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	'Fair Isle Sweaters Simplified', 'The Original Philosopher's Two-Handed Fair Isle and Other Stories', 'Foot Notes, ...
		You will learn the two-handed fair isle knitting technique we use to create many of our sweaters from three knitted tubes.
		They include new fair isles (knit in the round), arans and an absolutely stunning total beginner's striped knit shawl.
		This technique simplifies small children's fair isle sleeves and fair isle cuffs too.
	www.philosopherswool.com /Pages/BookandVideo.htm (1375 words)

	Fair Isle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Fair Isle's population today stands at about 70, having slowly increased from a low point of about 50 in the 1950s, when evacuation of the remaining population seemed a very real possibility.
		By 1861 the population of Fair Isle stood at 380.
		Fair Isle finally became a safer place for shipping with the construction of two lighthouses in 1891 by the Stevenson family.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /fairisle/fairisle/index.html (856 words)

	Fair Isle, Scotland. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		At one time Fair Isle's population was not far short of four hundred, but by the 1950s, the population had shrunk to just 44, a point at which evacuation and abandonment of the island was seriously considered.
		Fair Isle is a landfall for a huge number and range of migrant birds during the spring and autumn passages.
		Fair Isle is, of course, even better known for its knitting patterns, still produced with great skill by the local knitwear cooperative, though not in the quantities which you might imagine from a walk around city department stores.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/scotland/fair_isle (394 words)

	Shetland Museum - Textiles - Fair Isle Knitting
		Fair Isle is associated with patterned woollen garments, hats, gloves and scarves; hand knitted for centuries in the small island of Fair Isle which lies halfway between Shetland and Orkney.
		In 1799 the women of Fair Isle were recorded "spinning excellent linen yarn and having dexterity in manufacturing their fine soft wool into stockings, gloves, nightcaps, and other wearing apparel".
		In 1922 a Fair Isle patterned garment was included in a package of knitting sent to Princess Mary as a wedding gift.
	www.shetland-museum.org.uk /collections/textiles/fair_isle_knitting.htm (559 words)

	Fair Isle (technique) Information
		Fair Isle is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours.
		It is named for Fair Isle, a tiny island in the north of Scotland, between the Orkney and Shetland islands, whose people for centuries supported themselves through trading their beautiful hand-knit hats, gloves, and scarves.
		The traditional Fair Isle works had a limited palette of five or so colours, used only two colours per row (though the whole piece frequently had more), was worked in the round, and followed some additional rules regarding how long a run of any given colour could be.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Fair_Isle_(technique) (464 words)

	Fair Isle, Scotland
		Fair Isle Lodge and Bird Observatory was restored in 1989 and it offers overnight accommodation, plus the opportunity to catch up on the latest research (tel.
		Fair Isle has been inhabited for many years as the prehistoric earthwork that splits the island in half testifies.
		According to legend, the famous Fair Isle pattern on Shetland sweaters was influenced by the Spanish sailors.
	www.planetware.com /shetland-islands/fair-isle-sco-shet-fair.htm (340 words)

	Fair Isle - Birds, Knitwear and Historic Shipwrecks \| Visit Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Fair Isle's oceanic climate brings stormy but fairly mild winters, while summer visitors can expect rapid changes in the weather: a day of sparkling sunshine and incredible visibility can easily be followed by thick fog next morning.
		Fair Isle is one of the best places to watch seabirds at close range, especially Puffins which will walk right up to you if you sit quietly.
		Fair Isle is best known for birds but, thanks to traditional crofting methods, it also has over 250 species of flowering plants.
	www.visitshetland.com /area-guides/fair-isle (2032 words)

	Fair Isle Fishing Disaster, 1897 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the two decades leading up to the turn of the 19th century life on Fair Isle, never easy at the best of times, was becoming increasingly more difficult.
		The yoals which left the Isle that fateful day were crewed by a mixture of men and boys.
		Isle folk who could be spared from the care of the bereaved and exhausted scoured the coastline in the hope of a sighting.
	www.fairisle.org.uk /History/disaster.htm (2421 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Fair Isle
		Fair Isle (From Old Norse frioar-øy) is technically part of the Shetland Islands, in real life it is closer to North Ronaldsay island which is part of the Orkney Islands.
		Fair Isle has been occupied since the Bronze Age, itself remarkable due to the sheer lack of raw materials on this tiny island.
		The Fair Isle community Web site is http://www.fairisle.org.uk/.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/fa/Fair_Isle (86 words)

