Sweaters are a staple for fall and winter, but there's a specific pattern that pays homage to the holiday season: Fair Isle. This technique is a "style of knitting, using different colors to ...

One company in particular, known as Dale of Norway today, was key to maintaining interest in traditional sweater design. There were different patterns affiliated to specific areas.

Suddenly the pattern was available in stockings, gloves, scarves and finally, pullovers. The look shot to popularity in the 1920s, when a portrait of the then-Prince Edward by Sir Henry Lander was ...

But now, for the first time since its 2012 launch, the Detroit-based business is letting people create their own designs. You'll never again show up to a ugly sweater party wearing the same thing ...

The raised patterns in cable-knit sweaters create additional air pockets for insulation while providing attractive texture.