Can I still wear my Fair Isle jumper?

[WineGetsMeThroughIt]

Just that really? I have one and it's lovely and warm. But if I wear it now, will people see it as a Christmas jumper? I feel like they've been adopted into that category now....

It’s mid winter of course you can enjoy your jumper! I’m wearing mine still :)

Fairisle jumper is virtually the definition of Hygge, which is for life.. not just for Christmas!

Unless it's got a big picture of a plum pudding on it I think it should be fine.

I've got mine on today...what makes you think you can't wear it? They are classic winter jumpers, not high fashion.

In any event, you wear what you want, not what Instagram or Vogue dictates 🤦‍♀️

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

Unless it's got a big picture of a plum pudding on it I think it should be fine.

Lol. Fair Isle will always be a classic style and I wear mine Autumn and Winter

On her Instagram, Holly Willoughby was wearing hers early October. I believe she has her finger firmly on the fashion pulse.

It’s a winter jumper, wear it.

I've got two and I made them both . They took me ages and I'm damned if I'm going to only wear them in a 2 week window every year!

I'm still wearing mine and intend to wear it all year round!

I’ve just bought a gorgeous pale blue one from woolovers it’s not at all xmassy and I will be wearing it tomorrow!

Had mine on today.

I'd love a fairisle jumper but sadly didn't manage to buy one before Christmas as most of them seemed to have really high necks. Is it too late? Any suggestions, anyone?

Can we share pictures or links? I'd love a genuine fair Isle, but I am an h cup, they never fit, and if they fit on the bust they're a tent elsewhere. What defines genuine fair Isle? Is it a woolly term...?
Boom boom....

I always call them ‘Scandinavian jumpers’ and I believe you can wear them whenever it’s cold. Look at Sarah Lund from The Killing!

I started wearing mine in October and will put it away when it gets too warm to wear it. I’ll never wear a Christmas sweater.

Can we share pictures or links? I'd love a genuine fair Isle, but I am an h cup, they never fit, and if they fit on the bust they're a tent elsewhere. What defines genuine fair Isle?

Here are mine (homemade). One is sleeveless and neither of them look very Christmassy so I'm happy to wear them whenever. They are made of pretty thick wool, so they are very warm.

Fairisle is a method of knitting where you use multiple colours (though traditionally never more than 2 on any one row of knitting) and strand the unused colour along the back of the work. There is a certain style and types of motifs that are particularly typical of traditional Fairisle knitting, but these days any knitting with coloured patterns is often referred to as Fairisle.

I bloody hope so - I just spent £lots on a new one for Christmas and plan to wear it year round!

Love those jumpers @crazyjinglist I recognise the patterns as I'd been swithering about knitting my own after a first (pretty successful, if I do say so myself) attempt at a FI hat, but ran out of time to get it knitted for last Autumn .

Yep I can empathise with that - I am a sloooow knitter and never end up finishing things by the time I wanted to wear them!

Fairisle knitting is so much easier than it looks! It's just knitting the knit (rather than pearl) stitch in the round. No seams, minimal concentration required. Love it.

Istex is an Icelandic brand and have loads of great patterns if anyone interested.

@crazyjinglist

Yep I can empathise with that - I am a sloooow knitter and never end up finishing things by the time I wanted to wear them!

YY to this! The hat was doable, the jumper would have taken too long - I take my (FI) hat off to you, it’s gorgeous

I’ve got a new duvet cover with a fair isle pattern on it and my 19 yr old dd insists it’s a Christmas one and says I should take it off the bed now that Christmas is over.

Thank you for your picture @crazyjinglist and explanation, I'll explore. I can't knit, I learned once years ago from a left handed cousin (I'm right handed, now I can't pick it up again). I intend to try as I think I need to try doing my own sweaters eventually.

Mine is from Toast and cost the GDP of a small country. Damn right I'm wearing it.

@crazyjinglist, that sleeveless one is gorgeous, I love it! You are clever!

Thank you @Tanaqui! I think it's my favourite thing I've knitted. And it wasn't that hard. I've since made dh a Fairisle hat and am about to make one for me, with a motif and colour scheme I'm designing myself for the first time!