	Thistle & Broom :: About Fair Isle knitwear
		Reputedly influenced (doubtful) by Spaniards shipwrecked on Fair Isle in 1588, by 1850 the knitters on Fair Isle were famous for their brightly coloured, patterned knitwear.
		The Fair Isle Knitting Project is designed to ensure the preservation of, and provide fair market pricing for, authentic Fair Isle hand knitting.
		Passed from generation to generation, knit for hundreds of years of soft, light Shetland wool, paint box coloured or knit from yarns of naturally coloured wool each extraordinary in workmanship, colour use and a hand craft which is deserving of your appreciation and patronage.
	www.thistleandbroom.com /scotland/fair-isle-knitwear.htm (469 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from Fair Isle
		The final leg to Fair Isle had to be done in two waves as the plane only carries seven passengers, in a cabin so small there is no aisle or standing room.
		The approach to Fair Isle is a dramatic affair as the plane hits the gravel airstrip through a blizzard of Arctic Terns, as the island's largest colony has chosen to nest beneath the flight path.
		By the end of our Fair Isle visit we had walked miles over most of this small island, and yet it had felt so relaxing, a great place to unwind, such is the magic of Fair Isle.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/scotland/fairisle3/fairisle-may02.htm (870 words)

	Home
		Enjoy the spectacular cliff and coastal scenery, wild flowers, dramatic seabird colonies and a wealth of spring and autumn migrants.
		Fair Isle is Britain’s most remote inhabited island, situated 25 miles south of Shetland and 25 miles north of Orkney.
		Extend your bird-watching visit to Fair Isle with a week-long, all inclusive Atol bonded package trip based on another of the Shetland islands’ birding hotspots, Fetlar.
	www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk (162 words)

	Arans, Guernseys, and Fair Isle Knitting Books from Schoolhouse Press
		Dazzling Fair Isle vests, pullovers, cardigans, and tams including the stunning Autumn colors cover sweater, Meg's Gordian Knot pullover, the Prince of Wales Vest, a Shirt-Tailed Hemmed Sweater, the Dragonfly River vest, a Basketweave kids sweater and more, plus a comprehensive Techniques Section (includes crochet steeks, floats, trapping, etc.).
		One in a series of four Fair Isle books each containing complete instructions for a nine dazzling all-over patterns knitted in Shetland wool.
		Second in a series of four Fair Isle books each containing complete instructions for a nine dazzling all-over patterns knitted in Shetland wool.
	www.schoolhousepress.com /aran_books.htm (412 words)

	Sarah Peasley Handknitter - Fair Isle Sweater
		Fair Isle sweater bodies are knit in the round, as tubes.
		There are a variety of different methods used to steek Fair Isle sweaters, most of which will be discussed and demonstrated.
		Kits come with patterns, but you will find their book, Fair Isle Simplified, to be very helpful for patterns as well as for understanding their interpretation of the technique.
	www.sarahpeasley.com /fair_isle_sweater.htm (533 words)

	Fair Isle South History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		There are two lighthouses on Fair Isle the South (Skaddan) and the North (Skroo).
		There is no mains electricity supply on Fair Isle apart from a local wind generator and constant running generators were provided in a modernised engine room.
		The Keepers left Fair Isle South Lighthouse on the 31 March 1998 for the last time; this was the last Scottish manned lighthouse to be automated.
	www.nlb.org.uk /ourlights/history/fairislesouth.htm (331 words)

	Birdwatching and Wildlife Holidays in Fair Isle and Shetland with The Travelling Naturalist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		And the lack of vegetation cover on the isle often means that migrants are easier to see in the field.
		But for many of the people who regularly visit Fair Isle (and so many return again and again!) it is meeting the islanders themselves that is one of the highlights of a stay here.
		We leave Fair Isle mid-morning, which allows connections with afternoon flights from Sumburgh to Aberdeen and the south.
	www.naturalist.co.uk /tours2006/fairisle.php (645 words)

	fifedirect - Transport Arrangements for Fair Isle PS
		PARENTS at Fair Isle Primary School in Kirkcaldy are being reminded about special arrangements to transport pupils to temporary schools from the start of term.
		Fair Isle Primary is one of the schools to be rebuilt in a programme of investment in new schools across the Kingdom.
		Fair Isle Headteacher, Rae Walker said:'' This will be a challenging time in the life of Fair Isle, but we're all keeping our eye on the fact that this is a temporary arrangement until our brand new school building opens.
	www.fife.gov.uk /news/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.display&objectid=4805983E-E7FE-C7EA-0D02BD4628F9CED5&ContactId=2A49EE5E-E7FE-C7EA-037056D7837563D5 (581 words)

	Fair Isle Covenant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Magi from the more traditional houses of the Order would also visit Fair Isle at times, and Heuristes usually took advantage of such visits to regale the visitors with the odd fragments of lore and knowledge that he had gleaned from the Ex Miscellanea Magi.
		Though he had been seen as a little deranged because of his views when he first established Fair Isle, he grew to be well-respected (though sometimes a bit grudgingly) for the insights he was gaining into magic.
		Thus, he sent word with that visiting Mercere that the Covenant of Fair Isle was back and looking for its Covenant members, and that applications would be accepted from young Magi for membership in the Covenant.
	www.dabbler.com /mythtower/fairisle.htm (1685 words)

