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Updated 17 November 2009
NOW WITH BIGGER PHOTOS!
All the catalogued pieces from A - C are now on this page. There are one or two pieces which we received at the last minute that we don't yet have photos of. If you're wondering where your piece is, please drop us a line here.
Aberdeen Stitch and Bitch, Aberdeen, Scotland
Kindly lent to us for the occasion, the snake was originally part of a sculpture park project called "Would you Adam and Eve It?" at Easter Anguston Farm in Aberdeen.
15 metre knitted snake
Aileen Turnbull, Lochalsh, Scotland
Knitted rectangle
Alison Connolly, Balfron, Scotland
Fiona's sister!
6 knitted loopy scarves, 2 woven scarves
Alison Dick, Cambridge, Scotland
Fiona's sister in law!
Knitted patchwork panel
Alison Harvey, Astoria, NY, USA
I am an American of mixed European ancestry, with Scots on my father’s side. I became quite ill recently, and to distract myself I set to create a challenge for myself. My challenge was to create a tartan sett for the Stitches on the Bridge project, calculating how many threads of each colour to use based on how much yarn I had of each of six colours. After a lot of mathematics I cam up with a sett and proceeded to knit. Although I may never be able to visit Scotland myself, I’m excited to know a piece of mine will be displayed on the bridge.
Thank you so much for your remarkable contribution to Homecoming Scotland!
Knitted rectangle
Alison Orr, Lochalsh, Scotland
Finally finished at the 11th hour (well, I was a bit busy!), this shadowknitted scarf says Mo Dhachaid, which means My Home in Scots Gaelic because, well, Lochalsh is now my home.
Shadow knitted scarf
Allison Millar, Glasgow, Scotland
I'm Allison, lived in Glasgow, Scotland all my 57 years, but am about to start a new chapter in my life! I'm waiting for my Fiancée Visa so that I can get off to live in Carbondale, Illinois, USA and marry my lovely fiancé, Tom. I was previously married and have two grown up sons, and after my divorce never thought for a minute that I'd get married again, but you just never know what's around the corner in life, do you? Tom and I recently had a holiday in Skye and loved it. Oh and the yarn used for the panel was bought in USA!
Crocheted scarf
Andora, Leeds, England
We are a small group of friends/neighbours who are all “getting on”, the eldest 74, but we all love to Knit and Knatter so I came up with our name “Andora” being Knit and/or a Knatter!
The smaller rectangles are from Margaret – she and her husband visit the North of Scotland and Skye regularly. The larger ones are from me – my husband was from Stirling. My first visit to the Isle of Skye was at the age of 16 with my parents. We stayed at this very impressive hotel – down a long, long drive, and all I really remember were the great big leather armchairs and the open log fires! And I just loved the boat trip to and from the mainland. Had many visits in later years with my husband – sadly he is no longer on Planet Earth.
More rectangles to come - good luck with your project!
Jackie Suttie (The Golden Oldie!)
Knitted rectangles
Anja Gunderloch, Glasgow, Scotland
As for a story, I'm afraid there isn't one except that I thought your project is an excellent idea and that I'd like to make a small contribution.
Gach dùrachd.
Knitted rectangles
Ann Elliott, Whitley Bay, England
Exiled Scot, love Skye, good luck with your project.
Knitted scarf, 200 x 30 cm
Ann Findlay, Arbroath, Scotland
Knitted scarf, 78" x 10"
Ann Partington, Scotland
Knitted rectangles
Anne Cotton, York, England
I just wanted to say thanks and congratulations for creating an original project!
Good luck sewing everything together and finishing it off!
Knitted scarf, 200 x 26 cm
Anne Mackay, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Knitted rectangle with applique
Anne MacLean, Dunoon, Scotland
Being a half Sgiathanaich I thought it appropriate to support Lùban air an Drochaid. Hope you have lots of participants.
Knitted scarf, 200 x 26 cm
Annie McKerlich, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
Only a few weeks ago I was told about knitting for the Skye Bridge, so I looked out my left-over wool and got started. Thought it would be good to do this as I was born in Uig, on Skye. I used to do a lot of knitting, but I now suffer with arthritis in my fingers. I thought the colours would represent:
Purple- Heather
Navy- Dark winter days
Yellow- Spring time flowers
Red- Sunset from Skye Bridge
Blue- Sea
Best of luck with the project.
