i would like a fairisle jumper

michellenealemum

hello a relative in canada would like a fair isle jumper any ideas i have done a web search but not found much
what shops can i just go to buy
thank you in advance for your help
michelle

Edinburghlass_2

For genuine Fair Isle its not cheap...

http://www.scotweb.co.uk/sr_andsh_2H.html

this seems slightly cheaper

http://www.shetland-handknits.co.uk/welcome.html

johng_uk

I think you'll find the local word for Fair Isle jumpers is 'ganzie'

Just a geek fact I thought you should know lol.

bigmomma051204

OMG - the money some people will pay for the ugliest lookin' things....! I know i will probably get shouted at for slating them but Yuk!!!!! I can think of nicer, warm items to wear!

michellenealemum

bigmomma i agree with you couldn't beleive the price and yes i agree not my idea of nice,but who am i to argue she lives in canada and yearns to come to haworth now thats just sad.but if it makes her happy

bigmomma051204

michellenealemum wrote: »

bigmomma i agree with you couldn't beleive the price and yes i agree not my idea of nice,but who am i to argue she lives in canada and yearns to come to haworth now thats just sad.but if it makes her happy

lol

amanda40

We have been to Shetland the last few years on holiday and love it - they have a unique way of recycling their fairisle jumpers - they turn them into Burra Bears - you can give them your old jumper or perhaps one of a family member who has passed on and they will ake it into a bear for you - we bought one as a souvenir a few years back. Here is the page if you are interested!

http://www.burrabears.co.uk/

michellenealemum

amanda40
thank you for the link they look cool,
need the jumper first
but have ideas for later so thank you
michelle

amanda40

I thought there may have been a link on their page for Fair Isle Jumpers too - had a good look and cant although there are a lot of shops listed that also sell the jumpers. There was another part to the company that made Fair Isle Poncho type ( not for men though) it was called Mam's Makin ( it was the Burra Bears mum who was making them.

Maggiesparkplug

michellenealemum wrote: »

hello a relative in canada would like a fair isle jumper any ideas i have done a web search but not found much
what shops can i just go to buy
thank you in advance for your help
michelle

Hey try www.shetland-knitwear.com she also sells the Poncho's and the bears and they now do a Fair Isle hoodie jumper!!

Maggiesparkplug

try www.shetland-knitwear.com poncho's & bears available, this is part of the Spiders Web shop in Lerwick Shetland, they also now sell Fair Isle hoodies!! not online yet, but will be soon.