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Camilla Valley Farm is pleased to offer Jamieson's 100% pure Shetland wool yarn spun in the company's own mill in the Shetland Islands off Scotland. The fleece of the native Shetland Sheep used in the wool has a soft resilient texture which has developed over the centuries to protect them from the extreme weather conditions of their northern home. This Shetland Wool is enowned by knitters world-wide for its unique texture.
We current stock (see below) all colours of the Double Knitting, Heather Aran (previously called Soft Shetland), 2-ply Spindrift and Chunky Marl colours. We also have some colours of Lace Ultra weight in stock and can order it if we don't have stock (we do not charge any extra fees or require any minimum quantities for this). Jamieson's yarn is available in individually or in yarn packs for any of the designs in the Jamieson's growing collection of pattern books.
Note: There is some confusion between the Jamieson's wool that we sell and yarn from Jamieson & Smith which is another Shetland yarn producer. We do not sell Jamieson & Smith yarn, but we do provide a handy colour conversion chart if the knitter wants to substitute our Jamieson's for patterns designed for Jamieson & Smith yarn.
Four generations have worked with wool in the business which is now Jamieson's Spinning in Sandness, a small and very remote community on the far Westside of Shetland. The business was started in the 1890's by Robert Jamieson, who brought knitwear spun and knitted by crofters, from their own wool. His son, Andrew, continued this tradition, but change always comes, and he had to start looking for yarn for his knitters, as hand-spinning steadily declined.
This meant buying wool, and sending it to the mainland of Scotland to be spun. Frustratingly, when the Shetland wool reached the spinners, technology and experience was such that it was blended with coarser clips from bigger sheep, to make spinning easier. A pretty good yarn was the result, but one which was never quite good enough, and many of the unique qualities of pure Shetland wool were missing.
Bertie, the grandson of the founder, developed the business a degree further, setting up a retail shop in Lerwick, Shetland's capital and only town, and going on 40 miles from Sandness. That shop sold, and still sells gansies, happs, scarves, gloves and all the other garments which Shetland women have produced with their hands and on their machines over the years.
Through this time, the dream of creating a garment from nothing but the pure Shetland wool clip lived on in the family.
The dream started to come true over a hundred years later, in 1980, with a small, experimental spinning mill where they set out to spin pure Shetland wool, unblended with any other. Jamieson's now produce enough to satisfy customers who want to knit with the genuine article, and to make a considerable quantity of beautiful Shetland Tweed fabric as well.
--- adapted from the foreward of the book Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book
| Yarn Type | Gauge | Swatch | Size | Yardage | Colours | Price |
| Lace Ultra | Lace | 25st/30rows in 4 inches with 3.25mm needles |
25 gram (0.88 ounce) ball |
177 metres (194 yards) |
23 | $6.95 CDN ($6.95 US) |
| Spindrift 2-ply | Jumper Weight | 30-33st/32-35rows in 4 inches with 3.0mm needles |
25 gram (0.88 ounce) |
105 metres (115 yards) |
161 | $4.50 CDN ($4.50 US) |
| DK | Double Knitting | 24st/32rows in 4 inches with 3.75mm needles |
25 gram (0.88 ounce) |
75 metres (82 yards) |
150 | $4.50 CDN ($4.50 US) |
| Heather Aran | Aran | 16-22st/20-24rows in 4 inches with 4.0-5.0mm needles |
50 gram (1.76 ounce) |
92 metres (101 yards) |
24 | $6.95 CDN ($6.95 US) |
| Chunky Marl | Chunky | 15st/22rows in 4 inches with 5.5-6.0mm needles |
100 gram (3.52 ounce) ball |
121 metres (132 yards) |
9 | $13.45 CDN ($13.45 US) |
This is a Double Knitting (DK) weight Shetland Wool Yarn in 150 beautiful shades. This marvelous 100% natural wool product knits up 24 stitches/32 rows equaling 4 inches (10 cm) using 3.75mm (US Size 5) needles. Yarn is packaged in 25 gram balls with approx 82 yards (75 metres) of yarn in each.
Note:Jamieson's DK yarn used to be packaged in 2 ounce (56.7 gram) skeins which held 170 yards (155.4 metres). All books except Simply Shetland specify the quantity of yarn required using this package size so a conversion is required. Please contact us for help with this if required.
| Gauge | Double Knitting |
| Size | 25 gram (0.88 ounce) ball |
| Yardage | 75 metres (82 yards) |
| Colours | 150 |
| Price | $4.50 CDN ($4.50 US) |
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All 150 shades are shown on the DK Colour Chart.