Knitted scarf, 200 x 80 cm
Ann-marie Calcroft, Dunoon, Scotland
Knitted scarf, 200 x 36 cm
Anon (we know who you are!), Scotland
Knitted scarves: 208 x30 cm, 200 x 24 cm, 190 x 29 cm
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Meg found this Christmas colours crochet rectangle amongst the donations at Rag Tag n Textile and felt it really should see the light of day on the Skye Bridge!
Crocheted rectangle
Auchtertyre Primary School Stitch Club, Lochalsh, Scotland
Fiona started up this group at her children's school, comprising of both boys and girls, and they've been enthusiastically knitting for Stitches.
Various knitted pieces sewn together with other pieces into a panel
Audrey MacDonald, Nairn, Scotland
Hope you can use these 9" x 11" pieces! Good luck with everything!
3 knitted rectangles
Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Silver Spring, MD, USA
I have visited Skye 3 times and this project captured my imagination. I was inspired also by the yarn which is hand-dyed by Annie Kelly of Kiparoo Farm in Adamstown MD. She calls the yarn Skye so it seemed meant to be used for this project. Annie runs a dairy farm, raises sheep, and runs her yarn business. The yarn is from her Border Leicester sheep’s fleece. http://www.kiparoofarmstudio.com/
Knitted scarf, 78" x 10”
Barbara Y Kaplan, Albuquerque, NM, USA
2 x knitted scarves
Bavarian Ladies, Bruckmuehl, Germany
Our daughter, Sonja Eckl-Riel, who lives on Skye for 15 years, told us about your project. We are a group of friends from Bavaria and we got excited about the idea. It was fun to come together for the knitting and also create a link between Skye & Bavaria. We are looking forward to hear and see the results of this unusual project.
Marianne Riel, Louisa Pfeffer, Waltraud Manz, Edith Lex, Elfriede Seyfried.
Knitted panel
Becky Milne, Lochalsh, Scotland
Becky joined us at World Wide Knit in Public Day in June 2009.
Knitted panel, knitted on giant needles
Bette Day Stern, Ashford, Connecticut, USA
I saw this project on Craftzine where my daughter is an editor. We were already planning a visit to Scotland with my other daughter and her family so I thought it was perfect that I deliver the panel in person which is why we chose Skye as the location for at least part of our trip.
I went to my stash to find appropriate yarn and found two cones of the burgandy yarn which happened to be made in Scotland. I thought this was a perfect fit since the yarn would be going back to Scotland.
Knitted scarf
Bob McIntyre, Paisley, Scotland
[Failte scarf] has been done in Tunisian crochet with the letters done in ordinary double crochet and then sewn on.
[Blue and white scarf] is in a check pattern in Saltire colours.
Tunisian crochet scarf, 78" x 10"; crocheted scarf, 78" x 10"
Brigitte Surberg, Lübbecke, Germany
Hello dear Scots(wo)men!
I’m proud to participate on your challenging project to wrap a bridge in knit and crochet!
Patchwork knitted writing, mitred squares cast on 11 stitches (1 centre), blended whites and 2 oranges, with blue ends.
2006 we passed our best holidays ever in Scotland and cruised by bike through the Low- and Highlands. We haven’t been yet to Skye, so this is something to look forward to! Maybe we could be there in Octobre 2009…
I’m Molli on ravelry.com and work as a teacher in the afternoon. We are four grown and half-grown kids and a dog and my husband, a drummer.
I started guerrilla knitting only last year and work in the wood, knitting for trees.
Knitted scarf, 200 x 30 cm
Caledon
These pieces were presented to Alison at the Caledon concert in Dornie Village Hall in August 2009. We don't have the details of the women who knitted the piece, though we do know that one of them is married to Alan Beck and the other is a neighbour. (If the makers are reading this, do please get in touch so we can credit you!)
I knitted the bunting, using a combination of [Elvincraft Skye Skies] yarn... was really pleased with how it turned out (despite thinking that I was NEVER going to finish knitting the flag carrier strip and get the whole thing sewn up... but I got it done and up to you JUST in time, phew!!).
