History in the Making : Fair Isle Fisherman’s Kep
by Lori Law I recently completed my first ever ‘fisherman’s kep’, knit in Harrisville Shetland, in the style of Fair Isle as can be found in the Shetland Museum. (Still in need of a...
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An Introduction to KNITSONIK
by Felicity Ford The term KNITSONIK describes my art practice in which I combine textiles (KNIT) with sounds (SONIK). The K at the end is deliberate because I was thinking about KODAK and XEROX...
Yarn : A Glimpse of Two Yarns
by Stephannie Tallent When I was planning The Wild West: Stranded, I wanted to show variety in not just the designs but the yarns. I chose to work with two yarn companies, Elemental Affects...
Spin the yarn : Fjord Mitts
by Rachel Brown Fjord Mitts – Spin the Yarn It’s that time of year when I start hunting around for any and all handknit accessories I can find. I live in a place that,...
Dec.2011 Club Spinning – Foehn Cowl & Mitts : spin the yarn
The project base for this club is a set of matching gloves and a cowl, knit in a stranded fair isle pattern making them both squishy and extra-warm to block those winter winds.
Both fibres were spun to create a semi-worsted sport-weight yarn. […]
Ballycastle Tam PDF
Knit from a range of natural-colored Shetland wools, this traditionally shaped tam features a corrugated ribbing, simple peerie bands for the body of the hat, and a star-patterned crown. […]