This is a 2-ply Jumper weight Shetland Wool Yarn in 161 beautiful shades. Made from 100% natural wool, it knits up 30-33 stitches/32-35 rows equaling 4 inches (10 cm) using 3.0 mm (US Size 2-3) needles. Yarn is packaged in 25 gram balls with approx 115 yards (105 metres) of yarn in each.
Jamieson's Spindrift 2-ply yarn is an excellent substitute for the discontinued Scottish Campion yarn used in many Alice Starmore pattern books. For more information and for a colour substitution chart Click Here. We have also provided a substitution chart for Jamieson & Smith Jumper Weight yarn.
| Gauge | Jumper Weight |
| Size | 25 gram (0.88 ounce) ball |
| Yardage | 105 metres (115 yards) |
| Colours | 161 |
| Price | $4.50 CDN ($4.50 US) |
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All 161 shades are shown on the Spindrift Colour Chart.
This is a Aran weight Shetland Wool Yarn in 24 beautiful shades. This marvelous 100% natural wool product knits up 16-22 stitches/20-24 rows equaling 4 inches (10 cm) using 4.0 to 5.0 mm (US Size 6-8) needles. Yarn is packaged in 50 gram balls with approx 101 yards (92 metres) of yarn in each.
Jamieson's Heather Aran yarn is an excellent substitute for the discontinued Scottish Heather yarn used in many Alice Starmore pattern books. For more information and for a colour substitution chart Click Here.
Note:Jamieson's Aran weight yarn used to be called Soft Shetland and was packaged in 56.7 gram (2 ounce) skeins. Heather Aran in a new set of colours replaced this in late 2005 and can be used for all Soft Shetland designs. Please contact us for help in determining yarn quantities and substituting colours.
| Gauge | Aran |
| Size | 50 gram (1.76 ounce) ball |
| Yardage | 92 metres (101 yards) |
| Colours | 24 |
| Price | $6.95 CDN ($6.95 US) |
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All 24 shades are shown on the Heather Aran Colour Chart.
This is a Chunky weight Shetland Wool Yarn that comes in 9 beautiful shades. This 100% natural wool product knits up 15 stitches/22 rows equaling 4 inches (10 cm) using 5.5 to 6.0 mm (US Size 9-10) needles. Yarn is packaged in 100 gram balls with approx 132 yards (121 metres) of yarn in each.
Note:Jamieson's Chunky Marl yarn used to be called Chunky Tweed or Chunky Shetland and was packaged in 50 gram (1.76 ounce) balls. Chunky Marl in a new set of colours replaced this in late 2005 and can be used for all Chunky designs. Please contact us for help in determining yarn quantities and substituting colours.
| Gauge | Chunky |
| Size | 100 gram (3.52 ounce) ball |
| Yardage | 121 metres (132 yards) |
| Colours | 9 |
| Price | $13.45 CDN ($13.45 US) |
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All 9 shades are shown on the Chunky Marl Colour Chart.
This is a Lace weight yarn blended from 50% Shetland Wool and 50% Lambswool that comes in 23 beautiful shades. This 100% natural wool product knits up 25 stitches/30 rows equaling 4 inches (10 cm) using 3.25 mm (US Size 3) needles. Yarn is packaged in 25 gram balls with approx 194 yards (177 metres) of yarn in each.
| Gauge | Lace |
| Size | 25 gram (0.88 ounce) ball |
| Yardage | 177 metres (194 yards) |
| Colours | 23 |
| Price | $6.95 CDN ($6.95 US) |
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All 23 shades are shown on the Ultra Lace Colour Chart.
We have a collection of Jamieson's Pattern books in stock. Each includes a mixture of about 20 age-old, traditional Shetland knitting side-by-side with highly contemporary knitting projects. Full knitting instuctions are provided for each garment along with full colour photos of the finished works modelled against wonderful scenery. Each book also includes some extra bonus articles on interesting background information!
Follow the links to ordering information on the books and a complete set of yarn kits for all the designs (in all sizes):
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| Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book 3 |
Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book 2 |
Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book |
Simply Knit |
| 21 Jamieson's Designs for Adults and Children | 20 Jamieson's Designs for Everyone! | 16 Jamieson's Designs for Adults and Children | 10 Design's using Jamieson's DK! |
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Unlike many stores, Camilla Valley Farm is a stocking dealer which means that we carry inventory of all colours of Jamieson's yarn in almost all weights and do not simply order it when a customer places an order with us. As well as faster delivery, this also means that customers visiting our store can make their selections while comparing the colours of the actual yarn. We normally maintain more than 6,000 balls in inventory, some of which is pictured below.
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