During the Allover exhibition at the Shetland Museum, I kept being drawn to a particular style of jumper seen in several of the pictures: shaded diamonds in browns with a bright motif. I wanted to take this traditional style, often used in men’s jumpers, and reinterpret it in a simple tube cowl. Then, I decided to create a completely different second colourway to show how Shetland knitting is always evolving, constantly in motion and changing, without forgetting where it came from.

Materials
Jamieson & Smith
2ply Jumper Weight (2ply equivalent to a 4ply/fingering weight); 100% Real Shetland Wool; 25g ball

Colourway 1:
Yarn A: Brown (80); 2 balls
Yarn B: Moorit (4); 1 ball
Yarn C: Dark Fawn (78); 1 ball
Yarn D: Pinky Fawn (3); 1 ball
Yarn E: Light Fawn (202); 1 ball
Yarn F: Peachy Orange (90); 1 ball
Yarn G: Bright Orange (73); 1 ball
Yarn H: Bright Turquoise (71); 1 ball

Colourway 2:
Yarn A: Purple mix (FC55); 2 balls
Yarn B: Aubergine (134); 1 ball
Yarn C: Fuchsia (43); 1 ball
Yarn D: Pink (52); 1 ball
Yarn E: Lipstick Pink (7); 1 ball
Yarn F: Turquoise (75); 1 ball
Yarn G: Turquoise Mix (FC34); 1 ball
Yarn H: Bright Orange (73); 1 ball

3.25mm (or size to match tension) circular needle (40cm) or DPNs Spare needle of same size and length for grafting Crochet hook and smooth waste yarn for provisional cast on Stitch markers (8 and one different for BOR) Tapestry needle for grafting and weaving ends

Tension
32 sts and 28 rounds to 10cm over colourwork

Tension for this project is not crucial but it will affect the finished size and the amount of yarn used.