It’s been welldocumented that knitting has experienced a resurgence of interest in recent years. Even in a place such as Shetland with its strong knitting heritage, it is a skill that to some has been forgotten or remains a mystery.
Meet some of the new generation of Shetland knitters ‘makkin and yakkin’ and hear what inspired them to begin knitting, or to return to a childhood hobby and pick up their wires again.

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