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Shetland knitwear, but not as you know it. Visit us in Hoswick or browse our boutique online. https://nielanell.com/
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A short video of the nursery pod of Bottlenose Dolphins in Vidlin Voe, Shetland yesterday. Check out some of those tiny calves! Only the fourth confirmed record of this species in Shetland waters.

#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thanks to everyone who has come to see us so far at the Shetland Arts & Crafts Association Fair in Lerwick.

We're here til 5pm today (Sunday).

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This is always such a lovely event!

Thank you to all our fellow exhibitors, café crews and all at Shetland Arts & Crafts Association.
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The ceilings are a bit higher than we are used to, in here!

So many wonderful things to see at the Shetland Arts & Crafts Association Fair.

We're here all weekend:
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-5pm

#Shetland
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
From 6.30pm this evening!

The magnificent Shetland Arts & Crafts Association Fair.

See you there?
From Friday, through the weekend, we'll be up in town for this brilliant annual fair.

Shetland Arts & Crafts Assoc.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR⁠
Clickimin Centre⁠, Lerwick⁠
Find us in the main hall⁠

Friday 7 Nov: 6.30-9.00pm⁠
Saturday 8 Nov: 10am-6pm⁠
Sunday 9 Nov: 11am-5pm⁠

#Shetland
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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STRONG siblings Dhanni and Shauna Moar both recorded world records at an event in Paisley over the weekend, in a stunning double success.
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Top of the world – Shauna and Dhanni Moar smash records in remarkable weekend
STRONG siblings Dhanni and Shauna Moar both recorded world records at an event in Paisley over the weekend, in a stunning double success. Dhanni came away with...
shet.news
November 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
From Friday, through the weekend, we'll be up in town for this brilliant annual fair.

Shetland Arts & Crafts Assoc.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR⁠
Clickimin Centre⁠, Lerwick⁠
Find us in the main hall⁠

Friday 7 Nov: 6.30-9.00pm⁠
Saturday 8 Nov: 10am-6pm⁠
Sunday 9 Nov: 11am-5pm⁠

#Shetland
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Marshmallows with wings and a tail.

Stunning views of three more absolutely beautiful Northern Long-tailed Tits at Tingwall, Shetland today.

Here's one of them.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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A rather late Yellow-browed Warbler in my garden today. #YellBirding #Shetland
October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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So many rainbows today #Shetland
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Ah – it's the number 6!⁠

#BestBus
#Shetland
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Scandinavian style Jackdaws in Burravoe today. The pale half collar hinting at a possibly 'Eastern' origin. #YellBirding #Shetland
October 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Loving this #BlanketStitch variant with variegated thread

#HandEmbroidery #SatinStitch
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The Scotsman's Poem of the Week

'Scene 4. Lisa Simpson Interrogates the Untranslatability of the Joke' by Juana Adcock.
October 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Wow - that blue!
Absolute beast of a female Northern Bullfinch this morning in Lerwick. #YellBirding #Shetland
October 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Absolute beast of a female Northern Bullfinch this morning in Lerwick. #YellBirding #Shetland
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Lovely views of this Bohemian Waxwing in Scalloway, Shetland this afternoon.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
October 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We are delighted to be included in this lovely guide by Jillian Moreno for Modern Daily Knitting.

Last month, Janine Bajus and Jillian visited us in Shetland with a gorgeous group of knitting and fibre enthusiasts.

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Scotland: Edinburgh, Shetland, and Skye – Modern Daily Knitting
www.moderndailyknitting.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hairst.⁠

When the red roof, chimney and Hoswick rosehips align.⁠

#Autumn
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our Inklines long squint cape is now available to pre-order.⁠

This unusual, wearable design is typical of Niela's approach to knitwear.

Katie wears the cape in 'moonlight'. A selection of greys (plus a sunny yellow) are available to pre-order.⁠

⁠Browse: nielanell.com/collections/...

#Shetland
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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An extraordinarily evocative depiction incised on slate, possibly of a Viking Age farmer, from Jarlshof. And if the bird on the right is a domestic fowl - as is usually said - it would be one of the earliest on Shetland.
#archaeobirds 🏺
📸 I think by @catjarman.bsky.social @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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It's feeling very autumnal in #Shetland
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So many interesting and beautiful birds pass through our village at migration times.
A gorgeous male 'Northern' Bullfinch at Hoswick, Shetland this afternoon. A scarce but classic late autumn migrant for us at 60° North.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
October 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Other birds on Yell today included a surprise Great White Egret an expected Jack Snipe and a very pale Redpoll, doesn’t look like an Arctic to me. Another Moorhen today along with large numbers of thrushes kept the interest up. #shetlandbirding
October 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Shetland (Hoswick!) life, knitwear making, colour choosing, the number 6 bus, truly unexpected origin stories of collections, new things (always the first look). ⁠

These are typical subjects of our monthly-ish studio newsletter.⁠

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#Shetland
October 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Really special place, the Silly Sheep!
Visiting the Silly Sheep Fibre Company on Shetland
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM