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I have been to the festival twice - in 2017 and 2019 - but this year, with the five-year-old at school and a babe-in-arms, I’m enjoying it vicariously from the comfort of home in Fife. As well as following #shetlandwoolweek on social media and luxuriating in Wool Week annuals from previous years, I’ve been knitting with Shetland yarn - specifically, West Yorkshire Spinners’ The Croft Aran, produced from 100% British Shetland wool in partnership with Shetland Woolbrokers Jamieson and Smith. Each 100g skein offers 182 yards or 166 metres of yarn, so I’ve been able to get two projects (almost…) out of two skeins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/4a0bdb91-805d-4de2-8bd1-23e8fac1ff2d/PXL_20230910_212855267.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - Sweet September - First up: a pair of Hyak Socks. Hyak is a great, simple pattern by Kim Swingle for Tolt Yarn and Wool. These were a present for a friend with UK size 12/13 feet and I used some Iona Wool Aran-weight yarn for the contrast colour at the top, heel and toe (in fact, leftovers in ‘Lichen’ and ‘Silver’ from the Compass Cross Hat inspired by our time on Muck earlier this year.) For most size feet you could get a pair out of just a single skein of the main colour (the pattern recommends 146m for size Large, which I would cover you up to about UK size 10 - plus 106m for the contrast), but I did need just a touch more for this bad boys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/c8ce903c-f8d0-48ed-96f8-2df6abd9bfca/PXL_20230923_214640871.jpg Blog - Sweet September - Second: a tiny Forest Sweater for the babe-in-arms who turns one this weekend. This time I combined The Croft I had left from the Hyaks with a little bit of leftover Iona Wool Aran-weight in ‘Green’ (a 2017 shade), which I think makes a really successful contrast for colourwork. 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The Heather Belle came to her new mooring on the island last week and, although she is a rather fetching shade of green rather than red, I have been assured that this is only a temporary situation and she will assume her fully rosy glory soon. 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In the beginning Arkaig arrived on Wednesdays - though when I say ‘arrived’, what actually happened was that the boat laid at anchor off the coast whilst the Muck boatman came out to meet it in the flit boat. Once the little boat waas alongside the ferry (as shown on the left), the bigger boat’s retro-fitted derrick would (quite literally) swing into action, lifting provisions, mail and livestock down into the waiting flit. This was because there was no slipway on Muck and the bigger boats simply couldn’t come in close to the comparatiely shallow harbour. At low tides, even smaller boats struggled to get alongside the little pier and visitors would have to make the final part of the journey by dinghy - or in some cases, carried bodily ashore! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/c11c52a1-12e9-4490-bd1a-af4d8f229589/wave+in+heyday.jpg Blog - Muckdate 14: Boats and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Wave with ponies on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/d500fbe8-c013-44ac-b69a-faba60db13cb/IMG_20230319_113936297.jpg Blog - Muckdate 14: Boats and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/cc9e9228-74a0-4515-a7c0-4cfd6a5ff51d/IMG_20230213_123543285_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 14: Boats and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out The Loch Nevis as we had hoped to see her… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/19b0ce21-a860-4c7b-8775-db3186a78a44/PXL_20230318_161225160.jpg Blog - Muckdate 14: Boats and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Heading off on the Larven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/20f725c5-822e-4997-a16f-a6ede908739c/IMG_20230315_093546.jpg Blog - Muckdate 14: Boats and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-13 monthly 0.5 2023-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/5616095f-367e-4f86-a302-75956c7b7f7d/PXL_20230310_095445749.jpg Blog - Muckdate 13: Standing Stones and Freezing Temperatures - Make it stand out When the water freezes, all the water freezes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/2a859b48-dea6-4043-b97e-1673e6b80723/PXL_20230310_100946115.jpg Blog - Muckdate 13: Standing Stones and Freezing Temperatures - Make it stand out Spot the photographer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/4e739e10-8a99-482a-a287-5aa71c958aff/PXL_20230310_100814837.jpg Blog - Muckdate 13: Standing Stones and Freezing Temperatures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/ab56f4f4-13f5-4509-99f5-e4103c813153/PXL_20230310_100919574.jpg Blog - Muckdate 13: Standing Stones and Freezing Temperatures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/38cd1b54-9570-42f1-91da-abf45b1c962d/PXL_20230310_100717853.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - Muckdate 13: Standing Stones and Freezing Temperatures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-12-weekends-on-the-island monthly 0.5 2023-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1678195353624-8Z6PD7RF2URKWFHCKSEG/IMG_20230120_134718908_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1678195120018-S8N4VEL4OMSL57631TSM/PXL_20230304_111458895.