marlet shorter jumper

marlet shorter jumperA shorter and square cut boxy jumper, neat and chica sister to our ganseyish Marlet long jumper. Colour & pattern Designed for individuals, the mottled animal print of the Marlet pattern comes in a range of colourways bright and zingy or subtle and muted. We make very small editions of colourways in this jumper. Once a colour is sold out it is unlikely to be repeated. Sizing & fit Our marlet shorter jumper is lovely on wearers who are of smaller

A shorter and square cut boxy jumper, neat and chic—a sister to our ganseyish Marlet long jumper.

Colour & pattern

Designed for individuals, the mottled animal print of the Marlet pattern comes in a range of colourways...bright and zingy or subtle and muted. We make very small editions of colourways in this jumper. Once a colour is sold out it is unlikely to be repeated.

Sizing & fit

Our marlet shorter jumper is lovely on wearers who are of smaller stature. But it also suits taller figures—and is great layered over a high waisted dress or with high rise jeans.

Sizes available: one size

• A (underarm-underarm): 65cm
• B (back length): 54 cm
• C (sleeve length): 43cm
• D (neck height): 6cm

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 our 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.

Learn more about how the design for this collection came together, and how this piece of contemporary Scottish knitwear relates to the South Asian heritage of its designer.