Knitted bunting
Caroline Dear, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Knitted string scarf; knitted rubber inner tube scarfCary Dann, York, England
Rainy Day Saltire - adaptation of a German tablecloth pattern by Herbert Niebling (probably 1930s). The yarn is shetland and silk, dyed to Skye Skies colourway by Kate at Elvincraft.The "raindrops" are a mix of Swarovski crystals and irridescent seed beads.
Lace shawl with beads and crystalsCathkin House, East Kilbridge, Scotland
Cathkin House is a care homein East Kilbride. One of the units within our care home is named Skye after the island. We found out about your project only in the last week [16th October] and we spoke to service users, staff and relatives within the home and since then everyone has been having a go with the needles!
2 garter stitch scarves
Cedric Auty, Shetland
Greetings Gentle Folks
I hope that your appeal is swinging along nicely. Here is my modest effort. Not very classy but warm enough for some poor person I hope.
It is supposed to be the standard 200x133cm, as near as I could measure and is made from 1kg of Patons Australia Caressa DK. I have included several ball bands to show the care instructions.
My details can be found under Cedric on Ravelry if anyone is really interested but, briefly, I am a 75 year old Yorkshire Man from a town called Morley which was split up with districts going to Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Spen Valley. That, and the fact that the West Riding disappeared, were some of the reasons which made me settle down in Shetland 39 years ago.
My mother taught me to knit at the beginning of the 39-45 war when, as a WVS volunteer, she knit comforts for the troops. I learned to knit scarves and have never stopped knitting since. Crochet is a more modern occupation, only 50 years.
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More Greetings Gentle Folks
I hope that your appeal is swinging along nicely. Here is another modest effort. Crocheted this time.
It is supposed to be the standard 200x 133 cm, as near as I could measure and is made from 1.15kg of Patons Australia Caressa DK.I have included several ball bands to show the care instructions.No pattern, simply started with 3 DC at lower corner, worked alternate rows of DC & TC increasing a stitch at each end of every row until the width was achieved.
Knitted panel, 200 x 133 cm; crocheted panel, 200 x 133 cm
Christie Flum, California, USA
I was crafted in the rustic haven of Petaluma nestling in the vineyards of Sonoma County, California.
Just before I cast off my stitches and headed south for San Francisco, I enjoyed a few rays of hot sunshine, lounging on a friendly neighbour's cherished antique car.
Some of my supporters gave me a warm send-off ..Mindy, Eric, Ann and Jake.
Over the old lady of the Bay... the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, built in 1936, and rising over its daily cloud forest.
Speeding along 19th Street lined with colourful Victorian houses to the SF airport and a cozy flight over to London with the friendly folks of Virgin Atlantic.
A night in Auld Reekie was followed by a walkabout on the High Street.
Final grooming was beautifully done by many able hands, Erin, Theresa and Derek, Don and Irene and Christie in Linlithgow.
Onwards to the Road to the Isles and the welcoming Homecoming on Skye.
Manythanks to all who helped and to the energetic team who never lost sight of the prize.
Knitted and embroidered scarf Christine Green, Isle of Lismore, Scotland
I currently live and work in Wuwei which is a small city (say Inverness size) in Gansu, North West China. Home is on the Isle of Lismore. My love affair with Scotland started when I spent time doing field work for a PhD on Arran. I first knitted before I went to primary school, taught by my father (who still knits and embroiders at the age of 79) and my grandfather. Like me you probably never though of China as a knitting nation, but their knitting and their yarn in simply amazing. I have lost count of the number of yarn shops in town. Can you imagine just dropping into a store to purchase pure cashmere one ply? I used wool from my 'left over box' to create my scarf. The background is a mohair and wool mix bought in Wuwei. The stripes are odds and ends of the Chinese equivalent of double knitting or Aran weight wool.The final picture was taken with my cat Pepsi at home on Lismore. Most of the knitting took place at meetings and on buses and trains between Wuwei and the provincial capital of Gansu: Lanzhou. Knitting always proves to be a good ice breaker! Although I was told off once because knitting is not allowed on the local buses in Lanzhou.
Knitted scarf, 194 x 35 cmClaudia Grimmer, Perth, Scotland
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