sheep heid
sheep heid is available for £2.50 
A celebration of Shetland sheep shades for Shetland wool week!
This tam features jolly sheep around the brim, and horned rams atop the crown. It uses all 9 sheepy shades of Shetland Supreme jumper weight, showcasing the variety of fleece colours in this marvelous yarn.
The tam takes about 190 yards in total, and you’ll need 25 yards or less of each of the 9 shades of Shetland Supreme.
Gauge is 7.5 sts / 8.5 rows to 1 inch on 3mm needles
You do the most beautiful stranded color work !!! Can you give me any tips on tension??? I try and try but there is always an odd pucker here or there or some stitches that don’t stand out!!! Thank you Heather
absolutely beautiful!!
Hi Kate I just purchased this adorable hat through paypal, but I didn’t get a download link? I will keep checking and can’t wait to cast on!!! Thanks Jeanne
Hi Kate…I have to have more patience! Pattern has arrived and I really can’t wait…now what yarn to choose!
Are there any kits for this hat.
I just love all the natural shades and the design. Wow.
This is the cutest sheep hat – can’t wait to knit it! i just got back from a trip to Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland and this reminds me of all the sheep in the fields (and on the road!). Thanks for this great pattern!
I love this and I am looking forward to when my stranded knitting skills are worthy!
This is gorgeous…!!! Love it….
Is there a kit for this?
Hi Marda, yes, you can buy the yarn and pattern together from Jamieson & Smith here
Incredible patterns! Glad I found you. Thank you. :)
I’ve made two now – I love them. Can you do a matching gloves pattern?
Make that four! Two have gone to the Ukraine – they made fabulous presents for visitors – thanks!
Ok, so clearly I need to pay better attention because this is killing me right now!! Nine shades? You are insane and I love you dearly.
Just got as far as the sheeps’ faces – have never done this kind of knitting before and have had a few scary moments like casting on, joining in the round and immediately changing colour twice! I keep going to the internet for ideas but would love a basic Kate tutorial on how she manages her loose ends or avoids getting them in the first place. Good news is sheep heid is looking pretty darn good so far.
Just want to add how impressed I am with Jamieson & Smith’s service. I live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, and the kit got to me in a very short time. Also, I thought the kit would contain just enough of each yarn to complete one sheep heid and I was delighted to find a full ball of each yarn – enough for multiple tams. So now I can make one for myself as well.
On April 3rd, my local yarn/quilt shop emailed out their newsletter with a picture of sheep heid and information that they had kits. I was thrilled with the picture and went immediately to the shop but didn’t buy a kit rather the whole 9 balls of yarn! It was very easy to download the pattern and away I went with knitting. Tonight I have finished, except for the weaving in and soaking which will happen this week. I love this hat and all the Kate Davies designs!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work and inspiring us!! I will definitely be making more of your patterns. I think Lyttleton will be next…