Tiny Desk Knitting Episode 5

Tiny Desk Knitting
Episode 5: Jamieson & Smith vs. Jamieson’s
Show Notes

What am I wearing?
You can find my Ravelry project page here: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/vanilla-sweater-2

I based this on the Vanilla Sweater from The Woolly Thistle, but I used Ann Budd’s book of Top Down Sweaters to knit the correct size for me. You can get that book here, although the Vanilla Sweater now comes in a variety of sizes, so you can also pick up that pattern.

Also useful: Cozy Classic Raglan by Jessie Mae: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cozy-classic-raglan

The yarn I used is the 2-ply sock/sport weight from Beaverslide Dry Goods, which is 80% merino wool and 20% mohair. The color is Wild Geranium – I misspoke in the video and called it Wild Iris! My bad. I learned about this Montana-based company from the book Slow Knitting by Hannah Thiessen. It’s a great book – you can get it here: https://www.abebooks.com/SLOW-KNITTING/30680380373/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade-_-naa-_-naa&gclid=CjwKCAiA9vOABhBfEiwATCi7GBGmsGYB0r8h_OjL4R-2NHxm77LeHPip9G-o9A3IbWqWTtQggd3wPRoC38IQAvD_BwE

Pick up a skein or two of Beaverslide yarn here: http://beaverslide.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BDG&Category_Code=MY

Jamieson & Smith

Traditional yarn: 2-ply Jumper Weight (dyed; comes in 25g balls) and Supreme Jumper Weight (undyed; comes in 50g balls)

Get all the yarns I mentioned here: https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/jamieson-smith-yarn

Video comparing the different types of yarn they produce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rCR3WHHSIs&ab_channel=Jamieson%26Smith

Want it on a cone? Get it from the producers: https://www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk/epages/BT4917.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT4917/Products/%22Yarn%20-%20Jumper%20Weight%20500g%20Cones%22

J&S: A Shetland Story

Get it in the US: https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/books-mags/products/jamieson-smith-a-shetland-story?variant=55602715079

Sold out? Get it from J&S: https://www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk/epages/BT4917.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT4917/Products/%22Book%20-%20Jamieson%20%26%20Smith%3A%20A%20Shetland%20Story%22

Jamieson’s of Shetland

Get it here: https://www.schoolhousepress.com/wool/jamieson-spindrift/jamieson.html

About them: https://www.jamiesonsofshetland.co.uk/about-us-1-w.asp