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Christmas Closing Dates 2025
As the festive season approaches, we’d like to let you know our Christmas and New Year closing dates. Our shop will close on Tuesday 23rd December at 1pm, and we’ll be taking a short break over the holidays. We’ll be back and reopening as usual on Monday 5th January at 9am. Our online shop will remain open throughout this time, but please note that no orders will be dispatched and emails will not be answered while we are closed. All orders and enquiries will be dealt with when we return in January. Thank you so much for all your support throughout the year, it truly means a great deal to us. We wish you a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year, filled with warmth, wool, and plenty of knitting time. Warmest wishes,All of us at Jamieson & Smith
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Christmas Closing 2024
Hello everyone, a quick post for you today! As of now (Monday 23rd December at 1pm) we are now closed for our Christmas break. We will reopen on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 9am, during this time no orders will be dispatched or emails responded to. We'd like to wish all our wonderful customers, friends, and followers a very Happy Christmas! Thank you so much for your custom and support this year – it means the world to us. We hope your festive season is filled with joy, love, and plenty of knitting!
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Christmas Closing 2023
Hello everyone! Just a quick update, apologies if you've already seen this in our monthly newsletter (sign up here): we are now closed for our Christmas Break from 1 pm on Thursday, December 21st, 2023, reopening at 9 am on Thursday, January 4th, 2024. While our online shop remains open, no orders will be dispatched until the 8th of January at the earliest, and email responses will be delayed. Thanks for your support in 2023! However you choose to celebrate, may your Christmas be filled with peace and joy! Best, all of us at J&S x
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Gift Ideas 2020
Hello everyone, the season of gifting is nearly upon us and although it seems unthinkable Christmas will be here before we know it! This year we expect there to be delays in delivery times as we get closer so we would encourage you to order as soon as you can for presents - we have organised our most common knitterly and knit appreciative gifts on one page on the website which you can see here RUGS - we have a limited number (don't worry, more are coming!) of our beautiful rugs woven for us using our Supreme Jumper weight by Skye Weavers, they are so cosy! YOKES - We have a range of Jumper Weight and Heritage Yokes Cardigans available (and some Jumpers) these are completely made in Shetland. The body and sleeves are machine-knitted on a domestic machine then the yokes are hand knit. Each one is different! CREW - we also have a selection of plain crew neck jumpers knit in 2ply Jumper Weight, these are classic and timeless garments that will last a lifetime! GIFT KIT/BOXES - we have also put together a selection of our patterns into gift boxes which contain the yarn and pattern, we have chosen a mix of patterns but if you have anything specific in mind we can always put something together for you - just email us! COASTERS KEYRING MUGS - perfect peerie presents, our range of mugs, coasters and keyrings are made in Shetland and depict a range of our patterns. SOCKS - we also have a selection of Toonie and Crofter socks which are knit in Shetland Heritage Naturals, these are some of the warmest socks ever and the two thicknesses are perfect for either in normal shoes (toonie) or in wellie/walking boots (crofter) HATS MITTS - we also still have stock of our hand-knit mitts and hats, these are all totally unique and knitted by expert Shetland knitters. We have just restocked our hand-knit Olivers hats too which are made by the designer - our own Sandra Manson and finished with an exclusive J&S tag. NATURAL CUSHIONS/RUGS We still have a small stock of these undyed Cushions and Rugs which make great presents and keep you warm! SELECTION BOXES If you want to buy someone Wool but are not sure what to get our Selection Boxes make a great gift! You can also buy any yarn and add a kit box to make your own gift box. KNITTING BELTS We have two styles of Knitting Belts, both made in Shetland so we have lots of colour options - Whalsay Belts and Tomas more muted colours BOOKS and as always we have lots of books, including our own publications and some newer ones which have come out this year like the 2020 Wool Week Annual and the Wool Adventures Journal Volume 1 ACCESSORIES We have lots of good accessories too for gifts, many a knitter love an accessory! Phew, if you've reached here Well Done and hopefully that has given you some ideas, you can find all the products mentioned here on our gift page. Happy Knitting xx
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Christmas and New Year Closing
Hello everyone, just a quick post to let you know our closing dates over Christmas and New Year. We will close today (Monday 23rd December) at 1pm and reopen Monday 6th January 2020 at 9am. During this time no orders will be dispatched or emails replied to but if you have any burning questions you can message us on Facebook, Instagram or in our Ravelry group and we will do our best to get back to you. Thank you for all the support and business this year and we hope you have a happy Christmas and New Year!
