Fair Isle

a banded geometrical pattern knitted into garments using variously colored woolen yarns.
clothing featuring such a pattern, especially sweaters.

Fair Isle

noun

an intricate multicoloured pattern knitted with Shetland wool into various garments, such as sweaters

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Fair Isle¹

After Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands where the knitting pattern originated

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Fair Isle¹

C19: named after one of the Shetland Islands where the pattern originated

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More food options are also available in the district now: Celebrated chef Tom Douglas has expanded with more indoor seating at his Serious Pie branch in the brewery district, and Beast & Cleaver started selling its popular bacon cheeseburger inside Fair Isle Brewing.

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Elsewhere, W magazine suggested: "Cardigans and fair isle knits were the most prominent knitwear trend this season."

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The famous bacon cheeseburger that draws lines around the block at Beast & Cleaver butcher shop is now also served at its offshoot Beast & Cleaver 49th Street, inside Fair Isle Brewing in the Ballard Brewery District.

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I first had José Garzón and Stefanie Hieber’s food when they were popping up at Fair Isle Brewing in Ballard in 2020 and fell in love with the pork belly fried rice.

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By late July, Beast & Cleaver will offer its signature burger and other beer bites inside Fair Isle Brewing in Ballard, to be called Beast & Cleaver 49th Street, said owner Kevin Smith.

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