"104 year old yarn bomber is World's oldest street artist."

Grace Brett.

I missed my calling.

#15, "Knitter in Residence." It makes sense, if you follow stranded knitting.

Thanks to my friend Nora for calling my attention to this.

Local Color

Toronto Ontario, Canada, Summer 1971. Dad spots a photo opportunity during the trip he and Mom made to Dad's high school reunion.

Mom's suit was quite elegant; it was one of the tailored garments she sewed.

"The World's Cutest Sheep"

""My girlfriend showed me a picture and I laughed because I didn't think they were real."

A Scottish farmer takes measures to protect his Valais Blacknoses.

"[E]ven within this small cluster of islands, there are knitting traditions specific to each island."

Knitting in the Shetland Islands.

Great Tapestry of Scotland

Lovely.

Kelpies, rising.

"Kelpies are mythical Scottish water beasts, generally malevolent in nature, and able to assume many different forms. The Loch Ness 'monster' should perhaps be more accurately described as a kelpie, and in Scottish song, art and literature, kelpies most often take the shape of a horse."

Shetland Wool Week

Shetland Wool Week just ended. Check out these photos of children knitting at Jamieson & Smith.

Knitting Note: Foula Wool

I knit primarily with Shetland wool because that fiber is perfectly suited for finger-weight, fair-isle knitting. I presently am working a sweater for a man that’s done almost entirely in natural, undyed shades. I've worked in these shades before, and I favor them. I recently learned about a breed of sheep—Foula sheep—whose wool really does produce an extraordinary palette of shades.
 
Foula wool is a DK, not fingering, weight, so it's a bit thicker than the yarn I usually use. I'm pretty motivated to try it—especially after seeing the cardigan swatches Tom of Holland knitted.

Let's look at some Foula sheep:

The Pooch's Pony

BeAnne, the terrier, likes to ride Shetland Ponies.

(The ponies are the same ones that wear fair-isle cardigans.)

A sheep race ...

... with knitted jockeys riding the rams.

Monday is laundry day.

What's to be done with Shetland fair-isle jumpers after Shetland ponies wear them?
 
The sweaters must be washed, of course.

"I've been trying to knit and I'm really bad. I should be asking for tips."

Said the Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to Scotland.

"Shetland" Ponies ...

... wearing Shetland, fair-isle sweaters.

Thanks to usoniaboy for calling attention to this article.

"Furtivo"

He's a snake on a plane.