Karen Whooley

Fair Isle Crochet: Demystifying Colorwork

with Karen Whooley

Crochet Fair Isle patterns that look just as smooth and sharp as knitting! Join expert instructor and published author Karen Whooley as she demystifies Fair Isle charts and provides tips for creating your own colorful patterns. Learn how to cleanly change colors and carry your yarn with floats on the back as you crochet the cozy Poet’s Shawl. Work over your second color to avoid floats that snag and banish bulk by carefully encasing your ends as you crochet the beautiful and functional Tapestry Trivet. Finally, conquer the Fair Isle hat by seamlessly adding rounds — and colors — without noticeable jogs interrupting the graphic motif. After this class, you’ll have the skills you need to confidently create complex-looking color patterns that are continuous and utterly beautiful.

  • 7 Sessions
  • 3h 10m
Karen Whooley

Karen Whooley

Karen Whooley is an award-winning crochet designer and instructor based in Washington state. She teaches crochet and knitting classes at shops, guilds and shows worldwide, including those of the Knitting Guild Association and Crochet Guild of America, with an emphasis on technique. Karen is the author of more than 20 books, including "Top Down Sweaters to Crochet," "Learn to Fair Isle Crochet," "I Can't Believe I'm Crocheting Socks" and more.

Bonus materials available after purchase

Fair Isle Crochet - Patterns

Download this PDF for supply lists and charts to create the projects featured in this class.

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