AHS is very excited to be hosting quite a few events at Shetland Wool Week in September of this year. It will be the venue for the Opening Ceremony and the Makers market. On Wednesday 26 September the AHS Maakers and Yakkers will be holding a Taak Your Sock night and it is hoped that we will have many knitters coming along.

To mark the occasion, the group have decided to make special AHS bunting. This has been inspired by a bunting pattern seen in the new Knitsonik Stranded Colourwork Playbook by Felicity Ford. Knitters are now at work producing flags that represent every department in the school and it is hoped to unveil the bunting at the opening ceremony.

Activities day

Five pupils took part in the Maakin and Yakkin activities day this year. It was a glorious day with warm wind, blue skies and sunshine so after a good slathering of sun cream the knitters took it outside. A lovely morning was spent sitting in the sunshine, knitting and eating homebakes with a cup of tea. After lunch we all headed out to the Textile Museum and joined a few local knitters and a spinner. There were a few tourists who came along and were delighted to chat with young Shetland knitters and see the maakin belts in use.