Mary Jane Mucklestone’s Fair Isle Weekend takes you on an exciting trip to Fair Isle, a windswept island in Shetland, famous for its traditional colourwork knitting. During her many trips to this location, Mary Jane has been fascinated and inspired by the island's rich textile traditions, learning about Fair Isle knitting by looking at old textiles and sharing stories and knowledge around a cup of tea.
Now, she has created a gorgeous collection of designs that she would take for a weekend trip to Shetland when a carry-on bag is all you can travel with. The book contains eight colourwork patterns ranging from small projects like wristlets to yoked sweaters.
Mary Jane Mucklestone is a knitwear designer, teacher and author who has specialized in Fair Isle knitting, also called stranded knitting. Her work has been featured in publications like Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits and in various books.
This hardcover book contains 8 beautiful colorwork patterns ranging from small projects like wristlets to yoked sweaters. (2 sweaters, 1 vest, 2 hats, 1 cowl, 1 pair of fingerless mitts, 1 pair of wristlets)
- 104 pages
- Language: English
- Hardcover, banner
- Weight: approx. 570 g / 1.3 lb
- Size: 190 x 225 x 14 mm.
- Print only, no digital download code available.
- Printed in Latvia.