Beautiful Sock Yarn & Wool for Your Next Project
A photo story of the Norwegian Star Hat Version 2. The only changes in this version are in the striping sequence, and this was due to the quantity of the yarn I had in these colours.
The original post for the Norwegian Star Hat goes into detail about the pattern.
In August, while I was helping my niece finish quilting her beautiful patchwork quilt, she asked me if I’d knit a fair isle vest for her for Christmas. I said yes, although with a sense of trepidation, as at the time, I had never actually knit a full-size fair isle garment. I’ve knit accessories and Sasha doll-sized fair isle sweaters.
So an exciting knitting journey of discovery began.[Read More]
A follow-up photo story of the Crofthoose Hat and Fingerless Gloves designed by Ella Gordon. The previous post is a Shetland Colour Story – Crofthoose Hat & Fingerless Gloves and goes into detail about the yarn and colours chosen.
I am just showing how beautiful these patterns are when worn. I loved knitting these and adore wearing them even more when out for a dog walk on a cold Autumn day.
I love giving useful Christmas presents that I know the recipient with enjoy. This is particularly nice when it is a hand knit gift.
In September when we were visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Britanny, I happened to ask if there was something my brother-in-law would like for Christmas, other than the usual socks.[Read More]
The Baa-ble Hat pattern designed by Donna Smith for Shetland Wool Week 2015 turned out to be an addictively fun pattern to knit.
When I finished knitting the second hat I still had plenty of the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in Ivory, Charcoal and Sea Foam left over. [Read More]
The first Baa-ble Hat was for my husband Neil and he didn’t want a pompom which mean’t I still had some of this gorgeous Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran yarn leftover…
and having finished knitting his hat, I knew that I really really wanted a Baa-ble Hat for myself! So it wasn’t long until I was casting on Baa-ble Hat Number 2. This gorgeous hat designed by Donna Smith for Shetland Wool Week 2015 is an addictive knit![Read More]
Inspired by my wonderful memories of our extraordinary visit to Shetland, I found myself reading through my copy of the Shetland Wool Week Annual 2015 for the umpteenth time…
I’d been intending to cast on the Baa-ble Hat designed by the Shetland designer Donna Smith (Shetland Wool Week Patron for 2015) so many times during the past year…[Read More]
We were lucky to visit the Tangwick Haa Museum on Northmavine when we visited Shetland in the Autumn. The changing exhibition at the Museum for 2015 was ‘The Way We Did It.’[Read More]
I’m not known for travelling lightly… My sister can travel for weeks with everything she needs squashed into a small backpack. So it wasn’t unexpected for me to go on holiday to Shetland and bring pattern books and shetland wool from my yarn collection with me. Of course I returned home to Belfast with even more! I however also had squared paper and marker pens for drafting patterns… you just never know when you’ll be inspired. As knitter’s I think we just like to be prepared.
I cast on the Scatness Tam on my 50th birthday after a wonderful day walking around Sumburgh Lighthouse and exploring Jarlshof.[Read More]
Hello, I'm Nicolette Kernohan. I love sharing unique knitting projects, exploring colour & inspiring your creativity. Knitting Squirrel sells knitting wool & sock yarn in glorious colours & fibres.
