I'm just popping in in between my Craft Fair preparations to share with you the link to a Radio programme I was involved with alongside my Auntie who works at Radio Shetland. Its all about Shetland Wool Week and if you were here in Shetland you will hear a lot of familiar voices (Hazel Tindall,…
shetland culture
shetland wool week
Shetland Wool Week was busy but brilliant, it gets bigger and better every year. Here are some photos from the eyes of me - a Shetlander working throughout the week. Ill be back soon, til then Happy Knitting xxx
shetland wool week annual
I mentioned in my last post that I had two patterns in the wonderful Shetland Wool Week Annual, now that Wool Week is nearly upon us I thought I would share some pictures of my two patterns. My first offering is my Rof hat, the motif is inspired by the roof's on Crofthouses, you might…
stasis wristwarmers
When I made my Stasis jumper I mentioned briefly that I had tried initially to knit the jumper entirely in Loft, the Brooklyn Tweed yarn which the original pattern is made in. Knitting machines are fickle creatures and soft, easily breakable yarn does not a good combination make. So I ended up knitting both sleeves…
sunday walk
Thank you for all the lovely comments and emails on my last post about the Shearers, its very appreciated and I'm really pleased it was of some interest to people other than my relations! As I have mentioned Shetland, like much of the UK, has been suffering from a rubbish summer punctuated by one or…
herring photos
I recently bought these two photos from the saleroom, the photos themselves are nice and they cost me the mighty sum of two pounds but what the photos represent was really why I wanted them. Since I bought them they have sparked an interest in me about my family and the role they played in a…
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