marlet strippit scarf

marlet strippit scarfA simply beautiful scarf, this is one of our bestselling pieces of knitwear. Our customers love the variety of colour used within these scarves (there are seven colours of yarn in each). A versatile accent for a range of outfits. Pattern and colour Stripes (strippit is the Shetland word for striped) break up the mottled animal print of the marlet pattern in a range of colourways bright and zingy or subtle and muted. We make very small editions of the

A simply beautiful scarf, this is one of our bestselling pieces of knitwear.

Our customers love the variety of colour used within these scarves (there are seven colours of yarn in each). A versatile accent for a range of outfits.

Pattern and colour

Stripes (strippit is the Shetland word for striped) break up the mottled animal print of the marlet pattern in a range of colourways...bright and zingy or subtle and muted. 

We make very small editions of the Marlet strippit scarf colourways. Once a colour is sold out it is unlikely to be repeated.

Sustainability

The strippit scarf makes use of very small quantities of each of the seven colours of yarn needed. This is one of the ways we use design and slow, intentional making to cut out waste from our process.

Yarn is a precious resource and we find ways to use it all up as efficiently as possible.

Sizing & fit

• A (width): 18cm
• B (length): 178cm

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

Materials

• 100% extra-fine merino wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100)

Manufacture

We are committed to sustaining and being part of UK knitwear manufacturing – and Shetland’s place in this.

• We design Nielanell knitwear in our Hoswick studio, with initial concepts carefully translated into the flat panels needed to make up each piece.
• Currently, for this garment, we are working with specialist knitters in Mainland UK to make these panels.
• The garment itself is made in Shetland. Our in-house team in Hoswick transforms the flat panels into a wearable piece of knitwear using linking (a skilled knitting process) and hand-finishing.
• Our knitwear is made in very small batches, slowly. Each piece of Nielanell knitwear can take approximately 12-16 weeks (often longer) from weighing out the yarn needed in our studio to the garment being ready to wear.

A Nielanell version of animal ‘print’

Marlet design inspiration

Many visitors to my studio shop in Shetland look at our Marlet knitwear and see lichen.

Others get a little bit closer to the source material for the design, seeing the markings of an animal—seals.

But nobody has guessed that the Marlet textile design originally came from the ear of an Indian elephant!

I don’t mind what you see in this pattern—in fact, isn’t that an interesting thing in its own right?

Marlet does some interesting things with different colour combinations and varying contrast (subtle or eye-popping!), and the double-faced jacquard knit drapes beautifully.