SHETLAND WOOL WEEK HAT 2023

 It is that time of year again. Time for the 2023 Patron to be announced and Shetland Wool Week hat to be launched.

The Patron is Alison Rendall, a perfect choice, and her hat is called Buggiflooer Beanie, the Shetland name for the flower, the Sea Campion. In her pattern there are colourways from 5 Shetland wool producers. Yarns from Jamieson's of Shetland, Uradale and Jamieson & Smith have colourways using 6 colours, and Laxdale Yarn and Aister Oo colourways using 2 colours.

There was a launch at the Shetland Museum on Friday night with Linda Shearer, last years Patron, handing over to Alison. Such a good evening meeting up and talking to folk. Then home to plan for a kit in a colourway in my handspun yarn over the weekend. 

It is knitted and dressed, on a fawn background, and using 5 colours in the pattern.

The pattern colours are:

Light Moorit, Dark Moorit, Shetland Black, a natural Madder dyed shade, and for the centre rows of the flooers there is a very dark Madder dyed shade.

That red in the centre rows is hard to get in a photo, but really adds something to the look of the hat.

I have 3 of the colours already spun, but need to spin the other 3 colours.  

Fleece from my stash has been sampled and is ready to start the carding and spinning process.

So my plan is ready to produce kits, in a limited number.  

... and the last photo of a stunning crown. I love the flower, simply done following Alison's design, with one half in the light moorit and the other half in Shetland black. 

If you would like a kit in my yarn, send me an email,  shetlandhandspun@btinternet.com 

Kits should be ready in about 3 weeks, the cost is £65 plus postage.  

Postage now varies outside the UK. I send the kits tracked and charge the cost price.

Email me - shetlandhandspun@btinternet.com -to book a kit.