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1678195374267-8SNU0B3OP5549GYCBTE7/PXL_20230304_111541598.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1678286365555-3QSC3U1QVJQJ51MK83QX/brownies.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/42d21759-6fd8-4ea1-8686-a6f64adfaf60/IMG_20230304_133532871.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island - Make it stand out We’re the kings of the castle… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/4f41b896-c846-4820-ad71-e4e12f91794c/PXL_20230305_131747414.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island - Make it stand out Dads are fair game https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/12a9176e-05de-4c3b-8d9d-f05b58e2a07d/IMG_20230304_130019875.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island - Make it stand out Watching the Loch Nevis come in from the hill fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/2c650b42-faa5-4097-9fd0-d3d680f002fb/PXL_20230304_105137729.jpg Blog - Muckdate 12: Weekends on the Island - Make it stand out Fun for all ages at the Community Hall https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-11 monthly 0.5 2023-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/8c83ea0e-aaa3-497d-8a8c-4e92fb19d4a6/IMG_20230226_092704_018.jpg Blog - Muckdate 11: Spectacular Skies One thing we never anticipated seeing during our time on Muck were the northern lights. Tom and I have seen them before, when we travelled to Tromsø in Northern Norway, but even there we saw only a faint pale ribbon in the sky, undulating with a slow, steady pulse. On Saturday night, not long before midnight, our neighbour was wending her way home from a party when she noticed a pale glow in the sky to the north. She messaged us to say she could see the aurora, but we had already gone to bed. Fortunately she was able to capture the lights in this wonderful photograph, taken from the bay outside our houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/c2352abc-4bfa-4380-88eb-81565bd8938a/PXL_20230226_214920888.jpg Blog - Muckdate 11: Spectacular Skies - Make it stand out Aurora borealis as viewed from the garden, with our cottage in the foreground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/48e9da55-afd0-4780-acbd-aef3f6ce784b/PXL_20230226_211458119.NIGHT.jpg Blog - Muckdate 11: Spectacular Skies - Make it stand out Aurora borealis above the Isle of Eigg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/3a734072-d863-4c3d-b7e9-720c35ce3b0d/PXL_20230227_143301767.jpg Blog - Muckdate 11: Spectacular Skies - Make it stand out Swimming at Gallanach Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/263b61a5-2d84-424c-970d-6e5b1ac735d8/PXL_20230228_131553395.jpg Blog - Muckdate 11: Spectacular Skies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-10 monthly 0.5 2023-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/04a58afe-cbce-471f-bc53-6a62a005eaeb/Q6.2+Dad+in+his+gansey.JPG Blog - Muckdate 10: One of Those Weeks - Make it stand out Dad in happier times, wearing the gansey I made for him as part of my book This Golden Fleece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/ca533a9a-6f4b-441e-9242-169df76206e4/PXL_20230224_143131902.jpg Blog - Muckdate 10: One of Those Weeks - Make it stand out Playing on Gallanach beach with the Isle of Eigg in the backgroud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/09b5d1f0-2962-4a5f-a7fb-31ff805230f9/PXL_20230224_150438447.jpg Blog - Muckdate 10: One of Those Weeks - Make it stand out Beach-combing on the rocks with the Isles of Rum (left) and Eigg (right). https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-9 monthly 0.5 2023-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/15c8f0b7-e62c-4986-8c36-d9d556d997b9/IMG_20230126_163508289_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 9: Calm Before the Storm - Make it stand out Gallanach Bay at sunset, January 2023, with the Rum Cuillin behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/cb06605e-0075-4c24-9e27-1b3d6209a722/IMG_20230118_120226522_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 9: Calm Before the Storm - Having the baby with me also means I have to make sure he is warm and out of the wind. Before we came here, we invested in a supersized budget rain coat that is so big we can zip it round us and the baby when he’s in the carrier in his snowsuit. My husband is over 6ft tall so the coat is comically long on me: I have to fold the sleeves up several times and the whole thing balloons above my knees like a ballerina’s tutu. Stylish it certinaly isn’t, but the baby finds being inside it extremely relaxing and usually falls straight to sleep, so I am happy to forgo any complaints on the fashion front! I have also been known to wrap my scarf entirely round my head to keep the wind out of my ears - you can certainly see us coming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/59901214-b32b-4ec5-b7d5-9807aff80098/IMG_20230120_143410452_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 9: Calm Before the Storm - Make it stand out Battling the wind on the way home from nursery, with the mountains of Rum in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/f5ab365c-fa08-4c2e-a6b8-c733a7cb3699/IMG_20230126_161024744.jpg Blog - Muckdate 9: Calm Before the Storm - Make it stand out Climbing on the way home, with the Sgurr of Eigg just catching the