Over the last year, SOK has been contacted several times about lace shawls held in private collections. All of the shawls have been beautifully knitted and have shown a high level of knitting skill. Some have included patterns that are also used in Shetland lace, or...
Fair Isle is one of the best-known colourwork traditions in the world. Its patterns are beautiful, its history is rich, and its name is known far beyond the shores of Shetland. But that wider popularity has also created confusion. Today, the phrase “Fair Isle” is...
Some people are surprised to learn that SOK: Shetland’s Organisation for Knitters includes domestic machine knitting as part of our work to preserve Shetland’s living knitting heritage. When people think of Shetland’s knitting heritage, they often...
A phrase you will see often in our communications is ‘living knitting heritage’. This is a purposeful choice of words. Historically, heritage work has dealt with the protection and management of tangible items and sites, rather than lived practices. A...
In April 2026, SOK: Shetland’s Organisation for Knitters welcomed more than 80 attendees to ‘Mrs Hunter’s Shawl: A Return to Shetland’, a public event celebrating the life of Agnes Hunter and the lasting importance of Shetland lace knitting. The event...
Recent Comments