Fair Isle patterns: peerie band, star band, diamond band in three colourways

Fair Isle is Shetland colourwork, knitted in the round in fine native wool with never more than two colours in a row, the pattern stacked in bands — a wide panel, then a narrow one, then another. These nine set a peerie band, a star band and a wide diamond band, each in three fleece colourways. Ask for a different band width and the same three colourways carry it.

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Frequently asked questions

What size do these print at?

Each pattern is drawn at A3 proportions with an even margin, so it prints clean at A3 or scales to A4.

Can I ask for a different band width?

Yes — the direction field takes a different width and the same three colourways render it.

What's the difference between the three colourways?

Each colourway keeps the same never-more-than-two-colours-a-row rule and swaps the fleece shades, from natural undyed tones to a brighter modern set.

Is this respectful of real Shetland Fair Isle knitting traditions?

The set draws on the stranded, two-colour-a-row banded technique of Shetland Fair Isle knitting as a style reference for a generated pattern, not a reproduction of any specific knitter's chart.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.