As featured in The Observer, Country and Town House.
Knit Fair Isle the way it has been knitted for over 200 years, with everything in one box.
MAK-KIST is Shetland dialect for "tool box", and that's what this is: real Shetland Wool, the right tools and clear charts, designed by Mati Ventrillon, author of Knitting from Fair Isle. It's made for knitters new to colour work. You will make a traditional Fair Isle accessories set: a pair of wrist warmers, a neck warmer and a ski hat.
Inside your MAK-KIST
- 100% Shetland worsted wool in five Heritage colours: Madder, Peat, Gold, Indigo and Natural white.
- A sample of a 2021 Fair Isle fleece so you can see where your yarn begins.
- Yarn snips inspired by the hand shears used to clip the island's sheep.
- A set of 6" Double Pointed, 'driftwood-finished' knitting needles.
- A branded cotton bag to carry your project.
- Postcard, plus a wrist warmer instructions and chart booklet printed on Shetland Reeve paper.
- PDF files for the neck warmer and the hat.
Why you will love it
- Authentic: the colours and motifs come from the Fair Isle tradition.
- Complete: no hunting for yarn, needles or patterns.
- A keepsake: accessories you will wear for years and a kit worth giving.