Fairest of Them All

For a pattern with chilly Scottish roots, Fair Isle can sure warm up
the heart. Named after a tiny island just north of Scotland, the traditional knit is coziness personified with wintery prints, soothing color palettes, and yarns as soft as a baby’s bottom. King Edward VIII may have given Fair Isle the royal seal of approval and more recently the likes of Ted Baker and Juicy Couture have made it trendy, but children’s designers add a sweetness and tenderness to the fabled knit that can’t be beat.

—Angela Velasquez