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Hello everyone, I have a new pattern! Ever since I made my Hap Cowl pattern I have debated about trying to fit the well-known motif from a hap into a yoke. And the Hap Yoke is the result! if any of you have knit feather and fan you know it very pleasantly stacks on top of itself…
Hello everyone, someone on my ravelry group asked me the other day if I was planning on doing a video soon so as I was off a couple of days this week I decided to film something along with my much needed tidying up (as an aside I am NOT ALLOWED to buy any wool for…
Hello friends! Yes its been a peerie while since I posted but my hands have not been totally idle, I recently finished the yoke you see above and I make good enough notes that I could do a new pattern, this is the Adenia Yoke and you can purchase the pattern on my Ravelry store…
Hello everyone! You may remember a few years ago I knit myself a vest from a Japanese pattern. The pattern in question was from a Japanese book about Cowichan knitting. I loved the pattern but it had teepees on it which I decided to switch out for something much more common in my landscape -…
Hi everyone, the other day I finished something I've been knitting on and the recipient was here for a couple of days before she jets off again so I took the chance to get some photos of my pal Vivian in her new Ola Yoke! It has taken me a bit longer than planned to get it finished…
Hello everyone! Sorry for the radio silence over the summer, the weather has been... shock horror..... quite nice in Shetland so I haven't been doing too much knitting and what I have been doing I can't really share yet so it's not very blog worthy! BUT last weekend I did something quite exciting which was…
hello everyone, I have done another little video update for you just catching up on some things I've been doing so I hope you enjoy it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTLjX4jPDDY things mentioned: Ola Yoke Vatsland Jumper One that got away yoke Machine So Faded Whalsay Exhibition (last year's post, this year's post) Wool Journey Colour Confident Stitching Knitting Patterns from…
Hello everyone! so in my last brief post, I mentioned I was working on a new design, and here it is! I have called it the Vatsland Jumper, and that's where me and Dad went to take the pattern photos. I'm so pleased with how this design has turned out from my head to the sample,…
Hello everyone! thank you for the lovely comments on my last post about my trip to Whalsay, today as promised I'm back with a new pattern release, the Ola Yoke! This is my version of a traditional Shetland yoke jumper, as you probably know these are my favourite thing to make and wear, I probably…
Hello everyone, I'm so sorry I have been so quiet since I came back from New York, this year has been a bit tough so far but in two days I leave for Edinburgh Yarn Fest and I am. so. excited..!! I thought I'd do a quick blog and remind you all that after Friday…