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Christmas Ideas 2019
Hello everyone, things are getting pretty chilly here in Shetland and the winter knits have certainly come out - luckily we know just the place to get the wool...! Anyway, the next thing on the calendar, of course, is Christmas so we thought we would share some ideas for presents you could get from J&S for your loved one or of course yourself.. Books always make a great present and there have been a few new ones this year, for those interested in Shetland and its agriculture we released our Seasons of the Shetland Crofter photo book this Wool Week and it makes a great peerie present at just £10, the Shetland Croft range was expanded this year which also meant a new book of patterns and the Shetland Country book is filled with a mix of contemporary designs. As always if you are a fan of J&S our Shetland Story contains our history as well as 10 designs using our yarns. Also released this year have been the Shetland Guilds latest book - Fair Isle Designs from Shetland Knitters Volume Two, its filled with great patterns all from knitters based in Shetland using Shetland Wool, we've also taken in This Golden Fleece by Esther Rutter which you might have seen lots of people talking - our Shetland Heritage Yarn is mentioned on the back cover (proud moment!) Of course we have also got in this year's Shetland Wool Week annual, every year they get bigger and better and this was the biggest to celebrate the 10th year. As always, we also always have a wide range of kits available. If your looking for a smaller item things like the Weisdale Tam, Roadside Beanie and Harriets Yarn packs would make any knitters happy (for the Harriet and Roadside please note the patterns aren't included but the information is on the product page) Another classic kit we have is the Sheepheid by Kate Davies, its uses all 9 of the Natural Shades we sell in the Supreme Jumper Weight, its a more expensive hat kit but you get nine 50g balls so there are lots left over for more hats or mitts. The Skerry Gloves are seasonally traditional but have great use of colour that really stands out and if you are getting ready for Up Helly Aa the Guizers Toorie is perfect! We have kits for bigger projects too like our traditional allover patterns we released this year - Antarctica and Roadside Allovers are designed by Sandra and use traditional Shetland techniques. Following on from the Sheepheid, the Rams and Yowes blanket kit is a dream knit for lots of knitters - we have a sample in the shop and we always joke it must be one of the most petted blankets ever! We have these kit boxes which can be added to any order if you are giving it as a present. The small size is great for peerie kits and the big for garment kits. We also have selection boxes available for most of our yarn ranges which come in the kit boxes - these are great as they give you a taster of a yarn range with a mixture of shades or in some cases the full-colour range. We also stock a range of accessory products which are great as stocking fillers like our peerie Maakin bags, Gauges and glove boards. These smaller things like bags, tape measures, keyrings etc make great additions to gifts especially if you are interested in Shetland knitting and wool. We recently released our new Crew Neck Jumpers knit using 2ply Jumper Weight, we have them available in a range of shades and sizes. These are classic and so very warm - as long as they are looked after they will last a lifetime! We also have a small selection of cushion and rugs, which includes rugs made in our Shetland Heritage yarns, Undyed wool cushions and a limited number of plain Moorit throws. They are perfect for having over your bed or on the back of the couch. Talking of keeping you warm our range of socks made in our Shetland Heritage Naturals make a great present! We have two styles: Toonie which is a ribbed foot and Crofter which has a terry foot. They both come in a selection of colours and sizes. Finally, I thought I'd give a mention to our mug and coasters - we get these made for us in Shetland using designs from our pattern collection, they are really high quality and the designs are exclusive to us so if you or a loved one is a J&S supporter they make a great gift. So I hope that has given you some ideas, it will be here before we know it! These are the recommended last posting dates for Royal Mail and we would advise a least a few days before the date to place your order (in case of weather delays!): Wednesday 18 December UK Monday 9 December Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East Tuesday 10 December Cyprus, Malta Wednesday 11 December Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) Thursday 12 December Australia, Greece, New Zealand and Turkey Saturday 14 December Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA Monday 16 December Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland Wednesday 18 December Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg
