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A little bit of Japan, and a thankyou

At Jamieson & Smith we sometimes get little thankyou notes and photos, and we're always a little bit taken aback with how thoughtful our customers are.This is the latest little token, some green cherry straight from Japan. It made us think about how important it is to say thankyou as often as we can, and mean it. So from all at Jamieson & Smith, thankyou for supporting our woolly Shetland wool, and for being so cute. x

baa

The newest Jamieson & Smith pattern - a bit of lighthearted knittingness.Keep an eye out for the pattern, it's still a couple of weeks away. And let us know if you have any suggestions for names...x

Aaaw, too cute

There was a little girl in the J&S yarn store the other day wearing the most gorgeous Shetland Lace bonnet in 2ply lace weight, secured with ribbons under her little chin. It instantly reminded us of this too cute bairns cockleshell scarf in 2ply Lace Weight on the Shetland Museum and Archives Photo Library. Doesn't it make you think of a little cutie pie toddling off to school wrapped up in a wool coat and a hat, complete with scarf? We think it's something about the combination of the shape and the old fashioned colours (I'm thinking L1, L3 AND L4) that is so evocative. Have a peep here at our cockleshell stole kit. Remember you can mix and match shades from the 2ply Lace Weight collection, or the 1 ply Cobweb, and pop them in the 'Delivery and Order Options' box at checkout. My two favourite cockleshells are a short scarf that tucks in to a jacket collar in blues and browns, and a really wide, really long one in black jumper weight yarn.Oh so versatile, the old cockleshell!x

shades

Design heights

At last... Yummy treats for your couch, or bed, or wherever, from Emma Blain of Aamos Designs (the newest addition to the J&S Cooperative). These cushions work alone as a slice of colour, or together as a bold design statement. In her studio in Scalloway, Emma conjures up playful contemporary handwoven textiles using bold colour, while both exploiting and honouring weaving traditions. Aamos designs were recently featured at the National Museums Scotland's 'Gifted' exhibition, which showcases the best of Scotland's creative minds.

Wool around the world

To mark the end of a lambing season and the deep breath before the wool season goes kaboom!! in June, we're offering free WorldWide postage on all online orders up to 2kilos from now until noon on Tuesday 31st May.Wool baskets ready and waiting in the Wool Store = Free Worldwide Delivery on line for a week.x

Elliot Atkinson

There's something mysterious in the air. At J&S HQ we're experiencing all these funny coincidences and silly things happening. It feels a bit like the world keeps dropping us lovely things (which is good because we need some cheering up this week). The most common of these nice things is that some of my favourite designers keep appearing in our order inbox. The latest of these is Elliot Atkinson, who conjured up the jumper above for AW2011 using Jamieson & Smith Shetland Aran (photograph by Christopher Moore). I'm feeling very smug about this on a whole other level, because look at my new cardigan (below), hand-knitted last week in the same yarn: Shetland Aran BSS16, which is a natural white. It's so cosy and ridiculously soft that I've not even taken it off for long enough to sew the buttons on. It may have to be surgically removed before it becomes permanently attached, or starts affecting my core body temperature. x

Bless

Shetland Sheep make excellent mamas (another reason to love them). With only a few lambs here and there left to come, we thought it was only right that we give a little nod to all the lovely (sheep and human) mums in the world.x