Ravelry: Shetland Wool Week Annual 2020, Volume 6 - patterns

The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2020 has been named today as Shetland knitwear designer, Wilma Malcolmson, who is internationally renowned for her skilfully blended Fair Isle knitwear. The much-anticipated annual hat pattern, which is now synonymous with the launch of the patron has also been released. This year’s official hat, designed by Wilma, is called ‘Katie’s Kep’.

2024 Members & Supporters – you’ve got mail! For all of you who have signed up as 2024 SWW members and supporters - an advance copy of the programme was emailed to you today, so please check your inboxes (and your spam / junk folders in case it has ended up in there). You can

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Ravelry: CarlaM's Fair Isle Shetland sampler/scarf

What is Shetland Wool, The Origins of Shetland Knitting, and Shetland Knits in Fashion are all discussed in this article on Shetland knitting.

It is wonderful to see lots of you knitting the Baa-ble hat, the free pattern I designed for Shetland Wool Week 2015. It is also very exci...

Beautifully designed, presented and printed, Shetland Wool Adventures Journal features beautiful photography, knitting patterns, walks, interesting stories, interviews, recipes and some personal insights into the lives of the Shetland’s top knitters and craftspeople. Shetland is a beautiful and inspiring place and the Journal aims to bring a little piece of our magical isles to your home.

Established in 1923, Shetland Woollen Co. specialise in crafting sweaters and knitwear from authentic local Scottish sources. The factory to this day is located on the small Scottish Shetland Islands, a beautiful tourist hot spot with a small population of around 22,000 located halfway between mainland Scotland & Norway.