First Couple of Days of the October Holidays ...

Some of the Aamos Designs new styles & colours

 

I am lucky that I came home to Shetland joost in time to catch the end of wool week, I accompanied Emma & Aamos Designs to the a Makers Market at the Town Hall and we had a great time meeting other crafters and people who have travelled far and wide to see what Shetland has to offer.

Emma getting annoyed at my tension

 

The thing I enjoy the most though was spending the day with my sister, her crocheting and me starting to knit my tam & finishing off the squirrel gloves.

Squirrel glove no.2 the ribbed wrist part feels like it takes ages

but once da fairisle starts you are flying

 

Emma's Granny Squares, by the evening she had joined 5 or 6 of them with a purple,

 it looks amazing may have to commission a peice from her.

 

Emma has a couple of new pieces since I wis last along the studios and they are gorgeous... I am a little biased though.

Aamos Designs Overshot Scarf she is going to make blankets like this

I didn't buy much besides coffee and a cupcake but I did get a new pattern by Outi Kater (same lady who made the tam pattern) for Christmas presents but I'm keeping dat one a secret for now.

On sunday I was feeling a little out of sorts but I did manage to finish the

ribbing on my tam, I'm liking the colours so far

Finally the FairIsle Gloves!!!

 

I started learning how to knit fair isle gloves last year (see earlier post). With the assistance of my mam who learnt how to knit fair isle from my wonderful Granny Willa, sadly she never got round to teaching me, so my Mam is the next best person.

 

I have made the darker ones for myself and the cream ones are a Christmas gift (more organised than usual).

I got my wool and pattern from Jamiesons and Smiths.

 

I would next like to try and make a Shetland Tam and fair isle socks so that I can build up towards a fair isle jumper/cardigan.

First 'Fairisle'

Today I started my first ever 'fairisle' knitting pattern, which I found on the Jamieson's and Smiths website as part of the Shetland Wool Week 2011. They are called Sissal Gloves and I think will be perfect for winter. Here are the colours I've chosen ...