User-friendly Byre Wrap Kit [IFDyCUkK]

The ultimate shawl to wrap yourself up in. Knitted in luxurious, drapey merino—the reversable nature of the double-sided jacquard fabric is shown to full effect in this large 'hap' (a Shetland word for shawl). Wearable art.

Design

This collection came about from an ideas exchange with Scottish artist Karlyn Sutherland. Inspiration came from her installation in a byre at Latheronwheel in northern Scotland—where she mapped the fall of light.  The Nielanell Byre collection is an interpretation of Karlyn's work in knit.

Materials & manufacture

• 100% extra-fine merino wool
• Made in the Shetland Islands, Scotland

Size & fit

This is a very large wrap. Some even wear it as a blanket scarf.

• A (width): 54cm 
  
• B (length): 248cm

All knitwear is individually made, so measurements given are approximate.

Installation by Karlyn Sutherland, at Latheronwheel, Caithness

Design inspiration

The Byre collection of knitwear takes the glass pieces and drawings made by Karlyn Sutherland, and reinterprets these in knit—both the 'pattern' and the shapes of the garments are related to the installation.

Karlyn Sutherland mapped the fall of light within a historic byre (cattle barn) at Latheronwheel, near Lybster in Caithness.

Karlyn's drawings made on specific days at specific times then became panels of glass, which she hung in the space. Each of these shapes of light are only seen once a year (on a clear day)—the glass becomes a recording and echo of the light.

Drawings of the fall and movement of light, later to be made in glass.