with Marie - 21st of September
£ 3,950 / per person including VAT
from the 21st of September to the 28th of September 2026 - Please note that arrival to Fair Isle can be subject to weather delays and your holiday will only start from the day it is possible to arrive on the island by public transport, plane, or ferry. If you are delayed getting in to Fair Isle we will expect you to be able to still stay 7 nights from the day you arrive.
Our individually tailored, week-long knitting holidays give you time to explore all things Fair Isle.
We offer a unique opportunity to come to the island to get a taste of the extraordinary life here and learn something of the craft of Fair Isle knitting at its source. During your time with us, you can explore Fair Isle patterns and techniques, looking at the yarns we use, testing out different colour combinations and trying your hand at the flat-bed machine to produce your own piece of knitwear.
You can choose what you wish to make: maybe a matching scarf and wrist-warmers, perhaps an array of hats as gifts for the family or, for those more advanced,a garment.
Whilst basic hand-knitting skills are an advantage, no prior experience of machine knitting is required. We are able to teach all you might need to know to gain confidence and feel at ease with simple machine knitting. Modern Fair Isle knitting equally combines hand-finishing with work on the machine, so there will still be plenty to do by hand!
Please visit the Knitting Holiday page for full details.
What’s Included :
Introductory group video call to get to know each other and set hopes and expectations.
7 nights in an en-suite shared twin bedroom at the newly rebuilt Fair Isle Bird Observatory Hotel in Fair Isle.
Transport once on the island.
All meals: breakfast, light lunch and dinner.
Note that meals are provided on a set menu
Guided visits : Fair Isle Museum, croft visit and a wildlife walk or hike.
28+ hours of tuition covering Fair Isle design and knitting on a flat-bed machine as well as hand finishing techniques.
Materials: 100% pure Shetland wool for your chosen project (s)
This is a £25 booking fee which will be deducted from your deposit invoice. Once the holiday of your choice reaches its minimum number of participants, we will send you an invoice for a 50% deposit. Payment of this deposit will confirm your booking. Payment can only be made by bank transfer.
If the holiday does not reach the minimum number of participants, two knitters, your booking fee will be refunded. If you choose not to proceed with your booking and/or fail to pay the deposit invoice within 7 days, your booking will be cancelled, your spot will be reallocated, and the booking fee will not be refunded.
The remaining 50% balance is due 90 days prior to arrival.
The holiday price is based on two knitters sharing a bedroom. Single bookings for shared bedrooms will only be confirmed once a second knitter is booked for the same holiday.
Each booking is for one knitter only. If you’re booking for a knitting friend too, please make a separate purchase for them so we can collect everyone’s details individually, there is a form for you to fill so we can collect all the details we need.
If you would like to bring a non-knitting partner tick this option on the booking form.
Price for a non-knitting partner is £1975.
Please make sure you are read and understood our Terms and Conditions, this link will provide you with Standard Information Form on Traveller’s Rights when booking a Package Holiday, feel free to email us any questions : hello@fairislewithmarie.com
£ 3,950 / per person including VAT
from the 21st of September to the 28th of September 2026 - Please note that arrival to Fair Isle can be subject to weather delays and your holiday will only start from the day it is possible to arrive on the island by public transport, plane, or ferry. If you are delayed getting in to Fair Isle we will expect you to be able to still stay 7 nights from the day you arrive.
Our individually tailored, week-long knitting holidays give you time to explore all things Fair Isle.
We offer a unique opportunity to come to the island to get a taste of the extraordinary life here and learn something of the craft of Fair Isle knitting at its source. During your time with us, you can explore Fair Isle patterns and techniques, looking at the yarns we use, testing out different colour combinations and trying your hand at the flat-bed machine to produce your own piece of knitwear.
You can choose what you wish to make: maybe a matching scarf and wrist-warmers, perhaps an array of hats as gifts for the family or, for those more advanced,a garment.
Whilst basic hand-knitting skills are an advantage, no prior experience of machine knitting is required. We are able to teach all you might need to know to gain confidence and feel at ease with simple machine knitting. Modern Fair Isle knitting equally combines hand-finishing with work on the machine, so there will still be plenty to do by hand!
Please visit the Knitting Holiday page for full details.
What’s Included :
Introductory group video call to get to know each other and set hopes and expectations.
7 nights in an en-suite shared twin bedroom at the newly rebuilt Fair Isle Bird Observatory Hotel in Fair Isle.
Transport once on the island.
All meals: breakfast, light lunch and dinner.
Note that meals are provided on a set menu
Guided visits : Fair Isle Museum, croft visit and a wildlife walk or hike.
28+ hours of tuition covering Fair Isle design and knitting on a flat-bed machine as well as hand finishing techniques.
Materials: 100% pure Shetland wool for your chosen project (s)
This is a £25 booking fee which will be deducted from your deposit invoice. Once the holiday of your choice reaches its minimum number of participants, we will send you an invoice for a 50% deposit. Payment of this deposit will confirm your booking. Payment can only be made by bank transfer.
If the holiday does not reach the minimum number of participants, two knitters, your booking fee will be refunded. If you choose not to proceed with your booking and/or fail to pay the deposit invoice within 7 days, your booking will be cancelled, your spot will be reallocated, and the booking fee will not be refunded.
The remaining 50% balance is due 90 days prior to arrival.
The holiday price is based on two knitters sharing a bedroom. Single bookings for shared bedrooms will only be confirmed once a second knitter is booked for the same holiday.
Each booking is for one knitter only. If you’re booking for a knitting friend too, please make a separate purchase for them so we can collect everyone’s details individually, there is a form for you to fill so we can collect all the details we need.
If you would like to bring a non-knitting partner tick this option on the booking form.
Price for a non-knitting partner is £1975.
Please make sure you are read and understood our Terms and Conditions, this link will provide you with Standard Information Form on Traveller’s Rights when booking a Package Holiday, feel free to email us any questions : hello@fairislewithmarie.com