Shetland knitting

ericka eckles on Instagram: "[image description: a short film showing a piece of Fair Isle Knitting, bands of ever changing motifs knit in a variety of different colours. The knitting lays on a grey wooden board, and is being cut open along especially knit stitches] The yarn used in the picture is all proper Shetland wool, having been spun from actual Shetland breed sheep. I've used an assortment of the 2 ply jumper weight from @thewoolbrokers and the Spindrift from @jamiesonsofshetland. Mot

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History of Supported Needle Method

In Episode 89 our feature interview focuses on fine Shetland lace, as we speak with the Curator of the Shetland […]

Ravelry: Shetlandic knitting

A review by Nadine Buntenbeck on taking the online knitting belt class with Janette Budge. This is an unpaid honest review shared with kind permission from Nadine. Also known as @ootthewindae on Instagram and Ravelry.

Located in Lerwick, the capital town of Shetland, Jamieson & Smith, are long established as the islands primary purchaser of the Shetland Wool clip. We annually purchase the raw fleece from over 700 local crofters andfarmers.

Knitting books available online from Jamieson’s of Shetland. We stock a range of sweater, hat & scarf knitting patterns as well as shade cards.

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