06/12/2026
How cool is THIS?!
I just snagged a spot for my client on a nine night knitting tour through the Shetland Islands! (See the details below)
If you'd like to snag a spot as well, reach out to me as soon as possible! They were completely booked until the end of 2027 until they just recently created up one more tour date due to the high demand. This tour will fill up FAST and you won't find a tour quite like this anywhere else!
9 Night Shetland and Scotland
Spring Knitting Tour
Discover the very best of Scotland’s textile heritage on our Shetland and Scotland Spring Knitting Tour - an inspiring journey that weaves together world-class knitting, dramatic landscapes and unforgettable island hospitality.
From the moment you arrive, everything is taken care of so you can ensure you can simply relax and enjoy every stitch of the adventure.
Designed exclusively for knitters and fibre lovers, this tour includes all workshops, materials and beautiful Shetland yarn - plus your very own traditional knitting belt to take home. Learn new techniques, including Fair Isle and Shetland Lace, refine your skills and share the experience with like-minded makers. Enjoy an exclusive talk with celebrated Shetland designer Lucy Hague, visit iconic yarn destinations including Jamieson & Smith Wool Brokers and have fibre-filled fun with The Silly Sheep Fibre Company.
Beyond the knitting, Scotland unfolds before you. Explore the design brilliance of V&A Dundee, the heritage of the Shetland Textile Museum, and discover polar exploration history aboard the RRS Discovery. Step back thousands of years at Jarlshof, tour Garths Croft, visit beautiful Bressay Island, enjoy the tastes and whiskys of Scotland at the Scotch Whisky Experience and so much more!
Travel to Shetland in comfort with NorthLink Ferries, complete with your own private cabin and dinner and breakfast onboard. This is more than a knitting tour - it’s a fully immersive celebration of fibre, friendship and Scotland at its finest. Come for the knitting, leave with memories wound into every skein!
What's Included
An Immersive Shetland Knitting and Textile Adventure
Comprehensive Inclusions and Excursions
• Complimentary transfers on arrival and departure
• Luxury coach with an experienced driver
• Accredited Scotland Blue Badge Guide throughout
• All your knitting and craft workshops including yarn!
• Shetland Knitting Belt - a gift from us!
• Return Shetland Northlink Ferry with Ensuite Cabin, Dinner and Breakfast
• Ensuite Hotel Accommodation
• Full Breakfast daily
• 6 hotel dinners
• 5 lunches
• Farewell Dinner at the Amber Restaurant in Edinburgh
• Yarn store shopping throughout on the mainland and on Shetland!
• Lucy Hague Knitwear Designer Talk
• Garth's Croft Tour and Bressay Island Tour
• Meet Wendy and the Burra Bears
• Visit to Silly Sheep Fibre Company - meet the sheep, learn the process and get the yarn
• Dovecot Studios Guided Tour and viewing gallery to see the weavers at work!
• The Scottish Textile Showcase experience
• Fair Isle knitting class
• The beauty of Shetland Lace knitting class
• Shetland Knitting Belt workshop (including belt and needles)
• How to use a Shetland Knitting Belt with Janette Budge (includes knitting belt!)
• Explore Jarlshof Ancient Settlement and look for puffins at Sumburgh Head!
• Guided Tour of Shetland Textile Museum
• Curator Led Textile Talk and Exhibits at Shetland Museum and Archives
• Visit to historic Glamis Castle
• Tartan fun with the Strathmore Woollen Company
• Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh - Silver Tour
Specialized Knitting and Craft Experiences
• Workshops/Knitting Activities
• Included in This Tour:
• Fair Isle Knitting Class with Hamari Design
• Shetland Lace Knitting Class with Elizabeth Johnston
• Shetland Knitting Belt Class includes belt and needles with Janette Budge
• Visit to Silly Sheep Fibre Company - Meet the Sheep, Learn the Process and Get the Yarn
• Shopping at Jamieson & Smith Wool Brokers, Jamiesons of Shetland, Midwinter Yarns, Wool for Ewe and more!
• Evening Knitting Circles
• Nielanell Shetland Designer Visit
• The Scottish Textile Showcase, Edinburgh
• Evening Pop Up Shop for Shetland Knitting Accessories