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hello everyone, I can't believe we are in November, it is becoming very dark here in Shetland. Every year it's a surprise how quickly the darkness returns, hopefully, the winter won't feel as long as usual... since I last posted the summer has passed which leads into Shetland Wool Week and of course the Annual,…
Hello everyone, just a quick post from me today. When this is posted Shetland Wool Week will have started which means my Tvier mitts from last years annual are now available for download from my Ravelry store! Of course I love all my patterns but this was one i was/am particualrly fond of - I…
Hello everyone, I hope you've had a nice summer! Things have been pretty busy around here and today I thought id share my design for this year's Shetland Wool Week Annual alongside an extra pattern I've designed to go alongside it. This is the Einar hat - when I designed this I think i was…
Hello everyone! I thought I would do another video after Shetland Wool Week sharing some of the things I picked up and some other stuff, I hope you enjoy it! things mentioned: Shetland Wool Week Annual Jamieson & Smith: A Shetland Story Langsoond Yarn The Croft Shetland Tweed Woollenflower A Year of Techniques Shaila Mittens Shetland…
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…
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! I'm sorry I haven't posted sooner after Shetland Wool Week, what a crazy week it was! I felt like it just flew by. I did two classes and a talk and of course I was working at J&S the whole week. I really did try but failed to take too many pictures but I…
A few weeks ago, I shared a photo on Instagram of a yoke cardigan I had got from eBay, it emerged when I bought it that I had purchased it from my auntie Louise, in Shetland! However I loved the colours in the yoke and particularly the mixture of moorit and blues which I had…
this post is not meant to bash either to the company or the person that contacted me, I just thought it was interesting to share and sparked a train of thought within me.. I was recently contacted by quite a large clothing brand, based in the UK wondering if I would write a piece for…
Hello! thank you for the nice response to my Bairns Crofthoose Yoke pattern! Today I thought I begin my series on my new knit along for my Crofthoose Hat, I know there are lots of patterns we all want to knit all the time and sometimes a bit of advice or just even talking about…
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