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Hello everyone, a quick post from me today - just sharing a new pattern I put on ravelry last week. I have unfortunately become rather an unfestive being which is a shame but one thing about the dreaded festive season I do like is lights. In particular I am fond of the more vintage looking…
Hi everyone, thanks for the lovely feedback on my last post. Earlier this year I did a post with some photos taken on my phone. As the winter draws in and I start taking way fewer photos again I thought id share some from my summer and autumn. shetland museum / anni albers exhibition It's…
Hello everyone, you may have seen something exciting today announced over at Kate Davies instagram ..I was very honoured earlier in the year to be asked to design a hat using Kate's Milarrochy Tweed yarn for her Milarrochy Heids book, and today my Breiwick Hat was revealed as the first pattern and the cover!! My…
things mentioned: shetland wool week annual donna smiths langsoond einar hat einar mitts moorie cardigan making uyea hat ram jam strange brew kate davies snood joy of colour anni albers exhibiton frida kahlo exhibition
hello! I survived Wool Week, I'm not going to lie - this year was pretty full on and I still feel like I'm getting over it! but today I thought id share a few pictures of an exciting design I have featured in an upcoming magazine. My Moorie Cardigan is featured in issue 6 of…
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, a couple of weeks ago I had a lovely few days in Fair Isle so I thought I'd share some of the copious amount of pictures I took. I was there with my pal Vivian and my knitting pals Mary Jane, Gudrun, Lori and Jeni. We were working on something secret which will…
hello everyone, happy Sunday! thank you for all the nice feedback on my Hap Yoke last week, we have been lucky the past couple of weeks and had some lovely weather in Shetland so i have been taking the opportunity whenever I can to be outside and appreciate it. I take a lot of photos…
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…