	CRAFTS : Knitting : Funky Fair Isle : DIY Network
		Fair Isle knitting, a technique commonly associated with the beautifully patterned sweaters of the British Isles and Scandinavia, creates beautiful multicolored designs.
		Traditional Fair Isle knitting uses only two colors per row; any more, and the back of the work would become too bulky.
		Simply stated, intarsia is knitting that employs isolated blocks of color (figure A); Fair Isle is knitting in which the color is carried across the back of the work, creating "floats" (figure B).
	www.diynetwork.com /diy/na_knitting/article/0,2025,DIY_14141_4359482,00.html (334 words)

	Arts & Crafts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The term ‘Fair Isle Knitting' is now used worldwide for a type of stranded colour knitting with horizontal bands of geometric patterns.
		Today the only source of the genuine article is still Fair Isle, where a small co-operative - Fair Isle Crafts - produces traditional and contemporary sweaters on hand-frame machines, quality-controlled and labelled with Fair Isle's own trade mark.
		The traditional colours of red, blue, brown, yellow and white, combined with the original patterns, were much sought after for their unique value, but in the 1920s Fair Isle sweaters knitted in the natural wool colours of brown, grey, fawn and white became highly fashionable.
	www.fairisle.org.uk /Crafts/arts_crafts.htm (270 words)

	fifedirect - A to Z - Fair Isle Nursery
		The original Fair Isle Nursery was a purpose built nursery opened in 1978 with an overall capacity for 140 children providing 70 morning places and 70 afternoon places.
		Fair Isle Nursery is open for 52 weeks of the year and can offer extended hours from 7.30 a.m.
		The nursery provides ante pre-school and pre-school education which not only serves the immediate catchment area of Fair Isle but also extends it's joint education and social work services to the wider community in the Kirkcaldy area by offering extended provision for younger children and children and families who may require additional support.
	www.fife.gov.uk /atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&objectid=E596F94F-E7FE-C7EA-00A316C063D775C7&fuseaction=facility.list&subjectid=8818E0DD-6298-4C6B-9416615A10FADB34&CurrLetter=F&facid=14F6D3CA-1935-11D6-8DD600508BBD18A1 (357 words)

	[IP] Broadband reaches Fair Isle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Late last summer, a broadband >connection by satellite link was established on Fair Isle.
		There is >no telecommunication cable to Fair Isle and the link sounded the >death knell for the microwave connection, which can support only a >few calls at a time, between the island and the mainland.
		On an island as isolated as Fair Isle, it is >remarkable.
	www.interesting-people.org /archives/interesting-people/200504/msg00141.html (387 words)

	Fair Isle Hat
		This book is not a book of clothing patterns, but shows a wide variety of traditional motifs and a very detailed discussion of color choice and the overall “look” of a traditional Fair Isle garment.
		The motifs I use here were taken directly from the book’s section of patterns used in traditional Fair Isle garments, and reading the text of the book gave me the skills to set up these patterns in a way that pleases me. I hope it pleases you.
		In fact, if you’re interested in Fair Isle but don’t like the pattern, you may want to delete everything EXCEPT the italicized information.
	www.johnnysstew.com /pattern/fihat.html (1686 words)

	Fair Isle Sweaters Simplified
		Their video explains everything very well for making a fair isle sweater it's 56 minutes.
		And when you buy their products you know you are supporting a small independent producer who is trying to pay other farmers in the area a reasonable price for their wool.
		The patterns are nicely done but they use worsted or bulky weight yarn, not fingering weight, like most fair isle patterns.
	www.xmlwriter.net /books/viewbook/Fair_Isle_Sweaters_Simplified-1564773116.html (937 words)

	mamacate: Project: Fair Isle Lumber
		In between infrequent bursts of fair isle, there is an unending spiral of 60 stitches.
		I read some very wise, very good advice over at Feral Knitter on swatching, which basically said “you must swatch, you must swatch everything, don’t even try to knit a fair isle without thoroughly swatching it.” This was not just Janine's advice, but it was echoed by many of her readers.
		I have to finish this Fair Isle by June, and they're expecting me to come to the next class, which is in early March, with the sweater knitted about up to the armholes.
	mamacate.typepad.com /mamacate/project_fair_isle_lumber/index.html (8055 words)

	Knitting Books: Fair Isle and Color Inspirations
		The author leads you through the history of Fair Isle knitting to an examination of the style’s techniques, unique colorways and patterns.
		A chapter on math is both easy to follow and invaluable for planning sizes and patterns, The glossary of Shetland knitting terms links a way of life that is largely gone with the knowledge and skills this book helps to preserve.
		This manual was developed by Nancy from a Fair Isle class she teaches.
	www.woolworks.com /Knitting/Books/FairIsleColor/FairIsle&Color.html (580 words)

	Fair Isle kitters
		My blog is dedicated to my efforts of the art of knitting, mainly fair isle, lace, and anything else with color and charts.
		Swedish knitter who loves to knit fair isle and other stranded works.
		I have been knitting for 40 years and my current projects are Fair Isle and Dale of Norway.
	www.ringsurf.com /netring?ring=Fairislefibres;action=list (446 words)

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