So special to see clever humble skilled woman sharing so eloquently. Thankyou very much.

@AlisonRendall

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many thanks for your kindness:)

I watched this to keep me company as I’m attempting to recreate a 1940s Tyrolean cardigan. Thank you so much for this beautiful film.

Thank goodness knitting has survived the trials of our times. I learned as a child and have taught a few of my children.

The colours, the tradition, the peace. What a wonderfully wholesome video. Thank you to all involved!

What a lovely film! It was just wonderful. I could watch and listen to Alison knitting by the fire for hours. Such a wealth of knowledge. Loved it!

@AlisonRendall

2 жыл бұрын

That's so nice of you to say, I'm glad you enjoyed the video, your comments make it all worthwhile!

@jeannejanicki1152

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your dedication to your culture. You are cultural treasure in your own right!

Alison - you are a treasure! And your sweater with your Nan’s yarn is so precious!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much ~ yes, I do treasure it.

@mariGentle

Ай бұрын

So happy Alison didn’t throw it out it is beautiful

So glad to see your video. I worked as a staff nurse in Shetland in the sixties. Ihave many happy memories of my time there. Im 84 now, however i plan to visit this summer with my husband and daughter.

@AlisonRendall

Ай бұрын

how lovely to hear you will make it back for a visit. I started nursing in the Gilbert Bain Hospital in the 80's.

Having grown up in a wool community I've been around the skirting, scouring, carding and spinning , knitting and weaving craft all my life . I was blessed to meet and marry a woman with wool in her blood with the same passion that this is more than a craft it is also a history and a lifestyle.

@AlisonRendall

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I couldn't agree more! Glad you found your perfect match:)

Your comment that there's no anonymity struck home with me: I've spent years helping city-dwellers understand and appreciate rural life. One of the keys, to me, is understanding the difference between anonymity and privacy. Anonymity is when you don't know your neighbours nor they you; you share at best hellos on the elevator. It's inactive, flat, requires no effort, gives no reward. Privacy, otoh, is when people know your face, your identity, maybe your business - and grant you privacy. It's gift that's unique. It's a treasure.

@AlisonRendall

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You are so right, we are lucky here to know and care about our communities but still give people space!

Just, beautiful. Thank you Alison ❤

I took myself and my 1996 Vauxhall Corsa to the Shetland Islands way back in 2008. Even to Unst did we go. A most enjoyable holiday. I should have gone the Fair isles too but i never got around to it sadly. Great thanks to God do i give for my visit to the Shetlands. Take care dear lady. Get right with GOD if you're not already.

@AlisonRendall

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Glad you enjoyed your holiday to Shetland ~ Fair Isle is worth a trip if you can make it:)

Wonderful video Alison your knitting sock part reminded me of knitting baby booties for my now adult sons all those years ago. Keep enjoying your life and knitting. Warmest regards from Australia

i enjoyed going back to knitting again and love this specific in Shetland and turning socks at the heel. So interesting and now i am trying some socks soon. Love the scenery and weather- and i feel i am home again. Thank you for your loving remembrances of history, your house and being on the coast-Back home🥰

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Glad you are trying some socks soon, thanks for your message.

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work and the heritage of the Shetland knitters. And allowing us a glimpse of your peaceful Island and home. Thank you

My Finnish mother taught me to knit (and crochet, sew, etc.) and I'm pleased to see Alison holding her needles with hands over them, as I was taught, instead of under which everyone else here in Australia does. I always suspected it was a Scandinavian thing, and am happy to see it here. I'm not so weird then, there is sense behind it - wish I knew when I was younger. Long ago when I was travelling in the far Northern regions, I wished I could just settle as a fisherman's wife by the sea, and knit, weave, sew and cook to my heart's content. This video brings that feeling back to me, far too late now....Lovely to watch this, thanks to Alison and others who put this out. Again, the "small" things in life (they're not really) can be the most important, and worth remembering. Female cultural history is so significant and still often minimised. As is much of male domestic craftmanship.

