Newsletter May – Virtual Yarns

Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs

Dear Knitter,

This month we have a new addition to our patterncard kits section; my intricate, textured Inishmore design is now available as a unisex patterncard kit in six sizes with a choice of cropped or classic length and crew or roll neck. This striking pullover is composed of twisted stitches, bold cables and contrasting textured backgrounds which create a highly-defined geometric pattern, that is full of interest during the knitting process. Here you can see Rebecca and Iona wearing the cropped version with a roll neck. Click here to find out more about the Inishmore patterncard kit.

Inishmore and Hirta Hat Set hand knitwear patterncard kits in Alice Starmore Hebridean pure British wool hand knitting yarn

Inishmore and Marina Hat Set hand knitwear patterncard kits in Alice Starmore Hebridean pure British wool hand knitting yarn

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Golden Plover colour

The Inishmore is available in a choice of any of my Hebridean 3 Ply yarn range. This range changes constantly. Our complex, artisan yarn takes time to make, so when a dyelot sells out, that particular colour may not reappear for quite some time. Each year we make new dyelots of a choice of colours to add to the 3 Ply range. Yesterday we sold out of our Tormentil 3 Ply, so that colour has left the range for now, but the good news is that a new dyelot of the beautiful, rich shade of Golden Plover 3 Ply has just arrived and has been added in. You can find the full Hebridean 3 Ply range here.

Alice Starmore 3 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Glen

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Limpet colour

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Kelpie colour

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Red Rattle colour

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Pebble Beach colour

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Wild Orchid colour

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Driftwood colour

Alice Starmore Hebridean 3 Ply pure new British wool hand knitting Yarn in Bogbean colour

The Eightsome Reel hand knitwear patterncard kit design by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 3 Ply, worn with the Hirta Hat Set patterncard kit in Hebridean 2 ply, the Sporran Bag from Creative Course 3 and the Breacan Wrap from Woven Design Plans.

You can see Golden Plover knitted-up here in an Eightsome Reel, worn in the Hebridean sunshine by Iona.

The Eightsome Reel hand knitwear patterncard kit design by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 3 Ply

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Solan Goose

As well as the new addition to our 3 Ply range, I am happy to announce that our 2 Ply range is currently in stock of all 33 colours. New dyelots of Solan Goose, Kittiwake and Erica have all arrived and are now available. You can see the full 2 Ply range here.

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Kittiwake

Lady Mary Wrap design from the book Tudor Roses by Alice Starmore

The return of Kittiwake, Solan Goose and Erica also means the return of some out of stock designs. The Lady Mary Wrap from Tudor Roses, the Delta Cardigan and the Herald Pullover are all now available. The Rosemarkie Cardigan is also back with the arrival of new patterncards.

The Delta Cardigan, Ruabhal Hat Set and Oiseabhal patterncard kit designs and Dun Cuff from Creative Course 2 by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply

The Delta Cardigan, Ruabhal Hat Set and Oiseabhal patterncard kit designs and Dun Cuff from Creative Course 2 and Sporran Bag from Creative Course 3 by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply

Herald patterncard kit by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply pure British wool hand knitting yarn

Herald sweater and accessory set patterncard kits by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply pure British wool hand knitting yarn

Rosemarkie Cardigan patterncard knitwear design by Alice Starmore in pure wool Hebridean 2 Ply hand knitting yarn

We are as always busy with our needles in preparation for getting out on photoshoots when the weather allows. We hope to have a few dry days out next month so that we can bring you more colour and design in the next newsletter.

Happy Knitting,

Alice