‘Fair Isle Sweaters Simplified’ and ‘The Original Philosopher’s Two-Handed Fair Isle and Other Stories’ by Philosopher’s Wool
Our book ‘Fair Isle Sweaters Simplified’ and our instructional video ‘The Original Philosopher’s Two-Handed Fair Isle and Other Stories’ (approx. 59 minutes) are visually inspiring, as well as instructional in all of the steps and techniques that are used in the creation of our beautiful sweaters. You will learn the two-handed fair isle knitting technique we use to create many of our sweaters from three knitted tubes. You will learn the simple cut and sew method for creating cardigans more simply. Lots of other tips and techniques abound in these wonderful reference materials. In addition, the book includes 16 of our sweater designs.
To view short excerpts from our video, ‘The Original Philosopher’s Two-Handed Fair Isle and Other Stories’ which in it’s complete version (approx. 59 minutes) includes many other tips and techniques such as steeking and the cut and sew method, please click below .
The original 2 Handed Fair Isle DVD has been upgraded to a memory stick. The quality is excellent. Included in the package is a pattern for the Color Your Own sweater used in the instructional material, and pictures of various Philosopher’s kits designed since the original video was filmed.
Limited number of copies are now available..
Add ‘The Original Philosopher’s Two-Handed Fair Isle and Other Stories’ to my knitting bag:
‘Sheep to Shawl’ by Patricia Kim for Philosopher’s Wool
“Sheep to Shawl”- a pattern booklet of eight stunning shawl and throw patterns that you can see here. They include new fair isles (knit in the round), arans and an absolutely stunning total beginner’s striped knit shawl. It is beautifully laid out with many of the pages watermarked with pictures of our sheep grazing in the pastures, and gorgeous pictures of some of our friends wearing the shawls in peaceful beach settings by Lake Huron. We are confident that you will enjoy our work as much as we have enjoyed putting it together with Patricia Kim. 44 pages. Consider ordering a shawl kit at the same time so that you can make one right away!
‘Cabled Accessories’ by Patricia Kim for Leisure Arts
Leisure Arts has published this 12 page booklet of Philosopher’s Accessories. It includes the patterns for their cabled mittens, scarf and hat, as well as their miser mittens or fingerless gloves. All are knit in 2 ply worsted weight except the mittens which are in 3ply chunky weight. If you wish to knit a full set of accessories you require 4 skeins of 2 ply and 1 skein of 3 ply. We hope these patterns and our wool will be useful for keeping family and friends warm in the cold months to come!
This is the new edition of ‘Foot Notes’ by The Sock Guy, DJ Madl. It contains all the original 13 sock patterns to match some of our sweaters. This version is 8×10″ and published by Leisure Arts at a new lower price than the privately printed first edition. If you have left overs from your sweater knitting you will be able to make these gorgeous socks to match, or you may wish to purchase a colorway kit just to make 5 or more pairs for gifts!
Commemorative Vintage Canvas Bag designed by Mary Azarian
We have a special bag for you to carry your Philosopher’s Wool knitting projects in. Created from a woodcut designed especially for us by Mary Azarian, you will find this bag a practical and handsome tote.
