i gave my pal Vivian one of my crofthoose cushions recently as she was going back to Uni on the mainland after Summer. I asked her how the cushion was settling in and she sent me this picture..so cute. i need to make more!!

 six little pincushions that headed of to The North Rock Gallery to be in the Wirset exhibition in Wool Week.

I am struggling with feeling motivated to do my machine knitting. i know i want to do new designs and vaguely what feel i want them to have but that's not making me do it!! I had a brief burst over the last couple of weeks as i made some cushions and pincushions for my cousin Suzannes…

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when i was doing my knit unit in 2nd year i used the 70s/80s as inspiration, in particular i focused on Shetland at that time. Essentially everything changed.. because the oil came. Obviously i wasn't alive but you can see the before and afters everywhere in Shetland. Little croft houses next to very 70's houses.. strange hotels.. large groups of…

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Gunnister, Northmavine

 spending time with my poorly dog, niece time, working with peats, banner making for partysgot my knitting machine, and my studio is beginning to get sorted out. My business is getting going. 

one thing I love about Shetland is the skies we get. degree show is over, real life has begun.

even though this giles deacon 'eek' manicure is ancient, i thought id give it a go. I thought about doing union jacks but to be honest im sick of looking at them.I hope prince phillip gets better soon though!

I have been busy setting up my degree show, it doesn't feel real yet, and i dont think it will til after its all done. i will hopefully get my setting up finished tomorrow, and I might go knit more cushions on Wednesday.the weather was fabulous last week, 22 degrees or something yesterday.. in Shetland. I couldn't believe it. The kind…

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