Fair Isle loop scarf

Hand-knit pattern pdf download (english)

Fair Isle knitting’s uniqueness lies in the fact that the motifs used, never repeat. They can have the same numbers of rows, but there is always something unique and different on each of them.

The Loop Scarf is a continuous display of 24 beautiful traditional patterns, carefully chosen and combined. It will easily wrap twice around your neck to give you cosy protection from wind and cold. It’s a single layer of fabric so the reverse can also be on show. Perfect to wear every day.

The possibilities for playing with colours are infinite, this knitting pattern will provide you with charts for a couple of traditional options. One in the famous bright Fair Isle colours, with a slight “Marie twist”, one in the natural colours of Shetland sheep. It also includes the chart for a colorway inspired by the sea and a blank chart for you to design your own.

The knitting starts with a provisional cast-on, the last row of the scarf is then grafted together with the first row for an invisible seam.

The hand knitting Loop Scarf pattern was originally published in the Shetland Journal Issue 1, a publication by Shetland Wool Adventure using the Storm Dennis colourway that Misa Hay created during her holiday in Fair isle. 

The scarves in the pictures are for illustrative purposes only. They have been knitted on a flat-bed knitting machine to help you see how the shape, design and colours look like. 

Yarn : Jamieson’s of Shetland, Spindrift (2ply equivalent to 4ply/fingering weight; 100% Shetland wool; 105m/115 yds per 25g ball) 

Yarn quantities are provided as estimates, given the numerous color combinations possibilities. Due to the diverse options, calculating exact usage becomes challenging.