@AlisonRendall

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your lovely and insightful comment, yes it's often small things that make a difference:)

I admire your dedication to preserve your culture and tell the story of your families thru the knitting Allison. Also keeping the original building alive even though it's just a small remnant honors the spirit of the women who once walked and worked in Shetland. It also honors all women who have fought for equality in their work..Bravo! Your artistry is inspiring. I grew up in Canada in the foster system and just picking up my pins now after 20 years in the classroom. My roots are from Glasgow, John Kyle ftom what little I know. I love knitting, I will.akwats be learning and honoring my ancestry with every stitch. Thank you Alison for keeping traditions and stories vibrant through your craft, talent, vision, and artistry.

@AlisonRendall

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many thanks Amanda for your kind comments :)

And I thought I was a knitter. My socks can hardly be described as vanilla after watching this! Amazing. The pad intrigues me too. My needles are short.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Some use short needles for things like glove fingers but mostly we use longer double pointed needles and knitting belts. Often used by women in the past to knit as they walked. Thanks for your kind comments:)

Thanks for letting me sit by the fire with you. I was knitting too……! Loved all of this! One day I’ll get to Shetland…….and hope to say hello in person at some meet-up or other…..!

What a lovely episode! It gives me a glimpse of the rich tradition of your beautiful islands and heritage of the fair isle knitting. Thanx a lot! Greetings from the Netherlands

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much:) Hello from Shetland!

Thank you for your video. Greetings from South Australia. I am so glad you kept your fairisle jumper you knitted when you were 17. It is beautiful.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

many thanks:)

Love your first jumper! The colors are beautiful.

So lovely-knitting, history, scenic landscapes and poetry in one!! Thank you! I am amazed how they use such a different knitting technique to the one I was taught in the Swedish school over fifty years ago. We ise what I thinknis called continental knitting. This Shetland technique , with the knotting belt(?)seems faster and leaves more room for the hands to steer the two strands of wool. Would be very interesting to learn!

Fascinating! I’ve also been knitting since I was very young, probably 5. Learned from my mom, her mom and my dad. A mixture of German-American and Scot styles. Attending Shetland Wool Week would be a dream!

@AlisonRendall

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Lovely to hear you're a knitter too ~ I hope you can make it to wool week someday:)

I so very much enjoyed the lovely video. Hearing a little about the Shetland traditions. I knit a little, but am in awe of your deep rooted talent. How special to have learned at school and from your Granny.

@AlisonRendall

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thanks so much, glad you enjoy knitting too :)

Such skill, should not be lost. Birdy

Such a beautiful knitter. And I love the poetry at the end. As a West Cumbrian I love our dialect too. Hold fast to the old ways.

@AlisonRendall

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Thankyou Bernice, that is exactly my sentiments too, trying to preserve a way of life that is disappearing all too fast.

Yes, being taught knitting and crochet when young...... we remember!!! I am so grateful for all these mothers and grandmothers, and they kept house, and gave birth to children, ran a farm..... what blessed woman. You are so blessed, look at all the knowledge you know! May God bless you and yr family..

Thank you for the history & culture of Shetland/Fair Isle. The designs are lovely. Seeing knitting with a knitting belt real time. Thanks again. I will be looking up your designs.

@AlisonRendall

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thankyou so much :)

I loved this. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful work and a beautiful lady.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your kind comments:)

Your sweater you made from your Nans yarn is incredible, and I love the colors!!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, they're old colours now!

So lovely to work on my own mending as you worked on your heel turn. All while hearing about the history of your family and your corner of Shetland. Thanks!

@AlisonRendall

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Thankyou for watching and for your kind comments:)

What a lovely documentary...I not only taught myself how to knit in lockdown but went straight onto socks and I turn my heels the same way as you. I too love the magic and the sense of accomplishment. This year my challenge will be a Fair Isle beanie! Thank you for sharing with us

@AlisonRendall

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How wonderful that you learned to knit in lockdown and can now do socks. You will enjoy making a Fair Isle hat :) Thankyou

Alison's demonstration of turning the heel gives me confidence to try knitting socks which I have avoided until now! It was great to see her home as well.

@AlisonRendall

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Laura, I'm glad you've been inspired to try turning the heel, no stopping you now!

