry includes a color illustration of the finished stitch, step-by-step instructions, and a stitch chart. Instructions are straightforward; both beginners and more experienced knitters will find them easy to follow. Although these stitches can be combined in countless ways in a variety of patterns, this book includes the patterns for timeless classics.