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winter woollies KAL
The weather is beginning to cool down and things are beginning to feel very wintery in Shetland, so we've decided to run a fun KAL (knit-a-long) with a winter theme! The Jamieson & Smith Winter Woollies KAL 2015! we know people all over the world are often interested in our Colourbox Challenge we hold with the local agricultural shows in Shetland, this is your chance to get involved with something similar, we have chosen a group of wintery/chrismassy shades and we want you to create some winter accessories using this curated group of shades of 2ply Jumper Weight - it can be headwear,neckwear,gloves,mittens,mitts,socks,legwarmers etc etc.... rules: you can use any pre designed pattern or create your own. item must be a accessory as described above. use at least four colours but up to eight from the selected shades: 1, 203, FC34, FC41, FC43, FC38, 65 and 9113 - to be eligible only these shades can be used. item must contain some stranded colourwork/Fair Isle techniques. the KAL runs from now until 15th December There will be a ravelry thread in the Jamieson & Smith Ravelry group and for easy searching you can use the hashtag #winterwoolliesKAL on instagram and ravelry. If your not on Ravelry or Instagram you can still take part, just send your final photos of your projects to mailroom@shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk. We will choose a winner after the 15th of December and they will receive a fun J&S prize! We cant wait to see what you come up with, happy knitting!
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Christmas Time at J&S
Christmas time has arrived at J&S so we have been happily decorating the shop in between serving customers and packaging up & sending off hundreds of little woolly parcels. Our new kit samples look so Christmassy that they are taking pride of place displayed opposite the Christmas tree. My mam has already finished the Annie Jumper for my baby nephew (with a few alterations, as knitters can do, to fit the little fellow) and is now moving on to the Peerie Bairns Jumper for my neice, so that's some of their presents nearly finished! We also have three new kits on-line to add a little bit more celebration to the occasion. The Fair Isle Cap, like the Fair Isle V-necked Jumper, is from the textile collection in the Shetland Museum and Archives and is made from our Shetland Heritage yarn. It is thought the original came from Fair Isle itself and would have been a fisherman's cap made from local wool, hand spun and dyed. It has a plain lining made from the Peat Heritage Yarn and so it is doubly warm, keeping your head cosy and snug over a cold winter. It is also soft and beautiful and definitely something to treasure. The original Fair Isle Cap from the Shetland Museum and Archives collection The second new kit is the Karelides Cardigan by Outi Kater, a beautiful, Finland-inspired Fair Isle cardigan which makes excellent use of the natural shades of Shetland Wool. Its design reflects the beautiful, subtle nature of this undyed Shetland Supreme Jumper Weight yarn. Kate Davies' Warriston is now available from us not just as a bundle of yarn but complete with beautiful pattern from Kate herself. It is a raglan smock knitted in Shetland Aran with inset pockets, cowl neck, and raglan shaping, perfect for this cold winter weather. This is just one of Kate's stunning designs in our yarn and we hope they keep on coming as she is great to work with. The Heritage Yarn, with its beautiful warm shades that fit so well into our shop's Christmas decorations, has been a huge hit with knitters so far so we are planning on expanding the range of this worsted yarn. It would be great to hear all of your opinions on this and what colours you would like to see, including those discontinued shades of ours that you long to make a comeback. You can leave a message on here regarding this or email ella@shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk with your thoughts. We would really appreciate your input. We will be closing on Friday 21st December and won't open again until Monday 7th January so any orders received during this time won't be sent out until next year. But when we get back we will get them out to you as soon as possible. Have a great Christmas period and happy knitting!
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