@fritula6200

Жыл бұрын

Laura.... l bet you avoided it for years, yet the nagging didn't stop you to try. Blessings!

There needs to be a super like on KZread. Excellent.

wonderful to watch someone enthuse about turning the heel. I taught sock knitting to both girls and boys aged 12yrs for many years and always tried to get them see the excitement of turning a heel. Such a magical process as you turn!!

@AlisonRendall

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It is truly a very clever technique ~ it's wonderful that you taught so many children how to knit socks:)

Your sock tutorial is great - I'm going to try knitting socks again!❤️🙏😎

So interesting to watch . I have been knitting since the age of 8, so 52 years. I am still learning about knitting techniques and love to watch other knitters. I have yet to try intricate colourwork but have been inspired by this video. thank you xxx

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thank you, we've both been knitting a similar long time! hope you go on to enjoy colourwork :)

I’m going to Shetland in June on a knitting tour. It would be great to meet you. You are a wonderful knitter.❤️

Thank you Alison for sharing your history and knitting skill. The socks are gorgeous, and essential as we try not to use clothes that damage the environment

Thank you! I loved every minute!

@AlisonRendall

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thanks so much for letting me know:)

The cadence of the knitter’s speech was lovely to hear while watching her hands knit. Her home which she generously showed is beautiful and has incredible potential. I enjoyed seeing her spinning wheel in the background. I’m inspired! I’m also wondering if she’s sitting in front of a fire in summer! Beautiful work and beautifully filmed!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much for your comments ~ yes you're right, the fire is often needed in the summer time too :)

I am so happy that I stumbled across this video! I enjoyed the history, the lovely landscape, and knitting by the fire. I hope to find more videos like this.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much:)

Stunning colours and designs, thank you for sharing as a keen knitter I will look up your patterns. ❤

@AlisonRendall

Ай бұрын

thanks so much :)

This is a wonderful commentary. I love it. I love knitting but could never do that type of knitting it’s too hard.

Love your jumper as well as your socks. Thank you so much.

Ms. Alison! ...I watched a video which included a clip of black & white film of Shetland Knitters from maybe almost 100 years ago. ...and I've been mesmerized ever since! Their speed was completely astounding!! Might any of your kin be in that film? I totally understand your fascination with socks! I'm not very good but I seem to want to knit socks the most. I've not been brave enough to try a Fair Isle pattern...or any pattern, for that matter. My poor socks are so plain. But you've provided inspiration: maybe it's time to move my skills to a higher level. I've never wanted to travel much...but if I did, the only places I'd like to visit are Ireland and Scotland. I'd only want to visit the country places and spend time with those folks, listening to their stories and working with them. I'm a country girl and have not much for city places. Blessings to you, M'am, for sharing your heart with us!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

I don't know think any of my kin were in that film but i do come from a family of Shetland knitters, many of them faster and more talented than I! Fair Isle knitting adds interest and encourages you to keep going as you want to see the pattern emerge ~ I would encourage you to give it a go. Thanks for your lovely message.

So dexterous! I don’t use my knitting belt all the time however, watching you knit is very peaceful and is a great demonstration. Thank you.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

many thanks:)

Thank you so very much I’ve really enjoy watching you Alison. Blessings Gail 🇦🇺

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Gail ~ hello from Shetland:)

I love this video! Thank you Alison for sharing your wealth of knowledge!! I’ve never knitted socks so watching you was amazing and I love the fire and poem as well. I always like it also when you take us for a walk and share your beautiful island. I grew up on an island also on the coast of North Carolina so a much different climate and landscape for me!

@AlisonRendall

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thanks so much ~ im glad to hear from you.

Thank you Alison. I really enjoyed your video. 😊

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thankyou :)

So interesting and inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing this

Thank you so much, that was excellent.

It was lovely knitting along with you and finally I understand turning a heel! 😊

Wonderfully beautiful. thank you for sharing.

