Dear Knitter,
We are ending October with a new patterncard design to bring some summer lochside colour to the shortening days. The Waterlily Cardigan is inspired by the exquisite waterlilies that grace the lochs of the Hebridean moorland in midsummer. This design is a classic straight shape with dropped shoulders, vertical panels of waterlily flowerheads, little waves and curving stems and leaves. It is worn here by Sylwia along with a Hirta Hat Set on the banks of Loch Lomond. You can find the Waterlily patterncard kit here.
The Antares Cardigan also had a trip out to the lochside, with Emma Lindsay wearing it along with a Ripple Wrap and Wave Beret & Gloves.
In other news this month you can find a feature on me and Jade in the October edition of Scottish Field magazine, with photographs of various designs making an appearance alongside the article.
We are rapidly heading towards the Xmas season. If you are one of our international customers it is a good idea to order by the end of November for orders to arrive before Xmas. During December the postal services do get very busy and delivery times increase at that time of year. I am also happy to be able to let our Canadian customers know that we have resumed sending to Canada after the recent Canada Post strike.
On our shoot at Loch Lomond we also took a bit of time to walk in the woods with some favourite designs. Sylwia wore the Oregon Autumn Cardigan with the Mary Tudor Beret & Gloves, and the Maud Cardigan with the Maud Beret & Gloves for the full effect.
At the moment we are working hard on a new set of designs for our St Kilda Collection. We hope to start bringing you these from the beginning of next year onward. You can see some details of works in progress here, and you can see the existing St Kilda Collection designs here.
While we are working away on the new designs we do also have new patterncard kits to come next month, with a new hat set for the winter months and another Glamourie design patterncard; they will be appearing in plenty of time for Xmas,
Happy Knitting,
Alice
