Shetland wool

Colour: Blood Orange Shetland Marl, Size: Medium/Large

Ravelry: CarlaM's Fair Isle Shetland sampler/scarf

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Today I'm excited to share with you some work I did for the lovely people at Shetland Wool Week. As the name suggests, Shetland Wool Week is a week long event that celebrates the Shetland wool, textile and farming industries. It takes place once a year, during the Autumn and the organisers approache

The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2020 has been named today as Shetland knitwear designer, Wilma Malcolmson, who is internationally renowned for her skilfully blended Fair Isle knitwear. The much-anticipated annual hat pattern, which is now synonymous with the launch of the patron has also been released. This year’s official hat, designed by Wilma, is called ‘Katie’s Kep’.

Thank you all for the great feedback from the past few posts. Before we get into the actual yarns we produce I have one more post about the wool that goes into our yarns, back to Oliver.. Shetland …

The one vintage garment we can never find enough of is the humble Fairisle tank top. With this in mind, we have developed a range based on original forties patterns. In this section, you will find vintage-inspired knitted vests to suits all tastes and budgets. As well as the sleeveless Fair Isle slipover styles there

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

Fantastic events all week. Gudrun and I dropped into the Shetland Museum and watched Linda demonstrate Fair Isle Knitting using a knitting belt. She brought along some baby hats from her collection. The one on the right was worn my her mum in the 30's and Linda wore it when she was a teenager, and

The Merchant Fox on Instagram: "Stay Warm Wear Wool. Shetland Wool Sweaters"