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For all knitting enthusiasts, my blog is a treasure trove of information on everything related to Shetland knitting and Fair Isle knitwear. I'm always happy to share behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of my latest projects and offer helpful tips and tricks for knitters of all levels.
Fine Shetland Wool
October 1, 2014Harold Moffat is a neighbour and former work colleague who has built up quite a reputation as a breeder of sheep which produce really fine Shetland Wool. He has won many prizes for fleeces. It is good to know that his grandson, Morgan, also has a keen interest in maintaining a flock of high quality ...
Foula Wool
August 28, 2014One of the reasons I wanted to visit Foula over the summer was to meet Magnus Holbourn, the man behind Foula Wool. I chose to go there on a boat trip from Scalloway which included going around the whole island. From the sea we could see the sheep on the sides of the cliffs, in what appears a v...
Dolphins, Porpoises and a Basking Shark
August 28, 2014Dolphins, porpoises and a basking shark were all seen on Wednesday 27 August as a group travelled from Scalloway for a day trip to Foula on MV Cyfish. We had calm seas, a light wind and an almost cloudless sky - perfect conditions. The last time I travelled this way to Foula the weather was cold and...
Shetland in summer (3) - rowing
August 22, 2014Shetland has approximately 900 miles of coastline and the sea is never more than about 5 km away so boats and rowing are an integral part of island life. Rowing races gained popularity over the last 20 years. These photos are from a day of racing where teams and their yoals (rowing boats) gath...
Shetland in summer (2) - peats
August 18, 2014In the past the people in almost every house in the rural areas of Shetland - and many in Lerwick and the bigger villages too - kept warm, cooked and got hot water by burning peat which was cut from the hillsides during the spring and summer. Nowadays fewer people 'work' peat so the hill is qu...
Shetland in summer (1) - favourite beach
August 13, 2014Shetland in the summer brings many photo opportunities but the sunshine means that sitting at the computer to share them has taken a back seat. Over the next weeks I will be looking at the photos I've been taking, and rekindling memories. I grew up by the sea and spent many hours playing on this shi...
Shetland Textile Museum
June 27, 2014Shetland Textile Museum is housed in the Böd of Gremista, on the outskirts of Lerwick. This museum opens over the summer months and attracts visitors from all over the world, as well as Shetlanders. Each year the display in the museum has a different theme and this year it is the knitting being...
Film editing
June 8, 2014"The Art of Fair Isle knitting with Shetland's Hazel Tindall" - a film which shows me explaining the process, and knitting, of a Fair Isle cardigan - is two steps nearer release. Elizabeth Johnston is the technical adviser; she has wide experience of instructing in knitting, as well ...
Birkheads Secret Gardens
June 1, 2014I have been sorting out the many photos I have taken over the last months. Almost every day I seem to read that getting rid of clutter is a good idea; tidying photos is an easy place to begin. My intentions to blog regularly fizzled out, a bit like my attempts to keep a diary in the past. Now I...
Shwook hat
May 29, 2014When I was asked to be Shetland Wool Week’s patron for 2014 I was invited to design a pattern. We discussed the possibilities and agreed upon a Fair Isle hat, which could be knitted over the summer then worn during Shetland Wool Week. A hat is not too difficult, nor too big and wearing a hat w...
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About Shetland
Shetland is the most northerly group of Scottish islands. Apart from mainland Scotland, the other near neighbours are Norway to the east and the Faroe Islands to the north west.
