Mattie Yoke

My Mattie Yoke is a child’s jumper, inspired by the colours and motifs of Taatit rugs. These traditional pile bedcovers of Shetland were made by pulling wool through a base fabric into long loops, then trimming the loops to create a pile. This made for a thick, insulating bedcover for frigid Shetland winters. The wool was dyed with natural dyes and worked into designs and motifs often related to folklore. The Mattie jumper is made from much finer hand-knitting wool and is knitted in stocking stitch rather than looped pile, but it will keep its wearer warm wherever they encounter winter’s cold.