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Fair Isle knitting originated on the remote island of Fair Isle, which lies between the Orkney and Shetland Islands to the north of Scotland in the U.K. Genuine Fair Isle knitwear, which is made of Shetland wool with no more than two colors in any one row, has a star motif for authenticity.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
This unisex item is soft, warm, and made from 100 percent Scottish Shetland wool.
—Christopher Friedmann, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
Early knitters made stockings, caps and scarves, dyeing sturdy Shetland wool with indigo and madder to create earthy blue and red and with lichens to get red, brown, orange and purple.
—Jessica Iredale, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022
It’s made from a just-fuzzy-enough, 100 percent brushed Shetland wool, made in Scotland.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
My favorite Shetland wool sweater is sold out in the U.S. and only available in Canada, but the Katahdin Iron Works is an excellent fill-in available stateside.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2021
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
This unisex item is soft, warm, and made from 100 percent Scottish Shetland wool.
—Christopher Friedmann, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
Early knitters made stockings, caps and scarves, dyeing sturdy Shetland wool with indigo and madder to create earthy blue and red and with lichens to get red, brown, orange and purple.
—Jessica Iredale, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022
It’s made from a just-fuzzy-enough, 100 percent brushed Shetland wool, made in Scotland.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
My favorite Shetland wool sweater is sold out in the U.S. and only available in Canada, but the Katahdin Iron Works is an excellent fill-in available stateside.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2021
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“Shetland wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shetland%20wool. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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