Being so close to my heart it was an honour and delight to create a new knitwear design for local mill, Uist Wool.
The brief was to create a wrap and knitting pattern that would showcase the sublime, extra-long ombre gradient of an exclusive version of Uist Wool’s Astair laceweight yarn. And at the same time echo the stark mountain called Hecla, part of a wildly beautiful range on the island of South Uist.
Be still my heart – the scythe-shaped Celtic knotwork tip of Hecla Wrap, a design commission for Uist Wool.
I hope you enjoy this gallery of photos of two versions of my Hecla Wrap design. The first version is the prototype I created as I finessed the asymmetrical triangle design and the second with its white contrast on the darkest part is my test knit.
Available from Uist Wool as a limited edition kit you can find the pattern and smooth flowing light to dark ombre Astair wool and alpaca yarn kit on the Uist Wool website.
Deer rush down from the mountains of Harris and the broad swathes of moorland drawn by the fresh, new growth of grass to soar over fences. And so it is with us humans. Deep inside we run with the deer; we too feel the machair sap rising and in the rhythm of the tide, the …
As the wind rises and the summer sunlight begins to fade my fingers are enjoying the rustic textures of Hebridean wool and minimally-processed Shetland wool pressed against deer antler bone and ram horn toggles and buttons. “The tactile delight of rough, rustic wool and smooth bone.” The flowing shapes of found deer antler tips, always …
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Metamorphosis: Hecla Wrap design commission for Uist Wool
Being so close to my heart it was an honour and delight to create a new knitwear design for local mill, Uist Wool.
The brief was to create a wrap and knitting pattern that would showcase the sublime, extra-long ombre gradient of an exclusive version of Uist Wool’s Astair laceweight yarn. And at the same time echo the stark mountain called Hecla, part of a wildly beautiful range on the island of South Uist.
I hope you enjoy this gallery of photos of two versions of my Hecla Wrap design. The first version is the prototype I created as I finessed the asymmetrical triangle design and the second with its white contrast on the darkest part is my test knit.
Available from Uist Wool as a limited edition kit you can find the pattern and smooth flowing light to dark ombre Astair wool and alpaca yarn kit on the Uist Wool website.
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