Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs

Dear Knitter,

We are open to orders again after our summer break. During July Jade and I were busy photographing our new 3 Ply colour, working on weaving projects and welcoming our summer calves. You can see images of Emma here from our July photoshoot on the shoreline wearing the Faroe pullover, Hirta gloves, St Agnes Eve hat and the Persian Tiles wrap in Pebble Beach and Storm Petrel.
The Faroe Pullover, Hirta Gloves and St Agnes Eve Hat patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore and Persian Tiles Wrap by Jade Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Faroe Pullover, Hirta Gloves and St Agnes Eve Hat patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore and Persian Tiles Wrap by Jade Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Faroe Pullover, Hirta Gloves and St Agnes Eve Hat patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore and Persian Tiles Wrap by Jade Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply

Our lovely Machair shade has been added to the Hebridean 3 Ply range, you can see it here out in natural light in the landscape, and also photographed in the studio with the macro lens. Machair is now available in both loose skeins and as a colour choice for all of our 3 Ply patterncard kits and yarn packs. You can find Machair 3 Ply here.

The Abalone Cardigan, Hirta Gloves and Hat Trick Beret patterncard kit designs and woven wrap by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply

One of my summer projects was weaving a Breacan wrap to match the colours of my Abalone cardigan design, which you can see here worn with the Abalone, Hirta gloves and a Hat Trick Hat. The Breacan is one of the designs from my online Weaving Design Plans.

The Abalone Cardigan, Hirta Gloves and Hat Trick Beret patterncard kit designs and woven wrap by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Abalone Cardigan, Hirta Gloves and Hat Trick Beret patterncard kit designs and woven wrap by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Abalone Cardigan, Hirta Gloves and Hat Trick Beret patterncard kit designs and woven wrap by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Sulaire Spencer, Eagle Collar, Briodag Hat Set patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore, Delta Cardigan patterncard kit design by Jade Starmore Cuff from Creative Course 2 and Belt from Creative Course 3, all in Hebridean 2 Ply

We now have pictures from our June shoot with Eve on the website. We styled dramatic layered up outfits for that shoot. You can see a pale outfit comprising the Sulaire Spencer, Delta cardigan, Linne belt, Eagle Collar, Dun cuffs and Briodag Hat Set here, and a contrasting dramatic red look with the Jane Seymour, Ruabhal gloves, Sporran Bag, Eagle Collar, Levenish hat and Persian Tiles wrap.

Hand knitwear designs by Alice Starmore for Virtual Yarns
The Sulaire Spencer, Eagle Collar, Briodag Hat Set patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore, Delta Cardigan patterncard kit design by Jade Starmore Cuff from Creative Course 2 and Belt from Creative Course 3, all in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Sulaire Spencer, Eagle Collar, Briodag Hat Set patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore, Delta Cardigan patterncard kit design by Jade Starmore Cuff from Creative Course 2 and Belt from Creative Course 3, all in Hebridean 2 Ply
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The Levenish Hat, Eagle Collar and Ruabhal gloves patterncard kit designs, Jane Seymour Design from the book Tudor Roses by Alice Starmore, Sporran Bag from Creative Course 3 and Persian Tiles wrap by Jade Starmore, all in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Levenish Hat and Ruabhal gloves patterncard kit designs, Jane Seymour Design from the book Tudor Roses by Alice Starmore, Sporran Bag from Creative Course 3 and Persian Tiles wrap by Jade Starmore, all in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Levenish Hat, Eagle Collar and Ruabhal gloves patterncard kit designs, Jane Seymour Design from the book Tudor Roses by Alice Starmore, Sporran Bag from Creative Course 3 and Persian Tiles wrap by Jade Starmore, all in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Levenish Hat, Eagle Collar and Ruabhal gloves patterncard kit designs, Jane Seymour Design from the book Tudor Roses by Alice Starmore, Sporran Bag from Creative Course 3 and Persian Tiles wrap by Jade Starmore, all in Hebridean 2 Ply

For our shoot with Emma at the beginning of the month we took our some of our older favourites and styled them simply by the sea. The Rona cardigan is worn with the Henry VIII beret and Greeta gloves. The Marina is worn with matching Marina gloves, and the St Brigid is styled with the Greeta Hat Set and a Dùn cuff. 

The Marina Cardigan and Marina Gloves patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Marina Cardigan and Marina Gloves patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply
Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs

Whilst we were getting a new video class project ready for August, we also took  time to capture some knitting details from a few of our patterncard kits. You can see details of the Henry VIII full set, the Oregon Cardigan and Greeta Hat Set, the Mointeach cardigan, Painted Lady, White Jacobite Rose, and a variety of our hat sets.

Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs
Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs
Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs
Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs
Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs
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Between shoots and projects we were also back and forth from the croft monitoring and waiting for Emma and Oona to have their first calves. I am happy to say they produced lovely babies with no complications. 

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The Greeta Cardigan and Greeta Hat Set patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply

We both have new designs on our needles and we are looking forward to sharing them in the future. We will be back next month with a brand new intermediate level video class cardigan project.

Happy knitting,

Alice

The Greeta Cardigan and Greeta Hat Set patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply