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Woolly Originals

place, pattern and colour combine in beautiful, original design

Next week (all being well at the printers) we are hoping to release our new Shetland Oo book! For those who don’t know, this is not a book of patterns, but a documentary project in words and photographs exploring the world of Shetland wool. Tom travelled all over Shetland meeting and photographing Shetlanders who work…

Cockatoo Brae

Yes, you did read that correctly — Cockatoo Brae. This remarkable phrase is, in fact, the name of a lane in Lerwick, Shetland, and it is also the name of the final yoke in my collection. This design emerged from an exciting collaboration with my friend Ella. In Shetland, machine and hand knitting go very…

yoke collection

By: Kate Davies Designs September 29, 2014September 21, 2018

knitting, Shetland, textile history, YOKES!Ella Gordon, hand knitting, Kate Davies, machine knitting, Norweigan knitting, Shetland knitting, Shetland Woollen Industries Association, Unn Søiland Dale, yoke knitting, yokes!48 Comments

One of the many fun elements of researching my book has been seeking out yoked sweaters on eBay and in charity shops. I have learned a lot from these garments, which are often a hybrid of machine and hand-knitting, and thought I’d share a few of them with you today. I think I showed you…