Dear Knitter,
This month we are happy to release the second of my Heroine Collection designs. The Conachair Collar & Cuffs work beautifully as stand-alone pieces, but are also highly effective when layered over other designs from the St Kilda Collection. You can see the Collar and Cuffs worn here by Natalia over the Gleann Mòr Cardigan (which will be back in stock next week) and Briodag Gloves. The Conachair Collar & Cuffs are an intermediate level video class kit. The Collar feathers curve away from an opening which can be worn at the front or back, and the design can be made in your choice of three colours from our Hebridean 2 Ply range. This version is made in the rich tones of Lapwing, Bogbean and Golden Plover. You can find the Conachair Video Class Kit here.
I made another Conachair in Spindrift, Driftwood and Mountain Hare to match the Lapwing Pullover that I knitted last month, and here you can see them worn alongside a pair of Hirta Gloves.
We also had the chance to take some pictures of the new Lapwing Pullover by itself on our photoshoot at the end of last month. The shell-like palette of this variation is subtle and shows the delicate central textured pattern perfectly.
Gillian wears the Conachair with the opening at the back over a Maidenhair Pullover in Driftwood and Briodag Gloves.
You can see the details of the design and compare the two colourways here in these still life images. This is a design which allows you to be creative with your own colour choices and you can be sure that the results will always be striking.
The Conachair is the perfect design for bringing on your costume technique skills. If you have not made a collar before, or you are a beginner knitter, this design is the perfect progression on from the Lapwing Collar, which you can see here made in a main colour of Kelpie. The Conachair builds on the techniques learnt in the Lapwing Collar Video Class, and progresses on to a more complex feather edging and a more textured and padded neckband and cuffs. These two video class kits can be bought either individually or together here as the Costume Skills Developer Class.
Happy Knitting,
Alice
