Sunset over the South Lighthouse. #FairIsle

Tammy Hine was a palliative care nurse and at 50 needed a change so applied for a job on a windy island known for sweaters. She's now the 1 medic for the 45 inhabitants of Fair Isle the most remote part of Shetland. She's brought her banjo, guitar, bed and sofa but regrets bringing her 150 dresses.

Fifty-year-old Tammy Hine made a radical career shift from palliative care to become the sole medic for Fair Isle's 45 inhabitants! She's thriving on the remote Shetland island, banjo and guitar in tow, though she's rethinking those 150 dresses. 🩺🏝️ #FairIsle #IslandLife #NewBeginnings

Good morning from wet & windy #FairIsle
Making good progress with composing while storm Dave is doing its thing outside. This picture is from yesterday when the weather was nice. Happy Easter if you celebrate it

Good morning from the blue house. Today’s forecast: wind!! Hoping to write a few decent passages.
#artistinresidence #FairIsle #newmusic

Moon shining on the sea. What an incredible view.
#FairIsle #photography

Day 5 on wonderful #FairIsle. Can you tell it’s windy?

Our Passports - Scottish Islands Passport All about Scottish Islands Passport free to download app, set of travelogues and on-island travelogue stockists.

Start your own island stamp collection with our free #ScottishIslandsPassport app today: islands.scot/the-passport/

#IslandArtist #IslandLife #PassportStamp #NorthernIsles #Collectable #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #InspiredByShetland #FairIsle #FairIsleKnitting #KnitAndPurl #GetYourIslandFixIn2026

#StampStories and it's #FairIsle, in Shetland.

Da stamp for Fair Isle shaas da eart-kent patterned makkin at first started apö da Isle. Folk here still makks in da traditional wye da day, an ony true Fair Isle garment kerries a special star motif ta shaa at hit’s been made here.

Two Fawn fingerless mittens with decorative Fair Isle pattern in red, brown and green.

Two fingerless mittens in copper red with yellow pattern

A couple of fingerless mitts I completed recently. The pattern is by Shetland knitter Alison Rendell and is the Buggiefloor design although my own colourway. The folded cuff makes them very cosy!
#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 #FairIsle

Graph paper notebook with knitted patterns charted in highlighter.

Quietly plotting today. #knitting #fairisle #design and joy; i got to use my new Muji highlighters

View from my new temporary home on beautiful #FairIsle You can just see the lights of the south lighthouse.
#photography #artistinresidence

Fair Isle: 'Resourceful' tenants wanted for UK's remotest island People with certain sets of skills have been sought for a tenancy on Fair Isle.

Any knitters out there with crofting experience? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #fairisle

went to #fairisle a couple of years ago and did loads of writing, stupidly none of it relating to the island. Finally getting round now to attempting short fiction inspired by my time there and my goodness that place gets under your skin. Can’t believe how much I miss it - and its people.

New for 2026! This stocking was designed with children in mind. We have the cool colors of a winter wonderland together with just a dash of the warm colors of a warm fireplace.
Come take a closer look. custombearhugs.etsy.com/listing/4464...
#handknit #christmasstocking #fairisle

I decided not to try and make any of these when I had no clue what I was doing. Instead I dipped my toe into the world of stranded colour work knitting with a Fair Isle bookmark.

nicolaschofield.com/honsestrik/

#knitting #fairisle

A Water Rail feeding in the garden pond whilst I'm having lunch. The Water Rail had been a regular sight during the winter, the sunshine definitely hasn't. #ukbirding #FairIsle

NEW for 2026! Santa is already hard at work getting ready for Christmas 2026 and so am I. custombearhugs.etsy.com/listing/4456...
The tree motif was designed by Jamie Lomax of Pacific Knit Co. and has been used with her permission.
#handknit #fairisle #christmasstocking #santa #pacificknitco