Latest Yarns from a Shetland Croft Spring and summer are usually the busiest time of year on the croft and this year was no exception. Since I haven’t posted for a while either on here on social media I thought I would do a bit of a round up of what’s… Continue reading Latest Yarns from a Shetland Croft
Shaped by the Weather The weather plays a huge parts in our lives here in Shetland. It’s often the first point in conversation, it can determine what the day looks like and so often plans have to be changed due to the weather. As I sit here in my kitchen I can hear the wind… Continue reading Shaped by the Weather
Mincemeat Crumble Tarts This was first posted on 24th December 2018 Christmas wouldn’t be the same in our house without a fully stocked tin of mincemeat tarts. I have experimented with recipes over the years, adjusting the quantities and proportions of ingredients, and have found a recipe that works well. I often get asked for… Continue reading Mincemeat Crumble Tarts
Langsoond Laceweight Yarn is Not as it Seems This post is a copy of the newsletter I sent out on November 23rd November 2023, in case customers affected are not on my newsletter list. In the last newsletter I spoke about how excited I was about the new Langsoond lace weight yarn (I still am!),… Continue reading Langsoond Laceweight Yarn is Not as it Seems
Wearing Jumper The next pattern in the series of designs featured in the book, Langsoond, A Shetland Yarn: 10 Modern Knitting Patterns Inspired by my Island Life is the Wearing Jumper. The Wearing Jumper, as the name suggests, is a very wearable garment, suitable for everyday use. It is often desirable to have an… Continue reading Wearing Jumper
Brake Blanket Over the past several weeks of I have been unwell with a nasty virus and ear infection and I have spent a lot of time lying down under a blanket. It therefore seemed appropriate that my next blogpost in the series about the patterns in my book, Langsoond, A Shetland Yarn is the… Continue reading Brake Blanket
Scarpigert Cardigan After a bit of a delay I’m back to writing the series on the patterns that make up my the book, Langsoond – A Shetland Yarn; 10 Modern Knitting Patterns inspired by my Island Life. The Scarpigert Cardigan is the first pattern I designed for the collection in Langsoond Double Knit yarn;… Continue reading Scarpigert Cardigan
Jacobina Cowl Over the next few blogposts I will be sharing the patterns that feature in my new book LANGSOOND – A Shetland Yarn. The first pattern seems an appropriate one to start with, a cowl named after my Granny, Jacobina who lived next door when I was growing up and played a huge part… Continue reading Jacobina Cowl
Peerie Leaves Jumper September 15, 2020 Update: The pattern is now available as an individual download on Ravelry here. It’s good to be able to show you the Peerie Leaves Jumper, my contribution to this year’s Shetland Wool Week Annual! Earlier this year the organisers of Shetland Wool Week, an event that… Continue reading Peerie Leaves Jumper
Foula Snood February 23, 2020 At the beginning of this year, I decided that instead of making a New Year’s resolution I was going to tackle my “to-do” list rather than adding more to it. I tend to thrive on coming up with new ideas and researching new projects but often doing… Continue reading Foula Snood
