Fair Isle jumper - just for Christmas?

[StepIntoXmas]

I was given this lovely jumper for Christmas last year and haven't worn it yet

https://www.weirdfish.co.uk/p/women/i/lowell-fair-isle-jumper-boysenberry-203008

The advert itself says wear in Autumn 😆 but are Fair Isles just for Christmas?

I wear my fair isle jumper in October/November/December…but doesn’t feel right wearing it in Jan/Feb and I can’t explain why!

I've just treated myself to one from Bosie. I tried one on in Seasalt because I liked the colour but it was incredibly itchy (mohair/acrylic), made in China & cost £85. Yes, the Bosie one cost more at £135, but it's 100% wool & made in Scotland. It's gorgeous on & doesn't itch. I expect it to last me years.

Sorry just saw this. If you're a 12-14 the 14 would fit well, it's not tight fitting with just enough room to be comfy. If that makes sense!

Definitely not just for Christmas BUT "100% man made fibre" and "Fair Isle" in the same sentence will have the residents of Fair Isle clutching their pearls and sacrificing several haggae.

(I'm a Scottish Knitter btw, the people of Fair Isle and the wider Shetland Islands are extremely proud and protective of their heritage and this cheap imitation would get them in a right old tizzy. They are currently going after Tom Daley and Channel4 for cultural misappropriation 🙄😴.)

I mean it has Christmas trees on it so I would probably limit it to December only.

There aren’t any Christmas trees on OP’s jumper.

I wear my fairisle jumpers all the time . For Christmas I have Christmas jumpers they are obviously for Christmas only

I’d say that it has geometric patterns on it that could be interpreted as Christmas trees. Outside the festive season, OP could say to those who accuse her of wearing a Christmas jumper that they’re just patterns have a passing resemblance to Christmas trees.

I have the same one but in the ivy green I love it but it's not a xmas jumper just fair isle

Not just for Christmas - ask the Scandinavians.
If folk are looking for wool fair isle my local TK maxx sells them for under £50.

I knit stranded jumpers/sweaters/gansers for myself and wear them any time it's even a little cold. The ones I make are not Fair Isle, which is very specialised, but they are none the worse for that. (Nor are they "Christmas Jumpers"! Good grief.)

I knitted the most recent one in Norwegian because Ravelry didn't have it translated into English and I really wanted that pattern. www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/0611-01-pullover

I don't think the pattern on the OP's jumper is a Christmas tree; I think it might possibly be a fir-cone. The snowflake pattern (which has eight points and is not a snowflake anyway: snowflakes have six) is a traditional Scandinavian pattern and definitely not reserved for Christmas any more than snow is in Scandinavian countries, or come to that spruce trees are only there at Yuletide. And the things on the OPs jumper are crosses, not snowflakes....

Wear it whenever you feel like, OP. Having any garment or doormat or tablecloth or duvet cover only for Christmas is clean daft.

You must be southern or something. Or just really ignorant of your own country. What do you think Shetlanders do? Only wear fair isle jumpers at Christmas? Give me a break.

When Marks started punting them out with tartan pyjamas a few years back.

I think their desire to spawn a new must have Christmas purchase has actually reduced sales overall.

Thanks @OSTMusTisNT and @NorWouldTilly for the information about genuine Fair Isle. Enjoyed reading it and genuinely learned something.

Again I can't believe the mixed comments but do appreciate your opinions. Even if some are a bit rude (could just be me being oversensitive). I was genuinely just asking if it would look like it I was wearing a Christmas jumper if I wore it in October/November as well as I have social anxiety. Didn't expect some of the comments thinking I'm ridiculous for asking such a thing.

Look for a wool one in a charity shop op. Don’t touch acrylic! It’s not even cheap! My 100% wool charity shop finds were £20 and £15. The latter is a Barbour.

@bridgetreilly Absolutely gorgeous jumpers!😍

I wouldn't normally be considering anything over £100 but .....

I'm salivating, but would cry if it bobbled or washed wrong.

It's got Christmas trees in pots on it.

Fair Isle is a style of knitting from, well, Fair Isle, a small island in the middle of the sea and part of the Shetland Islands. Fair Isle is worn year round, as required. If that jumper is 'Norwegian inspired' or 'Scandinavian' then it's not Fair Isle though. Edit - looking at it, I'd not call that Fair Isle at all. They could actually be reported for their lazy use of the wrong descriptions.

Yes but has to to wool or high wool content. Ten years ago even Primark used to do wool jumper in winter - I've got two fairisle ones they did but they are old and holey now. It's very hard to get wool on the high street now sadly except in the men's department ( looking at you m&s!)

Primark wouldn't have sold Fair Isle jumpers.

Okay - Fair isle style - you know what I mean. A nice wooly jumper with a fair isle style yoke design. Yes they did i have two.

I love it. I would have worn it after Christmas last winter as we had a lot of snow and sub zero temperatures in January.

OP’s has no wool.

Can’t see that.