Jennifer Daley will join the Greater St. Louis Knitters’ Guild’s “Fair Isle Extravaganza,” June 19-21, 2026
Jennifer Daley will join the Greater St. Louis Knitters’ Guild’s “Fair Isle Extravaganza,” June 19-21, 2026
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Jennifer Daley will join The Greater St. Louis Knitters’ Guild’s “Fair Isle Extravaganza,” June 19-21, 2026.
For more information about the “Fair Isle Extravaganza,” and to register for classes, visit The Greater St. Louis Knitters’ Guild, here:
Join this special celebration of Fair Isle knitting!
In addition to a keynote presentation, Jennifer will be teaching two Fair Isle Knitting Workshops and a Fair Isle Design Workshop:
The Fair Isle Knitting Workshop includes:
- All Fair Isle knitting instruction delivered in person by Jennifer Daley
- Fair Isle knitting tips, tricks, and techniques
- A guided exploration of traditional Fair Isle patterns and motifs
- An explanation of ideal yarn properties for Fair Isle knitting
- A discussion of Fair Isle knitwear design, including color dominance and color theory
- A Fair Isle knitted hat-blocking explanation
- A steeking discussion on how and why to safely cut your knitting
During the workshop, students will be knitting the Knitting Jenny pattern that they individually selected. So, bring your Knitting Jenny pattern and tools to the workshop, and we will knit our way through the workshop!
About the Fair Isle Design Workshop:
Interested in designing your own one-of-a-kind Fair Isle project, including jumpers, cardigans, mittens, gloves, headbands, ski hats, Tam o’ Shanters, and fisherman’s keps? Join us for this special Fair Isle design workshop, which includes all the tools, templates, and information necessary to achieve your ideal Fair Isle knitting pattern in a fingering weight yarn or traditional 2-ply jumper weight wool.
The workshop registration fee includes Jennifer Daley’s 200-page printed publication, titled:
Fair Isle Knitting Design Workbook:
Create Original Stranded Colorwork Accessories in Shetland Wool.
Students can attend the class with just a pencil and eraser, or they can additionally bring any (or all) of the following to facilitate the in-class design process:
- Colored pencils
- A tape measure or measuring device
- Anything for design inspiration, including pictures or photographs or books
- Ideas for their ideal Fair Isle accessory or garment, in terms of color, design, shape, and fit
- Any existing Fair Isle knitted item that is an inspiration for a new design
- Their own fingering weight yarn stash from which their design colorways can be determined
- Any color cards of their favorite fingering weight yarn brand
