rani jumper

rani jumperKnitted in drapey, soft merino with a cowl neckthis is an elegant and easy to wear jumper. Design features Because it is knitted in reverse jacquard, which is a double sided fabric, some of our customers see this jumper as reversible. With links (knitted seams) worn on the outside, the colours are reversedgiving a lighter coloured sweater. The design of the textile is a Nielanell play on tradition: deconstructed Fair Isle, mixed with photographic

Knitted in drapey, soft merino with a cowl neck—this is an elegant and easy to wear jumper.

Design features

Because it is knitted in reverse jacquard, which is a double-sided fabric, some of our customers see this jumper as reversible. With links (knitted seams) worn on the outside, the colours are reversed—giving a lighter coloured sweater.

The design of the textile is a Nielanell play on tradition: deconstructed Fair Isle, mixed with photographic imagery for a collection inspired by the idea of home.

Colour

Nearly a blue-black in the darker areas of pattern, our Rani knitwear goes well with both black and blue clothes...and particularly denim or indigo.

Sizing & fit

Sizes available: small-med (guide size 8-14); med-large (guide size 14-20)

• A (underarm-underarm): 61cm; 69cm
• B (back length): 60cm; 64cm
• C (sleeve length): 46cm both sizes
• D (cowl height when unfolded, diagram shows folded): 20cm both sizes

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

Availability

February 2026: we are currently making more Rani jumpers. If the size that you're looking for is out of stock, please get in touch: [email protected]

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.
  

Inspiration & design process

THE STORY OF RANI

Where was home then, and where is home now?

The story of Rani: discover more about Niela Nell Kalra's multicultural background and the origins of the Rani collection of contemporary Shetland knitwear.

Where was home then, and where is home now?

This photo below is a wee Niela, when she was growing up in Canada. Looking through old childhood photographs brought the idea of bringing this past into the present.

A photo is made up of dots, here in two colours. Dots (stitches) and mini pattern in two colours are what make up each row of Fair Isle knitting.

And so a childhood in Canada has been brought into a different, later life as a knitwear designer in the Shetland Islands.