Dear Knitter,

June has brought a new addition to our patterncard kits collection. The Loch Lomond, Rowardennan Version, is a cropped cardigan in warm, rich tones, inspired by the dancing patterns created by wind on the loch. A small pattern repeat makes this is a comfortable design to knit, with texture added in little studded knots worked throughout the pattern. Rebecca is wearing it here on a dramatic day at Loch Long with the Briodag Hat Set. You can find the Loch Lomond, Rowardennan Version here.

The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Briodag Hat Set by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Levenish Hat and Hirta Fingerless Gloves by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply

We have also brought back the original version of Loch Lomond, which has a very different cool-toned colourway. You can find the original Loch Lomond (called the Luss Version) here, and you can see it worn by Rebecca along with Hirta gloves and a Levenish Hat, while Iona wears it along with a St Agnes Eve and Ruabhal Gloves.

The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Levenish Hat and Hirta Fingerless Gloves by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Levenish Hat and Hirta Fingerless Gloves by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond Cardigan by Jade Starmore and the Levenish Hat and Hirta Fingerless Gloves by Alice Starmore, hand knitwear design patterncard kits in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond cardigan, St Agnes Eve Beret and Scarf and Ruabhal gloves hand knitwear patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore made in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond cardigan, St Agnes Eve Beret and Scarf and Ruabhal gloves hand knitwear patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore made in Hebridean 2 Ply
The Loch Lomond cardigan, St Agnes Eve Beret and Scarf and Ruabhal gloves hand knitwear patterncard kit designs by Alice Starmore made in Hebridean 2 Ply

This month we also have more new additions to our 3 Ply range, with lovely new dyelots of Solan Goose, Erica and Red Deer added in to the choices for all 3 Ply designs, as well as the loose skein range, which you can find here. Our 3 Ply range changes constantly, and while these 3 beautiful dyelots have been added in I would also like to let you know that we are running low on Bogbean 3 Ply, so if you have had your eye on a 3 Ply project in that colour you may want to act fast as we don't expect it to last far into autumn.

We will soon be taking our Summer Holiday and the Virtual Yarns website will be closing at 10am on Thursday the 18th of July until 10am on Sunday 11th of August. During this time you will still be able to buy and access our digital classes and courses on Steek Dot Scot, and order and class/course related emails will be answered. All orders place by 10am on Thursday 18th will be sent out before we close for the summer break.

We have had a very busy June, going out on shoots and working on more projects. I have just finished a Hirta Hat Set in a colour choice of Selkie, Solan Goose, Shearwater and Mara which I have made to complement a pullover that will be coming out in autumn. You can see the Hirta Gloves & Beret here.

Jade has just finished making an Eagle Collar in Solan Goose with contrasts of Kittiwake, Spindrift and Pebble Beach which you can see here along with a Sulaire Spencer in Solan Goose. We are planning some beautiful styling to show these off on shoots over the summer.

We will be back next month with the results of some of our recent shoots, and more new projects on the needles.

Happy knitting,

Alice