Elizabeth Johnston of Shetland Handspun shares some useful tips for anyone planning to knit her cosy ‘Mirknen Dags and Legwarmers’ from the Shetland Wool Week Annual 2020. ‘Mirknen’ is a Shetland word for sunset and literally means the ‘darkening’. In summer we call sunsets the ‘simmer dim’ and winter is the ‘half light’. The light changes slowly and as it darkens becomes the ‘mirknen’. These Mirknen Dags and Legwarmers are perfect for keeping warm when the winter sun sets.
