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3. november 2016

Shetland Wool Week photo album - Land of Rainbows

2. november 2016

Shetland Wool Week photo album - Eshaness

Crofthoose hats!

1. november 2016

Shetland Wool Week Photo Album - Lerwick

Lerwick, on a sunny (and windy) day in September 2016

31. oktober 2016

Shetland Wool Week Photo Album - fairisle knitting

Exhibition on Whalsey

30. oktober 2016

Shetland Wool Week Photo Album - colours

It's been almost a month since I came home from Shetland Wool Week,

so it's definitely time to share some photos!

17. juli 2016

The thumb gusset and the mitten geek

Mitten geeks discuss thumb gussets when they meet. To beginner knitters the thumb gusset can be a mystery. In September this year I am very lucky to be able to go to Shetland Wool Week. If you're going too, and are curious about the thumb gusset, you can join one of my

two classes.

I'm really looking forwards to meeting other knitters, to seeing wonderful yarn and knitwear, and enjoying the Shetland landscape. This will be my third visit to Shetland Wool Week, and I can't wait.

The first time I went to Shetland, for the Wool Week in 2012, I fell in love with the heathered Jamieson & Smith 2ply jumper weight yarn. The first evening I bought a few balls, and casted on immediately for a pair of wristwarmers.

The small houses just popped up in my head as I was knitting, and when I was planning the gusset class, I decided to use them again. I have made this new pattern specially for this class. It features different thumb gusset constructions, and lots of small houses, where you can play with your colours if you want.

I will also be showing some of the mittens from the Mitten Guild's book, "Eventyrvotter" (Fairy Tale Mittens). For an additional price the book is included, with a download link to get 14 of the 20 patterns in English.

8. mai 2016

Crofthoose hat - ready for Shetland Wool Week!

In Edinburgh I picked up the official Shetland Wool Week 2016 hat pattern, the Crofthoose hat by Ella Gordon. You can get the digital pattern via Shetland Wool Week home page.

Back home I found my Jamieson & Smith Jumper Weight yarn, and picked a colour palette that I liked. It's a lovely pattern, and I'm very happy with my hat. (I'm also happy that summer temperatures are finally here, and that I probably won't need it until September in Shetland).