Shetland wool

For those on more of a Shetland wool budget, texture can be conveyed with a lampshade.

First of all there is Shetland wool.

Black squares and rectangles are woven of the chenille, and the red background is made from the Shetland wool.

Men's Shetland wool sweaters start at $18; cashmere range from $125 to $495.

It was so cold in that bedroom I could see the outline of her nipples through the thick Shetland wool. '

A snug red shetland wool band has a wide row of soft purple angora down the middle, $22.

He had shrugged off his black down jacket to reveal a blue Shetland wool sweater he must have inadvertently tossed in the dryer.

To give the sweater texture, he designed it to be hand-knit from two yarns, a flat Shetland wool and a thicker rayon chenille.

Ms. Baszucki's designs include pullovers and cardigans made of Shetland wool, but there the resemblance to classic Scottish knitwear ends.

His jackets and coats of shrunken Shetland wool had knotted strips of wool like drawstrings placed on the vertical and drawn up randomly to make the hemline uneven.

For any knitter new to Shetland wool, the work appears very harsh when knitted, but don't be put off, once washed to remove the oil it comes up beautifully soft and fluffy.

Finally his mother's sandalwood chest vanished too, and along with it, the fine hand-loomed blanket of good Shetland wool, the blankets that had kept his sister from the frontier cold these past nights.

Bundled in a long huge Shetland wool turtle- neck, and legs snug in wool stockings, she enjoyed the chill of the breeze as much as the fierce and specific heat coming from the busy fire.

They can be further strengthened by using a sticky hairy animal yarn (Shetland wool, the traditional choice, is a good example), and using frequent color changes (such as a 1x1 rib or a check pattern) to secure the yarn.

The long cotton and Shetland wool socks, traditionally worn with hunting breeches and Wellingtons, are being shown slouched down or pulled up over the knee with sandals and shorts by magazines like Elle and Italian Vogue.

Tweed is also produced from the coarser Shetland wool, but the Isles are best known for their multicoloured knitwear (made using Fair Isle knitting) and for the traditional knitted lace shawls which are so fine, they will pass through a wedding ring.

In November 2011, Shetland wool produced in the Shetlands gained Protected Geographical Status with PDO classification as "Native Shetland Wool", and became the first nonfood product in the UK to receive such a status.