Dear Knitter,
First I would like to wish you a happy and prosperous new year. Jade and I took a bit of time at the beginning of January to plan out our year ahead and figure out what we would put on our needles first. So we are both already knitting new things for 2025. To start off this year we have a new patterncard kit which completes the Cassiopeia Collection. This bomber-jacket style cardigan features a rib that creates a cosy hem, cuff, and collar which perfectly sets off the striking Cassiopeia stranded pattern. For this design you can choose your own colours and make the overall design as subtle or bold as you like. I decided to knit this one in Red Rattle with a pattern colour of Mountain Hare and contrast colour of Corncrake. Natalia wears it here with a tweed herringbone skirt and a Cassiopeia Hat Set in Red Deer, Mountain Hare and Driftwood, showing how these two designs can work together in subtle complimentary colourways. You can find the Cassiopeia Cardigan patterncard kit here.
Keeping with the warm tones but a more casual look, Eve wears the Cassiopeia Cardigan with the beret and gloves from the Briodag set, along with a pair of cord trousers. These two outfits give an idea of how versatile this cardigan style is.
A lot of our time this month has gone in to creating a new section on my own portfolio website. My Current Design Library brings together all of my current designs which have the pattern and the unique yarn used to make the pieces available to purchase. We have set these out in different categories to make it easier for you to browse over 100 designs. You can go over to my portfolio website and browse the new library here.
Back in stock this month is the Mary Tudor Hat Set, which we were able to photograph again this month on Eve. This lovely design is perfectly set off with a simple denim blouse. You can find the Mary Tudor Hat Set here.
Our 3 Ply range is always changing. Each year we make some new dyelots in our Hebridean 3 Ply, so the available colours change as they sell out or are added to the range. This month both Driftwood and Sea Ivory have sold out. The 3 Ply range now has 9 colours, and we are in the process of making 3 new dyelots to join them later in the year. Because of the nature of the 3 Ply range I would advise that if there is a colour that you love, buy it while it is there. When a colour sells out it will be gone from the 3 Ply range for at least a year.
