This very pretty hat is inspired by the head of a globe artichoke, and reflects its colours as the flower opens. The lower section is based on the complex leaf shapes of the artichoke plant and forms a sort of wreath or garland around the head. The top of the hat shows the sepal leaf sections around the flower, which appears at the centre of th...

The Highland Clearances are one of the darkest episodes in Scottish history, which still shape the landscape of Northern Scotland today, and have changed the lives of many thousands of people of Scottish origin. Mainly in the 19th century, Highland crofters were driven out of their sustainable mixed small holdings to make way for huge estates o...

Homage to Shackleton Tam.

Coronavirus Challenge Hat

Beginner’s Colourwork Hat.

This hat celebrates the famous children’s story, and redemption allegory, by CS Lewis, as Book 2 of his Narnia Chronicles. From the bottom, it depicts the Pevensey children passing through the wardrobe; Aslan the lion in a fighting pose; then the kingdom of Narnia frozen in ice, in the crown of the hat.

Iona Wool Fair Isle Tam.

St Cuthbert’s Cap.

Yorkshire Tam.

Animal tracks crisscross the forest floor. The lake shines blue and green beyond the frosted pine trees. High in the canopy, pairs of rare British Red Squirrels share a nut. Above them, a brilliant star illuminates the dark sky.

Squirrels in the Forest Tam.

Inspired by the winter landscape of the hill, South Head, that rises in front of my cottage, this tam uses traditional Fair Isle patterns in a range of 8 gentle, mainly naturally-dyed colours. (You could use any 8 colours of course, or find equivalent colours ready-made from the huge range available from Jamiesons). The design is also suitable ...