Patterns: There are 13 patterns from leading Shetland knitwear designers. Expect vibrant Fair Isle motifs and patterns, subtle, intricate lace, weaving and more.

• SWW 2022 Patron Linda Shearer’s ‘Bonnie Isle Hat’

• Donna Smith’s ‘Jemima’s Jumper and Cowl’ – heritage pattern

• Mati Ventrillon’s ‘Moosidales Hat’

• Kathleen Anderson’s ‘Da Palm Beach Mitts’

• Hazel Laurenson’s ‘Merran’s Cardigan’ – heritage pattern

• Alison Rendall’s ‘Stjarna Smucks’

• Edina Szeles’ ‘Seaweed Scarf’ (weaving pattern)

• Wilma Malcolmson’s ‘Ripple Wristlets’

• Elizabeth Johnston’s ‘Sea Breeze Cardigan’

• Rachel Hunter’s ‘Ristie Poncho’

• Ella Gordon’s ‘Sunbeam Dog Coat’

• Linda Shearer’s ‘Nesbyen Socks’
  View the yarn requirements for each pattern. 

Features

• Two heritage pattern features – on the distinctive Merran’s pattern which originated in Unst in the 1930s; and an interview with Donna Smith on how she gave a contemporary twist to a distinctive monochrome Fair Isle jumper from the Shetland Museum’s collection.

• An article by Janette Budge on Shetland Flock Book aficionado Anne Doull with photos by Alexa Fitzgibbon

• A look into the fascinating array of handmade and very individual Shetland ‘dressing’ boards in the Shetland Museum’s collection; beautifully illustrated by local artist Aimee Labourne

• Textile design researcher, Dr Sarah Dearlove takes a look at the tweed collection and explains how it’s a global story of design ideas, colour experimentation, and cloth quality development