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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,…
recent walks to st. ninians, the burn and Ollaberry. Lighter nights, hentilaags, baby lambs and grey skies. I was given a new lens for my camera and I'm enjoying trying it out, it doesn't look like it in these photos but the weather in Shetland has been quite good and I'm hopeful for a nice summer. I'm…
hello everyone, happy weekend! So although I have so, so many yoke jumpers and cardigans I am always on the lookout for more. I frequent ebay often and have a list of saved searches (I would tell you them but then you might start getting all the goodies..) When I was in Edinburgh for EYF…
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, long time no see! I don't know how many of you are extreme procrastinators like myself but this week it has seemed that I had a mountain of things to do so instead I decided to take a day trip up to Whalsay! I wanted to visit the Shoard Charity shop (#lifetimeambition) and also…
Hello everyone, I'm sorry I haven't been back sooner to tell you about New York, I thought I'd try something a bit different with the gallery above so you could see some of the pictures I took (just on my phone) while I was away. I also filmed a video today with a haul and…
Hello and Happy New Year! thank you for the kind comments on my last post, today I thought I'd take a look back over 2016 and some of my knitterly escapades.. This year was definitely a year of designing for me, that begun with my Crofthoose Hat and the announcement that I would be 2016's Shetland Wool…
hello everyone! sorry its been a quiet few weeks since my last post, (thanks as always for the nice feedback!) work has been busy, the days are getting shorter (today it was nearly dark at ten to three PM..yuk!) but I have a few things to share which I have recently bought - some new…
Hello! I thought it was time for another video, apologies about the lighting and shadows but it's winter now in Shetland and the show must go on! I hope you enjoy it :) things mentioned: Gamaldags Crofhoose Vest Adelaide Yoke Pullover Woollens Knitting From the North Big Book of Mittens Knitted Cable Sourcebook Westknits Bestknits…
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