sunset. https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-8 monthly 0.5 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/d77e06b3-5b70-4e25-8a5b-c0334d498723/BUnkhouse+interior+Muck.jpg Blog - Muckdate 8: She’s Electric - In the early years, this didn’t matter too much as the islanders were used to using Tilley lamps and candles for light alongside gas cookers or wood-fuelled stoves for heat and cooking, and most didn’t have many additional electrical devices. This photograph shows the inside of the Macdonalds’ house in Port Mor - a building which later became the island’s bunkhouse - complete with solid-fuel range and a small candle lantern visible above. Eventually, most of the houses had their own generators but even then, these could be unreliable and demand often outstripped supply, so things that had to have constant power - like freezers - were communal, rather than each household having its own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1676296232377-0F4WBEPU75YV30I7Y502/IMG_20230212_150319367_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 8: She’s Electric - Make it stand out Wind turbines busy on Carn Dearg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1676296231129-RIJFIUV9PK3YH4KVK8QX/IMG_20230212_151240722.jpg Blog - Muckdate 8: She’s Electric - Make it stand out The island’s photovoltaic panels, with the Sgurr of Eigg in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/76e0cab7-7368-431f-ab51-978dd44d6209/IMG_20230212_111637375.jpg Blog - Muckdate 8: She’s Electric - Make it stand out The electrical supply box in our cottage. As you can see, our power is coming from the wind/solar grid and both the supply and comms are in fine fettle! https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-7 monthly 0.5 2023-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675854028140-6XQQF764NUZLTFQDHRUW/IMG_20230207_125430160_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea - Make it stand out Bay at Camus Mor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675853874487-CS7DSJAKC0BJNGAXHT9D/IMG_20230207_132034112.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675853841962-AIFLVGG6SW904NC6RPPZ/IMG_20230207_132132555_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675853880324-6AMFG4V7EBIGV0KRD0LQ/IMG_20230207_131758417_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675854904978-LN6DWXRZA8VMJMZZ9FAD/IMG_20230126_163508289_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea - Make it stand out Sunset at Gallanach, with the Isle of Rum behind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675854926329-VBFA1HYPFEA96WWEFN67/IMG_20230205_121358349_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675854914345-AZZKEX314OIZ82Z3KN16/IMG_20230205_121821240.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/56d2c437-e2be-4b73-ae09-8ec0d9b37e09/img062-unloading-herring-at-mallaig.jpg Blog - Muckdate 7: The Sea, The Sea - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-6 monthly 0.5 2023-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675684744863-C1UBIOE9SBL03Z2ZOV03/Coastguard+helicopter.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675684747624-EW98QOJ6Y7UZVAAW8A7I/Stornoway+ambulance.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675684748449-R2QA094I8TCM6D7XT00I/Stornoway+helicopter.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675684928598-H5KRLMTDHRRCNE5KL2P1/IMG_20230129_161308094_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675687337628-BPOGEU2V2YDNJ897OKQT/IMG_20230130_143012515_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675687323617-MD3OYOOHH8V6BPCMKZTY/IMG_20230130_135031483.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675687354654-071G6NNIHR6CKMXT0C5M/IMG_20230131_104616677_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/1675687376144-K84YT8AGR6CAMV49Y3TN/IMG_20230202_140741363.jpg Blog - Muckdate 6: Hospital and a Helicopter Ride https://www.estherrutter.co.uk/muckdates/muckdate-5-shopping-sunshine-and-the-little-red-boat monthly 0.5 2023-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/b43d06b3-297f-4202-b6af-11944077ed82/IMG_20230120_130331558_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 5: Shopping, Sunshine and The Little Red Boat - Make it stand out MV Lochnevis waiting at the pier - with splendid views of Ardnamurchan peninsula behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/7d3f5c20-18ff-41b1-9894-3ff8c7dcff1b/IMG_20230125_125605971_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 5: Shopping, Sunshine and The Little Red Boat - Make it stand out Tom demonstrating his wheelbarrowing-over-rocks-and-mud technique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/dca241da-a125-427e-b4fb-5fc6ef4508d6/IMG_20230125_130218495.jpg Blog - Muckdate 5: Shopping, Sunshine and The Little Red Boat - Make it stand out A pleasingly local selection of ales and a promising Rioja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/a44e12ac-bc0e-40c9-baae-277a56d0802b/IMG_20230120_134729635_HDR.jpg Blog - Muckdate 5: Shopping, Sunshine and The Little Red Boat - Make it stand out Muck Tea Room, also home of Choc-Ness artisan chocolatiers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f936924d3ca13a3e50e93a/4a8abae0-177b-49a5-ae0d-1a578bd416ce/littleredboat.jpg Blog - Muckdate 5: Shopping, Sunshine and The Little Red Boat - Make it stand out Poor Little Red Boat! 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