Absolutely beautiful work. Very few people are able to master Fair Isle. I love knitting but have never attempted Fair Isle. I always admire it from a distance. I would like to learn how to knit this sock and how to turn the heel. Its so difficult. Intriuging to see the pouch that holds the needle ... a first for me

You are a very talented knitter/designer! And what a calm presence you exude. Very much enjoyed this. Just created my first pair of socks a couple weeks ago and it was rather fascinating to see how it all came together. An art to be appreciated. I wish you well…

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your kindness ~ sock construction is indeed fascinating:)

Loved this video. I have always wanted to go to the Shetland Islands. Perhaps one day! I started turning a heel in this manner many years ago. I have tried almost every way possible to turn a heel but this way wears the best and fits the best. IMO. Thank you for the lovely pictures of your homeland.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much ~ I hope you can visit someday :)

Such talent & I LOVE your keepsake scrap yarn sweater.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

many thanks:)

Very lovely, thank you.

Wonderful. Thank you.

Thank you Alison! I loved the film, your knitting, the poem , everything! Very nice!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thankyou so much :)

This is such a joy to watch! Thank you so much. I have never knitted in less than worsted except for some socks 20 yrs ago. But not stranded. You are an inspiration. And so happy your history is being preserved. (New York, US)

@AlisonRendall

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thank you for your kind comments:)

what a talented artist! Beautiful. My mom would love this, too. She was a very good knitter and also crocheted.

Wonderful video. How very peaceful this location is. Thank you very much. 😊

Loved everything about this film. Going to purchase the sock pattern now. Happy to support you & all you’re doing to preserve history 💖🧦

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou ~ I'm grateful for your support and understanding:)

Aaaaah so fantastic thank you so so much ❤❤❤

Beautiful film to knit along to, that really moved me to tears and I can’t even explain why. I could listen to Alison talking and knitting by the fire for hours! And thanks to you Alison I now know how to turn the heel, I’ll buy your pattern and socks are my next project ❤

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it moving . . . and found it helpful in learning to turn heels :)

I so very much enjoyed this. You're a wonderful teacher and I am going to make the socks in the bright blue and dark you were working on. They are so beautiful and striking. It was wonderful to see where you live and watch you knit. Thank you.❤️

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for letting me know you enjoyed the film. I'm delighted to hear you'll be making the blue and black socks:)

Really interesting! Thank you 💕

Thank you for sharing your history and shetland makes. I have loved the islands since watching the tv drama 'Shetland' from the beginning. I would love to travel there one year from England for a knitting holiday. I love making socks but have only done 2tog on the heel as per pattern instructions. I've never tried fair isle style or shetland style. Thank you again.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video ~ I hope you can make it to Shetland for a visit someday :)

Thank you, wonderful film! I've wondered about Shetland socks for many years. They must've had socks, I thought. You see patterns for sweaters, mitts, hats, scarves etc, but the sock patterns are missing.

I'm so excited, I bought almost all of your patterns. Ill be completely prepared for next Christmas, a little late for this year. I rea enjoy you color choices. Looking forward to new designs from you.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much ~ I'm grateful. Hope you get everything made for next Christmas:)

@teriadams7398

Жыл бұрын

@@AlisonRendall Thank you for sharing your talents. It's important to keep up traditions, no matter where in the world. I look forward to adding to my Alison Randall knitting library. So happy you put them on Ravelry. I'm hoping to get a pair if mitts done for Christmas, but I have a mechanic shop that takes up a lot if time. Thank you again, I'll be watching. 😊 Love your videos as well.

Thank you for sharing this. I'm so glad I came upon your pod cast I enjoyed it. My favorite heel is flap, turn and gusset.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thank you:)

Wonderful video, thank you so much, I love this art of knitting fair isle.

I enjoyed this! Thankyou so much Alison. My roots are from Pappa Stour. Knitting is what I do a lot of. Colourwork in particular. I felt like I was there with you. Please do some more of these, I would like that so much. Seeing the landscape of Shetland, in the context of knitting design was a real treat. I liked your "first garnsey" colours ..... they were just the thing! Would love a close up and hold so I could see the colour combination and appreciate it more.

