The Island of Unst

I love to say, "Unst!" We took a small ferry over from Yell to Unst. It took about 10 minutes. I knew this island was going o be unique when we saw this cafe after leaving the small ferry. An unusual cafe to say the least. And an unusual and fun xylophone I want one in our school playground. I wonder what Maine shaped item we could find! My absolute favorite of Unst today was visiting the Unit Bus Shelter. I have read about this and was really anticipating seeing it. I was thrilled that we stopped and spent a little time there. Here is the Unst Bus Shelter webpage (yes they have a webpage and a resident hamster!) http://www.unstbusshelter.shetland.co.uk/index.html Here's the shelter. This year's theme?? Sheep of course! Here I am thoroughly enjoying my visit. Here are some sheepy items gracing this lovely place. Baahaaaa. Notice the needle work on the hand made pillow! I have to say that I loved it on Unst! I will go back and stay for a good while. Another highlight was meeting a young school girl weaving at a Viking archeological recreation site. We talked about her weaving that was on a simple Viking loom called a Lucet. She let me take her picture so I can email it to her. She was kind enough to teach me how to do this weaving so I can teach my kids at school. We decided that her younger sister's class and my class will exchange Lucet friendship bracelets! How cool is this? Why didn't I get my photo with her?! Ugh! Here's her Lucet: She proudly bragged that her dad made the lucets himself. Here's some info on lucets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucet You can YouTube it to see a video demo as well. While at the small and unique Unst Heritage Center I saw and enjoyed this "knittin exhibit by da peerie knittin cloob", another inspirational idea. As you can see I totally enjoyed my day. I'll close with a photo of some tatting Lesley is doing And a photo of my first Fair Isle knitting Cheers! Mary