This isn't true, and is based off a Synge play where a man was ID'd by his socks. Aran sweaters as we know them developed in the 20th century, and older fisherman sweaters were less decorative and had different construction (ganseys).https://twitter.com/blind_bombshell/status/1201966364677877764 …
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Fair Isle has a long (ish) history as far as I know, there’s a museum in Skye is there not? Anyway, yes, stranded knitting is a way to make the fabric thicker and it is a relatively easy way to do colourwork.
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