Tuesday Travels. . .Shetland Museum and Archives

I will start with this tongue twister and you will find the reason why as you read on. . . . The reason for the tongue twister was this display in the Shetland Museum and Archives. In my family I am known for my love of butter and when I saw this display in the…

Wasn’t sure what title to give this post.

My younger daughter found a knitting pattern that she thought would be good for using up my many left over bits of wool. The pattern is very quick and simple to make.  I was going to title the post “Thong Socks” but then thought of the meanings of the word “thong”.The thong the knitting pattern…

The Shetland Textile Museum. . . .Tuesday Travels

I had read about the Shetland Textile Museum before we visited Shetland so it was one of the places on my list that I had to visit.  The bod is a restored fishing station and is the birthplace of Arthur Anderson who gifted Queen Victoria some stockings in fine Shetland lace. Out front of the…

Some crazy knitting

My daughter asked me, quite some time ago, if I would knit her a fox scarf, the pattern was in a book she had bought. I wasn’t in love with the pattern but because my daughter wanted it I was happy to knit it for her.  I always like when my family ask me to…

At last some Shetland knitting for me

While we were in Shetland I visited Jamieson and Smith so I could purchase the colour cards for future knitting when back in Australia.  It means I can choose the colours and know they will be the actual colour which is so hard to do if you are choosing the colour from pictures on the…

Finally some Shetland knitting

On our recent visit to Shetland I was able to purchase Shetland wool to knit some articles for me. The first thing I am going to knit is Sheep Heid by Kate Davies.  I have knitted several Owlet jumpers which are also designed by Kate Davies but this time I am knitting a beanie.I bought…