For Shetland Wool Week 2023 I designed these little stars for a class that my mother and I were taking.

The Firth Fine Lace Shawl is a reproduction of a shawl contained in the Shetland Museum and Archive lace collection and this is a miniature version of that shawl.

The Firth Fine Lace Shawl is a reproduction of a shawl contained in the Shetland Museum and Archive lace collection.

For over 45 years Betsy, Elizabeth’s mother, had thought about a hap with viking galleys/longships but it never came to fruition.

For over 45 years Betsy has thought about a hap with viking galleys/longships but it never came to fruition.

The Bird’s eye pattern has to be one of my favourite Shetland lace patterns.

The Shirva Shawl was inspired by the yarn.

The inspiration for this crescent shawl came from a Fair Isle yoked jumper I remember from when I was little. The body of the jumper featured a single stitch of a different colour and had a Fair Isle yoke.

In Shetland lace most patterns are knitted on a garter base.

In Shetland lace knitting the candlelight pattern is usually knitted on a garter base but in this cowl it is made on a stocking stitch base. Once the cowl was finished I did not blocked it as I loved the texture of the unblocked pattern. It can be blocked if you wish but this would make the finished size bigger.

This cowl was inspired by my Granny’s trees which she planted near the burn. In Shetland there are not many trees but you will see the pattern of the tree in so many items made with Shetland lace.

In Shetland there are not many trees but you will find the tree motif in a lot of lace items from scarf to stoles and haps.

My Turvie shawl is named after the hill in Shetland which is located behind the house that both my granny and my mother was born in. It is in a beautiful place called Sandvoe.

I wanted to design a lace scarf which introduced people to Shetland lace and the inspiration came from where I grew up in Shetland - next to the beach with the red granite hills surrounding us.

The colour way and name of this yarn was Kilauea after the volcano in Hawaii created by The Blue Brick.

Growing up in Shetland I lived near the Giants Grave, two standing stones. They always reminded me of the long history of people in Shetland.

This mini Shetland hap is made in the traditional method of outside in.

This mini Shetland hap is made in the traditional method of outside in.

I joined the Knitting Needle Lane Yarn club and was sent this beautiful yarn. Its colour made me think of little purple flowers in Shetland when I was growing up.

Hevda is a triangular shawl knitted sideways from corner to corner with a lace edging with a steek running along the top edge.

This beautiful shawl/poncho is perfect for a wedding day when you need to keep your shoulders warm or for a simple summer’s dress.

This asymmetrical shawl uses traditional Shetland lace patterns on a garter base.

This crescent shawl features lace diamonds on a garter base.

This knitted lace rectangular shawl contains the traditional Shetland bead pattern and is made on a garter base.

This crescent shawl begins with a garter tab. It is knitted from the neck downwards with a lace edging.

This rectangular scarf features a variation of the New Shell pattern. New Shell is a Shetland lace pattern.

This crescent shawl features steeks as the pattern instead of its usual place as the edging.

The Vaa shawl is a Mobius loop which uses a traditional Shetland lace pattern on a garter base.

The Tirl shawl is rectangular in shape, which uses a traditional Shetland lace pattern on a garter base.

The Fladda Shawl uses traditional Shetland lace patterns and has a garter base.