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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…
Hello! I'm back, sooner than I thought with my new pattern! It is a cowl, which if you know me you know I wear most days. It is inspired (obviously by the name) by Shetland Haps. Haps seem to have been everywhere lately, what with Kates book and the numerous Hap knit-a-longs there have been. Last…
Last Saturday my dad asked me if, after I'd finished work at lunchtime, I wanted to come over to Bressay and help (errr.. take photos) of clipping his pal Campbell's sheep. So after misreading the ferry timetable (spot the toonie) I scurried from work and just made it. Bressay is a 7-minute ferry ride from…
Hello, thank you for all the comments and discussion on my post on Friday, today I thought we'd look at something a bit more cheery - Crofthoose Hats! I meant to do a lot more for the KAL but things have been so busy that I just haven't had a chance - happily though people…
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…
As soon as we got the new Natural Shetland Heritage yarn into my work I knew I wanted to make something with it, I had the idea to make yet another (this is my fourth!) variation of the Puffin Sweater by Kate Davies, its is such a great pattern and I knew it would work…
hello, I'm sorry for the unexpected silence over the past few weeks, I wish I could say I have been so busy doing lots of fun things and have lots of knitting to show you but I'm afraid I've been feeling very blah and uninspired. However, this weekend just been I did do something a…
This feels very unusual to talk about something non-knitting related with you, but! it is to do with making because yes I made that dress you see in the photo above! It was my cousin's wedding at the weekend and a few months ago I was feeling very uninspired looking through all my usual places I…
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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