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Not sure where Fair Isle fits into your machine knitting? These blog posts explain the why and when—giving you a clearer picture before you start knitting.

Side-by-side comparison of Fair Isle and Intarsia knitting samples showing front and back differences

Machine Knitting Techniques

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Intarsia or Fair Isle? What Your Machine Can (and Can’t) Do

Fair Isle or Intarsia? The way you work color depends on your machine. In this post, we break down the differences between these two techniques and how they work on manual, punchcard, and electronic machines. Whether you're dealing with floats or separate yarn strands, you'll get a better handle on what your machine can (and can’t) do.

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Close-up of a machine-knitted Fairisle pattern showing two-color stranded knitting

Machine Knitting Techniques

Double Bed jacquard

Jacquard vs Double Bed Jacquard

The term "jacquard" has a specific meaning the the fashion world, but machine knitters tend to use it differently.

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