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Catriona, I'm really glad you enjoy my films and feel closer to your roots:)

I am enchanted and almost cried and I don’t know why. Loved this truly!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

It is touching to know that you enjoyed the video and felt emotional:)

Love the idea of using two strands for the heel. And I LOOOOVE your Gansey from your grandmother's yarn!

I very much enjoyed this film and your patterns are wonderful. Very interesting to hear about the culture and history surrounding them. I have knitted all my life also, my mother taught me when I was very young, 3 or so. I grew up knitting around the fire, on the bus, while reading a book when I got older (if it was plain knitting) on the train, when visiting friends. I have done Fair Isle knitting but I am not very good at it, I never get the tension quite right. I suppose like everything it comes down to practice. I grew up in England, I am now in my 80s and live in Australia and still make my own wool socks and jumpers and beanies. Thank you very much for sharing this. 😀

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and also for you kind comments. It's interesting to hear of your childhood memories knitting around the fireside like me! What a big move you've had from England to Australia. Glad to know you're still knitting and enjoying it:)

@scrapbagstudios

Жыл бұрын

@@AlisonRendall ❤

So interesting to watch. I’m Norwegian and learn to knit socks from my mam and grandma, nearly as you do, but we turn the heel in another way so there are no “seams”. And we use 5 dpn. By the way, stor in Norwegian means big and bra means good. So the place you told about is big/great and good 😊 I really want to visit Shetland, I know I’ll love it there. Maybe next summer at the wool week 😊😊

Thank you to bringing Shetland to us! I love the idea of designing on the needles as she says! This video has inspired me to look for seasonal colors in the landscape for inspiration for my next knitting project!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou ~ im glad you found the video inspiring:)

Loved this video 🇨🇦❤️

Absolutely beautiful craft. Idk which way to go and ask my money gone to taxes

Thank you so much for showing 💕

I am so impressed by your skills. Also its a most amazing podcast showing us around your lovely island. I'm truly jealous. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

many thanks:)

This is Eileen. It is so interesting to see you knit with your extraordinary skill. Your work is beautiful.

Thank you for an interesting and well shown video. I am a knitter myself. Norwegian. And it is quite different how we do knit, this was really nice to see how you are doing it. Sending crafting vibes from southwest of Norway 😊🇳🇴

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

many thanks, I would like to see how you do the heel too:)

Wonderful podcast. Thank you.

Fabulous work.

Thank you for this lovely video. I enjoyed seeing all of the knitted goods. Best of luck with your restoration project!

❤ Oh my goodness, I am 3/4th of the way through your video, I am so thrilled by all of your story, descriptions, and even instructions regarding your knitting! Lovely❤! What a treat! I learned quite a bit also from you! Thank you so much!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, im glad you enjoyed the film and learned something new too:)

A new to me way to turn a heel - thank you - I can't wait to try it. Thank you for the glimpse into your knitting life.

@AlisonRendall

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and learned something new. Thanks so much.

I had never heard of K3tbl on the heel. Thanks I'll have to give that a try.

Thank you, Alison. Your video, stories and Stoobra socks were all so interesting.

@AlisonRendall

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for letting me know, im glad you enjoyed it.

I love the colours of your first jumper, they are so beautiful!

Lovely video. Can you show the two color heel up close and how you hold. 💙💙

Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington MI USA

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

How kind of you , thanks for your lovely comments ~ hello from Shetland:)

The pillow used to support the one needle looks like it could make much more expedient work!

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Yes it does and it causes less strain on the wrists and shoulders, as well as even tension:)

Watching you knit is so interesting for me as this is how I knit. My father taught me to knit at age 6. I'm a left handed mirror image knitter, I sat in front of him as he patiently showed me the basic stitches. Love your video and those socks are so beautiful 🧶💓. Greetings from Sydney Australia

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much ~ hello from Shetland :)

Wau, thank you for this lovely lesson, i can say, i have a spinning weel just like yours in the background, it surdently looks like mine, its my first weel.. Made by a danish designer, Im danish my self. Greetings, and blessings🙋‍♀️❤️

@AlisonRendall

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your lovely comments ~ interesting to know your Danish wheel is so similar:)

love Shetland, beautiful knitting and history.